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Disclaimer: The author is not responsible for adverse consequences of applying information given on this blog.KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-86683132603359562442023-10-12T12:09:00.001+05:302023-10-24T13:00:24.694+05:30MY BLOG IS BACK TO BLOGGER!<p> Blessings, Dear Reader! </p><p>This blog has come back to the Blogger platform! Wordpress was a bit expensive to maintain and also required me to devote more time on its upkeep. This was not possible given that I do a fulltime job. On the spur of the moment right now - and hopefully by the leading of the Holy Spirit - I have decided to resume posting on this blog.</p><p>If I can, I will try uploading the posts that I had written on my WordPress blog after my last post here. I may eventually change the name of this blog from <i>Jesus is Lord</i> to <i>The Jesus Blog</i>. Until then, please be encouraged by this Bible verse:</p><p>"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." <br /><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><i>- Romans 10:13 (KJV)</i></p><p><br /></p>KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-20167121346500706052017-03-15T16:17:00.002+05:302017-03-15T16:17:44.744+05:30This Blog Has Now Migrated to WordPress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-33315133946793922202016-12-30T16:39:00.000+05:302016-12-30T16:39:41.748+05:30Santa Claus - Convenient Replacement for Jesus Christ<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who IS Santa?</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where is Santa Claus the rest of the year?<br /><br />He is hidden from view except during the Christmas season. <b>He is a spirit, a movement</b>. A counterfeit for Jesus Christ. While it may or may not be a sin to accept goodies from him (ask Jesus about it), keep in mind that he is not the Provider. All he can do is get a human to don his attire and spring sweets and toys from his bag and give a few light moments to his audience. <b>He cannot save a dying man</b> <b>or restore marriages or finances</b>. He certainly cannot give you a glimpse of what to expect the other side of life - more life...or agony...or cessation of existence (also called Nirvana). So if you do not see him the rest of the year, do not be surprised. <b>He did not say</b> in the Bible, that "I will never leave you nor forsake you." <b>Jesus did</b>. So expect only Jesus to be with you 24 x 7 x 52.<br /><br /></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who IS Santa?<br /><br />Legend has it that he was a European saint called Nicolas. Saint Nicolas became Santa Claus over time. He loved kids and would give gifts to children. <b>I just hope</b> he taught those kids about the giver of every good gift and every perfect gift - the Father of lights, God Himself. But it's <b>amazing how this concept was preserved</b> for so many centuries. I think there is a malevolent spiritual force behind the Santa Claus movement. <b>If the saint is in Heaven</b>, he must be feeling sorry he ever gave gifts to kid (thank God there is no sorry feeling in Heaven - but only clear knowledge of one's works)!<br /><br /></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is Santa correctly spelled as S-a-t-a-n?<br /><br />Not the original one. But <b>Satan has</b> definitely <b>hijacked Christmas</b> and taken focus away from Jesus Christ to someone who looks like a poor caricature of Jesus. Jesus does not dance and roar with laughter - at least not on Earth. But <b>Santa Claus makes all the right marketing moves</b>. Santa is for the Happy Holidays culture. Jesus is for the Merry Christmas culture. </span></li>
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-71018492972009745102016-06-30T15:03:00.000+05:302016-06-30T15:03:15.734+05:30Getting People Saved Through Altar Calls<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What background does he give before asking them to pray the sinner's prayer?</span></li>
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-46787845889580072022016-06-03T14:05:00.001+05:302016-07-28T17:53:46.960+05:30Magnetic Power of a god called Television<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Generally speaking, I only look at TV - others watch it :) But have you observed that the moment you turn on the television, all of a sudden, everyone's attention shifts to that magnetic box? People are glued to their seats and watch with rapt attention as if swami-ji (colloquial for a religious guru) is delivering an important spiritual discourse! I have even caught people (and myself too, I must confess) staring at the TV even when there is a blackout - an interruption in the broadcast - or when the channels are not loading and the screen is blue. Such is the magnetic power of television - <i>if you give it power</i>.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If a Bible were lying next to it, what would you pick up - that thing or the Bible?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you feel compelled to use that thing more, even though you know you used it enough and any more is just a waste of time?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you constantly think about it when not at work?</span></li>
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-64992566482716906352016-04-24T20:20:00.000+05:302016-07-28T17:54:07.364+05:30Why Your Mind Deserves to Be Renewed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." - Romans 12:2</span></i><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;">When we are born again, our spirit receives an overhaul just like a car does. It’s the same body, but the engine is cleansed thoroughly by the blood of Jesus Christ and we are created anew. And all things of the spirit are from God. When it comes to the body, every cell in the body (except brain cells and some other cells), is replaced by a new cell at least once in 7 years. So, every 7 years, even unsaved people have new bodies. Then </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">what is it that does not change upon salvation?</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"> It’s our soul – or mind. That is why the Bible asks us to proactively renew our mind. And what will we renew it to? To the Word of God – the Bible. That is the equivalent of regular maintenance of your car – servicing, refuelling, keeping it running to prevent it from getting rusty or cold.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-81733493296786244942015-10-28T22:15:00.000+05:302016-07-28T17:54:34.621+05:30Evangelism: Only 10 Percent of World Born Again?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-23219838254024969172015-04-27T13:06:00.003+05:302016-07-28T17:55:10.940+05:30God Saved Their Family, So God Will Save Yours<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, <b>not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance</b>." - 2 Peter 3:9 <i>(emphasis added)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that <b>God is no respecter of persons</b>: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"For there is no respect of persons with God." - Romans 2:11</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you read those verses carefully, then I don't even need to write this blog post. But still I will - because I love to write!! But seriously, <b>be comforted by this</b>, that if God was merciful and kind enough to save those wretched, shameless sinners (like we were </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">once</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!), He will surely save your family members. Because </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He does not discriminate</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> between two unsaved human beings. </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is the ultimate grace-giver</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grace means extra time</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> to catch up - </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to get right with God</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Even though man keeps sinning against God daily, God does not kill him - He lets man live some more so he can repent of his sins and accept God's plan of salvation. That is God's grace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So if God gave grace to someone else's spouse or parents or siblings or children, He will do that for yours too - you have His Word on that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the things that make a difference is speaking the change. A preacher's daughter was sort of in love with an unsaved man. So she began to pray the usual prayers for his salvation: "God, please send someone into his path who will share the Gospel with him..." Then God spoke to her: "<b>Speak the change</b>." So she began speaking positive confessions about him being saved. Within a month or maybe a few months, he got born again. Now if speaking the change can work for her, it can work for you. If she could marry that guy because of her confessing the Word, so can you have Godly relationships with your people by doing the same thing - declaring, <b>proclaiming the victory that Christ has given us</b>. After all, did he not die to get us all saved!</span><br />
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-65836444374579519202015-04-07T18:29:00.003+05:302016-07-28T17:56:28.881+05:30Easter Sunday: Wake Up! The Son Has Risen<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: white;"><br /></span><span style="color: white;"><br /></span><span style="color: white;">"<span style="font-family: "trebuchet" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Therefore if any man </span><i style="font-family: Trebuchet, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">be</i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> in Christ, </span><i style="font-family: Trebuchet, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">he is</i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">And all things </span><i style="font-family: Trebuchet, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">are</i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">" </span><i style="font-family: Trebuchet, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">2 Corinthians 5:17, 18</i></span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">When we wake up in the morning, we get to welcome a new day. <b>It's the sun that makes this possible</b>. The sun set the previous evening and rose this morning. And so we could welcome today with open arms. Well, the Son (of God) died on Good Friday, was buried and came back to life on the third day. So b</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">y the same token,</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><b>it's the Son who makes it possible</b> for us to put to death our old, sinful and wretched life, and put on the New Life that God has envisioned for us.</span></span><br />
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-59032490098506407662014-12-02T16:01:00.000+05:302016-07-28T17:56:54.016+05:30Born Again Christians - God's Bridge to a Hurting People<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I suggest you <b>scroll to the middle of the page</b> and download the MP3 ZIP folder (only 170 mb). It holds nearly 15 hours of excellent teaching, that will open your eyes to what the Bible really says about healing. If you have felt that your life as a follower of Christ lacks power, then you must listen to this teaching. Listen even otherwise. You can also <b>Google for the DHT PDF manual</b> and use it to <b>study </b>the concept and scriptures <b>for yourself</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Bible says that <b>as you sow, you shall reap</b> (in <b>Galatians 6:7-9</b>). This means if you pray for others to be healed, you too will be healed. If you pray for someone's loved ones to be healed, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">your loved ones</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> too will be healed. It's just like the law of gravity - whatever goes up must come down!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So why not let your life be fruitful for God and be the bridge that conveys healing to a hurting populace! First preach the Gospel if you can, then heal. The <b>healing will then be a sign to unbelievers</b>. Of course, if it's an emergency or an otherwise delicate situation, it's better to first heal and then preach. It <b>may take some time to see results</b> when you pray for people or lay hands on them (<b>do not</b> lay hands on private parts of anyone other than your spouse or small child; do not lay hands on the opposite sex, other than holding their hands or touching their head). But the Bible promises that as a <i>Christ</i>-ian, you shall lay hands on the sick and they <b>shall</b> recover. So they shall recover. No two ways about that.</span><br />
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-76258971344839180562014-10-02T16:11:00.001+05:302016-07-28T17:57:19.757+05:30God Saves Households – Not Just Individuals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let's continue from the first part in this series on family salvation promises in the Bible. If you have not read that part yet, head over to <a href="http://ketanrindani.blogspot.in/2014/09/salvation-loved-ones-comfort.html" target="_blank">Salvation of Loved Ones - Comfort in Times of Discouragement</a> and then come back here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">God is good not just at shooting promises off His mouth. He backs up His Word too. He does not utter (write/promise) any word <u>unless</u> He is serious about bringing it to pass. It applies both ways - in matters of judgement and in matters of forgiveness (or salvation/deliverance/healing etc.) too. Read further, beyond verse 31 in Acts 16:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We see that the jailer's family too believed and all of them got baptized in water before daybreak. Take that as proof that God fulfills the promises He makes, provided we fulfill the part we need to. In this case, our part is to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ (believing that he is the Son of God who died for the forgiveness of our sin and who came back to life to give us everlasting life). So if you are born again, you have already fulfilled your part. So God fulfilled the first part of His promise - He saved you. Now He will also save your entire household.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">"But my family members are not yet saved" you say. Yes. One of the factors preventing their salvation can be your doubting God's willingness and ability to save them NOW. If you doubt that God really wants to save them or that He really can save them, flip through the pages of history and you will find that in spite of maybe nobody to believe or pray for your salvation, He did save you, did he not? How much more then, would He want to save your folks - with you praying for them and standing on the promises of His Word (not yours). Read through a list of promises and prophecies in the Bible and their fulfillment. You will soon discover that you are dealing with and trusting on the God who has always delivered what He has promised. If anyone, it is He who is trustworthy. You can calmly and without being anxious, place your trust on our God Jehovah, His Son Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Rest assured, God will never let you down, because He will never let His Word down. He has promised an He shall fulfill.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-87097109658120182912014-09-03T14:38:00.000+05:302016-07-28T17:57:39.548+05:30Salvation of Loved Ones – Comfort in Times of Discouragement<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Today we begin a series on God’s promises in the Bible, to save not only individuals, but their entire households, through that individual’s activated faith. We will look at Bible verses and meditate (mentally dwell on) these promises.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.” – Psalm 12:6 (KJV)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have you ever felt discouraged praying for the salvation of your loved ones and not seeing them receive Jesus? If you have, do not worry. Read the verse above again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">God is true to His Word. <b>His Word is a Gentleman's word</b>. As goes the cliché, God says what He means and means what He says. He has said it and will perform it. “Then the LORD said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.” (Jeremiah 1:12 – ESV) In fact, He is eager to perform His Word speedily, if you go by the King James Version: “Thou hast well seen: for I will <b>hasten</b> my word to perform it.” (Emphasis added)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do not just look at the present rejection of Jesus by your loved ones. <b>Look ahead through the ages and see</b> a picture of Heaven, with <b>your future generations standing before the throne of God</b>. Know that they will thank God for being able to stand before Him to worship Him, because one ancestor of theirs chose to stand his ground – you! You are the one because of whom thousands of your generations and their spouses will have eternal life on Earth and in Heaven. But you can stand only because there was one who humbled himself before God the Father. And his name is Jesus – God the Son.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So cheer up. <b>Heaven is banking on you to be a sticky note</b> on which are imprinted the promises of God. Satan’s fiery darts cannot rip off this sticky note, if you are grounded on the promises of salvation found in the Bible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>At some point, you have to decide and settle the fact in your heart</b> and mind – that God's Word is in your favour, it is sure and it is unchanging. When He promises it, He fulfills it. So just believe that God is good and He wants to save your folks, and that He does not lie. Numbers 23:19 says, “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?” The point here is not that man says lies – whether or not you are born again, you should not lie. The point is that man has the capacity to lie, but God does not have that capacity. Satan the devil is the father of lies. God is the opposite of Satan – so He cannot say lies. Also, the meaning of the word 'repent' is 'change'. God does not change His mind. <b>God has decreed salvation for your household and it shall come to pass</b>. <b>You are the only breaker</b> - the one who can lean on and trust God's Word and watch God's salvation come to pass. Or the one who can doubt God's intention, willingness and ability.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> c</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hoose to be the former. T</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rust in Him, as per Psalm 118:8…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.”</span><br />
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-48243886071248632792014-08-18T15:59:00.001+05:302016-07-28T17:58:02.182+05:30God is Generous and Unconditionally Loving<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-24353137935798902782014-07-10T16:45:00.001+05:302016-07-28T17:58:20.535+05:303 Keys to Express Evangelism<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>"to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?"</b> - Isaiah 53:1</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On the judgment day, God would be justified if he adds the words "by you" before the '?' I once heard a preacher rightly say that <b>the Church is notorious for being slow</b>. There are probably tens of thousands of humans dying every day and about <b>80-90% of them are being consigned to hell because they have died as sinners</b>. Even if no one ever preached the Gospel to them, they are accountable before God (as per Romans 1:20), because if they were really sincere about seeking God and wanting to know Him - their Creator - they could have called out to Him in the privacy of their bedroom or slum or forest/cave and God would have definitely revealed Himself to them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But that notwithstanding, we believers in Jesus have been commissioned by God by default, to preach the Gospel...to evangelize. 'By default' here means that since we have believed in Jesus as the Saviour and repented of our sins, we are automatically supposed to fulfill the Great Commision (or G.C., if you will!), even though the G.C. was given 2,000 years ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I work in an NGO where we are developing a surgical simulator to train ophthalmologists to perform cataract surgeries using a low cost technique. Someone in my office once said:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I thought about it. The same applies to Christianity. The message of salvation as a free gift through faith in Jesus Christ, has not been proclaimed as well and as speedily as it should have been, due to skepticism, and communication issues. Let's look at each of the 3 points mentioned by my colleague:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The Gospel is not being received universally because there are many skeptics. Skeptics owe it to at least themselves and God, to conduct an objective, unbiased research and find out the Truth. Anyway, Romans 1:20 applies to them: <i>"For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse."</i> We can overcome their skepticism by overcoming our...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">once </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">heard a preacher or apologist say, that a survey revealed that about 80% of Christians never win even one soul to Christ. Sounds like Jesus gave the Great Commission only to 20% of us! If you start getting comfortable in your church seat, maybe it's time to get </span><u style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">un</u><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">-comfortable! If you shared the Gospel but the hearer did not believe, then it's fine. At least you tried. But before preaching, do pray that they receive the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Gospel</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">message or tract willingly and that they pray the sinner's prayer with a true repentant heart. Every Gospel tract should have a salvation call, with a model sinner's prayer, in case the person wants to articulate their receiving Jesus. The conversion of heart might already have taken place between the time they hear the Gospel and pray the salvation prayer. But to be certain, it helps to have the prayer included in the tract or as a part of your sharing the message.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Another way of evangelism is to pray for those who are sick. You can tell them that Jesus has paid the price for their healing. Lay hands on them and pray (command healing to manifest in Jesus' name). Once you have done this, you can say, "Just as Jesus paid the price for your healing, he also bore the penalty for your sins and paid the price for your forgiveness." Then go ahead and share </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">with them </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">the good news of salvation through Jesus. In case you do not believe that bodily healing is in the atonement, then </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">right now </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">read the blog post titled <a href="http://ketanrindani.blogspot.in/2010/12/is-healing-in-atonement.html" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Is Healing in the Atonement?</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The Bible says that God is watching over His Word to perform it. <i>"The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times."</i> (Psalm 12:6) God has given us plenty of resources to prove to people that He is who the Bible claims He is - a blesser...always good...His mercy endures forever. Check out site like <a href="http://allaboutgod.com/">AllAboutGod.com</a>, <a href="http://answersingenesis.org/">AnswersinGenesis.org</a>, etc. If we go out and preach the Gospel, heal the sick, raise the dead and cast out demons, God will back up His word with an amazing work. He has promised in Exodus 34:10 even to Old Testament saints:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Liked this post? Then read this one too: <b><a href="http://ketanrindani.blogspot.in/2013/10/how-not-to-fulfill-great-commission.html" target="_blank">How Not to Fulfill the Great Commission</a></b></span></div>
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-46481631471186541252014-05-20T11:58:00.000+05:302016-07-28T17:58:48.107+05:30STOP USING NKJV - New King James Version!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Their logo represents a female goddess trinity - totally the opposite of the Holy Trinity, that comprises the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. It is an occult symbol. Christians should not have anything to do with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Watch this entire video for more satanic symbols and their meaning, and especially, first go directly to </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1:43:06 (1 hour 46 minutes and 6 seconds) and see it for a couple of minutes:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I tore the cover and page across those symbols in my 'The Open Bible' and then tore that Bible too, as I did not want anyone else to lay hold of it. God is strong and generous enough to give me another study Bible. In fact, I now study from the Thompson Chain Reference (KJV) and an ESV New Testament.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P.S.: I have quoted verses from or recommended the NKJV Bible at certain places on this blog. I apologize. Please discount those recommendations.</span><br />
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-14711562873134004232014-03-03T23:42:00.002+05:302016-07-28T17:59:01.094+05:30Is This the Last Christmas Before the Rapture? Part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They would have to try hard to convince unbelievers that the Antichrist is a liar and deceiver. It might be tougher to witness than now.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We would get a better chance to prove </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">from the Bible </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to unbelievers that the Antichrist is really the Antichrist. Hopefully, many will believe the Bible and be saved from the end-time great deception.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, the conclusion to this series is that even if the Christmas of 2013 was not the last one before the Rapture, we ought to be ready. Let us be about our Father's business so that we are found approved in when the Lord Jesus exalts us. Let us be busy so that our whole spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.And how to ensure that? As you sow, you shall reap. So help others preserve <u>their</u> spirit, soul and body blameless and you should hear the Lord exclaim: Well done, my good and faithful servant!</span><br />
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-51988512001298402002014-01-09T12:45:00.000+05:302016-07-28T17:59:13.518+05:30Happy New Year! Next Post Coming Soon...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-33005312186425682082013-12-23T23:27:00.000+05:302016-07-28T17:59:36.239+05:30Is This the Last Christmas Before the Rapture?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night." - <b>1 Thessalonians 5:2</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Bible says that the day is coming when Jesus Christ will come down (but not step on Earth) and resurrect the bodies of those followers of his who are already dead at that time. These bodies will be given to their respective persons (who are now in heaven) and the bodies will be incorruptible (indestructible). Immediately after that, he will also supernaturally lift up those followers of his, who are alive at that time on Earth. The bodies of these followers will supernaturally be translated into incorruptible bodies. No matter which group we are in, <b>we will be united with the Lord Jesus Christ forever</b>. This event, as you might know, is called the Rapture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And <b>after that, the 7-year Great Tribulation will begin</b>. Those who have not repented of their sins and accepted <a href="http://ketanrindani.blogspot.in/2009/04/good-news-friday.html" target="_blank">God's Free Gift of Salvation</a> by then, will be <b><a href="http://youtu.be/0o-wA47cwCY" target="_blank">left behind</a></b>. The Antichrist will appear on the scene and woo the hearts of as many people he can deceive. All this will reach a climax with a war at Armageddon, when Jesus and his forces will defeat the Antichrist and his forces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some scholars say that Jesus saying in the Bible that a generation shall not pass since Israel will be re-formed, that the Rapture will occur. They say a Biblical generation is 70-80 years. Israel was re-formed in 1948. This means Jesus could come for the Rapture anytime from <b>2018-2028</b>. Others say the <b>4 Blood Moons</b> that will occur from <b>April 2014-October 2015</b> will likely bring this event. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some other people believe not in a <b>Pre-Tribulation Rapture</b>, but a <b>Mid- or Post-Tribulation Rapture</b>. They say the first 3.5 years of the Antichrist's wooing the world's people will pass and then the event will occur. So when is it really going to happen? Or <b>is it even important</b> for you if you are a born-again child of God? Well, <b>here is my take on it</b>, with helpful insights from a Christian friend...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, this is what most Christians would want, wouldn't we! Supernaturally airlifted out of the danger zone before the zone turns dangerous like it never has in history. But there is another side to it... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mark 16 says that believers shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover. It also says that the disciples went about obeying the commands of Jesus and preached the Gospel everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word with signs following. So if you think you only need to preach the Gospel but not lay hands on the sick or cast out devils or raise the dead, better re-read Mark 16 again a few times. If the Lord needed to confirm the message with signs, and he is the same yesterday and today and forever, he needs us to yield to him so he can confirm the word with signs following today as well. So <b>make yourself available to the Holy Spirit</b>. If the Pre-Trib Rapture is what </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it's going to be,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> then </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you might just have 3.5 years less to get your loved ones into the Kingdom</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"The day you realize that who you lay your hands on will live and who you do not lay your hands on could die...from that day, you will start looking at your hands differently." - Curry Blake, General Overseer, <a href="http://jglm.org/" target="_blank">John G. Lake Ministries</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let your hands and feet be the hands and feet of Jesus. Allow him to </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">continue</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">his ministry today...this time through you!</span><br />
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-9876633053649638102013-10-15T16:29:00.001+05:302016-07-28T18:00:40.751+05:30How Not to Fulfill the Great Commission<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts." <b>- <i>Isaiah 55:8,9</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That sounds really spiritual, doesn't it? Maybe that applies to you if you are a Jew - but certainly not if you are a Christian. Because if you are a Christian, then the Bible says that you have the mind of Christ:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"For "who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?" But we have the mind of Christ." <b>- <i>1 Corinthians 2:16</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Do you really think you can fulfill the Great Commission if your thoughts are lower than God's thoughts and your ways are lower than His ways?</b> If that were possible, then why would the Bible say that we have the mind of Christ? Why would we even need the mind of Christ? Praying and reinforcing the idea that God's thoughts are higher than ours and His ways are higher than ours is a good way to try hard not to fulfill all that God has called you to do, as a Christian. Because </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>God's heart is for </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>salvation, deliverance and healing for every human</b>. So if He conceived that plan, <b>only His thoughts and ways can achieve</b> the fulfillment of <b>these goals</b>. If you don't share His vision, think His thoughts and deploy His methods, there is no way to achieve these goals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Are you on fire for the Gospel? Good, because you should be! Then here's a blog post you might like and find useful: <a href="http://ketanrindani.blogspot.in/2013/03/how-to-spiritually-capture-city.html" target="_blank">How to Spiritually Capture a City: Download MP3</a></i></span><br />
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-28918541803978758882013-09-17T23:18:00.000+05:302016-07-28T18:01:02.039+05:30What's Common Between Gilbert Hill and Christians?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>The picture above is that of Gilbert Hill, Mumbai, India</b>. According to Wikipedia, Gilbert Hill is a 200 ft (61 m) monolith column of black basalt rock at Andheri, in Mumbai (my hometown). The rock has a sheer vertical face and was formed when molten lava was squeezed out of the Earth's clefts during the Mesozoic Era about 65 million years ago. If you are a practicing Christian, you might know that the <b>Earth is not that old</b>, but probably only about 6000-7000 years old. Scientists seem to have proven that all it takes for the Earth to cool down is a fraction of a second (Refer to Josh McDowell's free ebook </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Reasons Skeptics Should Consider Christianity</i></b></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">: </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.josh.org/resources/free-book-downloads/">http://www.josh.org/resources/free-book-downloads/</a>).</span><br />
<strong><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Gilbert Hill is a </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">national level prehistoric heritage site</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">. Many people the world over might be thrilled to learn that the town they live in is home to a prehistoric site like this. I too was, until the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Holy Spirit told me</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> that every square inch of ground I walked on is a prehistoric site. It has always been existing since He created Earth! What's more, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">He showed me another important fact</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> – guess what it was – that I am a prehistoric site myself, being born again! And how? Of course, because as per the Bible, my body is a temple of the Holy Spirit and the spirit of Jesus Christ lives in me. The Ancient of Days (God the Father – Jehovah) lives in me through Jesus and the Holy Spirit. So is not my body a prehistoric site? Yours too is, if you are a born again child of God through faith in His Son Jesus. Yet what a joyful irony, the Bible says that when you turn your life over to Jesus, old things pass away and all things become new and all things are of God!</span></span></strong><br />
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-37249702432118188532013-07-31T23:03:00.000+05:302013-09-17T22:24:49.910+05:30Faith Confessions: When a Child of God Speaks...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Romans 8:14:</b><br />
<i>"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God."</i><br />
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It's been a long time since I wrote a blog post. So here it is...<br />
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In the Divine Healing Technician Training seminar conducted by Curry Blake of John G. Lake Ministries, Blake says a few landmark things. Open a notepad or Word document and save this:<br />
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"When a child of God speaks, Heaven hears and agrees, and hell hears and obeys."<br />
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Read that once more. Let it sink-in.<br />
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"An anointed teacher makes the complicated simple. An annoying teacher makes the simple complicated."<br />
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If you're a Christian (saved, born again), then say this:<br />
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"I am God's son, the devil's master, and Man's servant." Read each part of that statement carefully and let it sink-in. Then repeat.<br />
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I suggest you memorize all the 3 statements given above.<br />
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If you want to learn more about their ministry, visit <a href="http://www.jglm.org/" target="_blank">www.jglm.org</a>. God bless you!<br />
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-79886522070467290862013-03-04T22:22:00.000+05:302013-03-04T22:23:47.953+05:30How to Spiritually Capture a City: Download MP3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a great teaching from John G. Lake Ministries, titled "How to Spiritually Capture a City."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Curry Blake - General Overseer of JGLM says in that teaching that they have actually practiced what he teaches and it's worked. If it worked for them, it should surely work for any other church and for any born again child of God. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Caution:</b> Jesus sent disciples two-by-two. So I suggest you go out in groups to evangelize the way they recommend. And if there is hostility in the area you live or plan to evangelize, I suggest you speak to your pastor first, because the pastor is responsible for your spiritual well-being and life before God. If all is fine, then try it out and leave your comments here. If I do try out the method, I too will update. Till then, forever, God bless you and use you more mightily as a blessing, in Jesus' name. Amen!</span></div>
KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-29042850862452131612012-12-25T20:43:00.000+05:302013-12-25T22:26:00.679+05:30Hidden Story of Christmas Revealed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We all love Santa Claus, don't we? Especially if he gives gifts to us or our kids! But did you know that while this fun tradition is good in a sense, it has also concealed the truth behind Christmas to an extent. Christmas is not about Santa. It's about Jesus Christ, the Saviour of mankind. While the gifts that Santa gives to kids are perishable, the gift of salvation that God gives through Jesus is everlasting. Here are some interesting facts about Jesus and the Bible:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are 332 prophecies in the Bible about Jesus Christ.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These include his virgin birth, his birthplace, how he was wrapped as a baby (in a white cloth meant to wrap dead bodies - 'Kafan' in Urdu - because he came to die for us), his sinless life, the exact day of his entering Jerusalem riding on a donkey, his death on the Cross, burial in a rich man's tomb, resurrection, ascension to Heaven and even his return for the battle at Armageddon.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All of these have come true so far. His return is expected too, as all other prophecies till the present time have been fulfilled.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bible contains 8,000 promises.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">27% of the Bible is prophetic - meaning, that 27% (8,352) of all (31,124) its verses give a total of 1,817 prophecies, all of which have come true so far.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bible predicted thousands of years ago that the nation of Israel would be re-established exactly on 14th May, 1948 and also that it would regain Jerusalem precisely in 1967.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The principle of quarantine to prevent the spread of contagious diseases was discovered from the Bible.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bible mentioned thousands of years ago, that the Earth is suspended in outer space - long before Columbus discovered this and Copernicus "formulated a heliocentric model of the universe which placed the Sun, rather than the Earth, at the center"!*</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bible mentioned thousands of years ago, that the stars in space are innumerable, even though this was discovered by Galileo only a few centuries ago. Until then, people used to believe that there were only a thousand odd stars in the universe!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>This same Bible says that all humans have sinned</b> and fall short of God's glory. But as we ourselves sinned, we cannot pay the price required for the forgiveness of our sins. If we die in our sins, God would have no option but to send us to hell for eternity, because he is a just God (perfect judge). So if we were to get to Heaven where God lives, someone had to pay the price on our behalf. As no one else was worthy, God sent His only begotten Son <b>Jesus</b> as a human being, letting him die on the Cross to pay our penalty and then God raised him from the dead back to life, 3 days later. He has not died since then - he <b>is alive and in Heaven right now</b>. He ascended to Heaven 40 days after his resurrection from the dead.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">God worked out this <b>plan for our salvation</b> because He is a just God, yet a loving God. He had to punish sin while leaving the way open for the sinn<u>er</u> to be set free. And <b>that salvation plan is found in Jesus</b>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Jesus is the only person in history so far</b> who has met all the criteria required for a sacrificial Saviour: first-born male, without sin or defect, sacrificed on the Jewish 'Passover' festival day (Good Friday)...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bible also says that <b>if you confess</b> that you too have sinned, that you cannot save yourself and ask Jesus to save you, he will really save you (your spirit - atma - rooh). His blood will wash away your sin. All you need to do is <b>pray a simple prayer for salvation with a true repentant heart, accepting him as your only Saviour</b> and Lord. <a href="http://ketanrindani.blogspot.in/2009/04/good-news-friday.html" target="_blank"><b>Click here to see what that prayer is</b></a>.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are to trust <b>your family's future</b> into the hands of an <b>insurance company</b>, which one would you choose - one that does not have any record of honouring any claim, or one which has honoured a claim in the past - just as it had promised? Of course, the latter! Now if you are to trust </span><u style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">your eternal destiny</u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> into the hands of someone, then into whose hands would you trust it? Someone who has never come as a human being and understood your pain? Someone who died and you have never heard of them after that? Or into the hands of someone who died, rose again from the dead and has not died again - and thereby fulfilled hundreds of prophecies and promises? Again, of course the latter!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-90748782071690397462012-11-27T01:48:00.000+05:302016-07-28T18:01:57.265+05:30Inscribed on the Palm of God's Hands<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Don't turn right…neither turn left…but head straight for this page by clicking the link:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://ketanrindani.blogspot.in/2009/04/good-news-friday.html" target="_blank">Good News Friday</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">God bless you! <b>And now go click the link above!!</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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KITOOMALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622602165334460490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6779739314203186694.post-31133363848828461672012-11-13T16:39:00.000+05:302012-11-13T16:46:52.263+05:30Blood of Jesus Vs. Poison of Serpent...and Jesus Wins!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<strong><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal;">"…and the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin." </span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">1 John 1:7</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal;">A European in Australia had immuned himself against the deadly Australian Tiger Snake's poison. He thought he was immune to all types of snake venoms. One day a snake with another type of poison bit him and he died the following day. Such is the tragedy of many people. Even when it comes to sin, they think they are immune from its wages (consequences). But the Word of God shall not pass away (Matthew 24:35). They who sin shall surely die…unless they cleanse themselves with the antidote to the poison - the Blood of Jesus. The life of the flesh is in the blood. And the life given by the Spirit is because of the Blood…of Jesus Christ!<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal;">Just as snake venom can change human blood so that it is no longer life-sustaining; the blood of Jesus changes a sinner to a completely new creation through the working of the Holy Spirit. It gives eternal life to the one who accepts God's plan for their salvation. </span></strong><strong><u><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://ketanrindani.blogspot.in/2009/04/good-news-friday.html" target="_blank">Learn how</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></div>
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