From: jesus_is_lord To: List Member Subject: Follow up: Wicca Date: Sunday, August 13, 2000 5:51 AM jesus_is_lord Dear CHRISTIAN Friends: Greetings in the name of the ONLY wise God and Saviour Jesus Christ. **************************** Here's an update... Please keep praying for our friend the warlock. Though he called me stupid in a subsequent email it seems he was only trying to lash out. He seemed particularly disturbed by this statement from my email: "You don't have keep on doing them meaningless rituals. And what do you do them for? A few trinkets? A little lift to a broke down ego? To impress others? To feel you got some power in the midst of this evil generation? To smoke some dope? To get a few whores to fornicate with? Why? You don't have a good answer because what you do is meaningless. No, worse than meaningless for your works and disobedience bring on you the wrath of an angry God." He said that what he does is not meaningless. But it is. That's why he got very angry. He probably never stopped to think about it before, but his spirit knew my words were true. *****WHAT DOES THE DEVIL OFFER ANYWAY?***** What does the devil give his children anyway? A little pleasure here. A little puffing up there. A little vain imagination. A little controversy to keep life somewhat interesting. And don't none of it last long. Sin makes you restless. When I was in the world, I had to be doing SOMETHING. When the latest Stephen King came out, I had to have it. Then I was pressed down after I finished reading it because I didn't have another one to start. I'd get so excited to go on a trip--I'd do all this preparation and yakin' but before you know it, the trip was over adn my money was gone. It was time to figure out something else to do. If it was Friday night, I wasn't content to sit at home in front of the fireplace with mom and dad, I had to hit the street. You think, "I'm gon' have some fun!" The next day you sleep in 'cause you been up all night but when you do get up you got to get on the phone or start making plans for something else. There was a famine in my land-- Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, BUT OF HEARING THE WORDS OF THE LORD: I had all the physical food and water that I needed. But I didn't have the word of God so I was hungry. I tried to fill myself up with dung but it was making me sick. I felt powerless to stop eating it. How could I? The devil was my father and he was the one feeding me. My devil daddy hated my guts so he fed me dung. Looking back at my unregenerated life I can say few people/places/events reached the level of expectation I had for them going in. I was eating, but I was eating dung. So it is with every unbeliever. Their sins may not be the same; the devil got something for everybody. But it is all dung. *****SOME DEVIL DADDY OCCULT BOO-BOO FOOD***** I read of a man who was seeking out hidden (occultic) wisdom by studying under a shaman out in the west somewhere--maybe even Mexico. I cannot remember the story perfectly so I will give the gist of what happened. He went through many gyrations to get some "power" (devil power)--conjuring up spells, smoking some weeds, running around doing all kinds of crazy stuff (eye of newt...), etc. He did this for an extended period of time. For all his effort, he ended up maybe levitating off of the floor for a few seconds. By the grace of God it came to his mind, "I done all this effort for this?" Meaningless. The devil will keep you going in circles. I don't remember if the man got saved or not, but the Lord gave him yet another obstacle to stop him from going to hell--"why am I doing this?". A question like that can be a stepping stone in the road to salvation. I asked a question like that when I was in college and a few years later I got saved. *****BACK TO MR. WICCA***** His last email to me said this in its entirety-- "also may i note that i have history on my side.. u only have ur beliefs" No more cussing no more "stupid". I replied thusly (sections that were underlined are surrounded by astericks * )-- Dear Friend: Greetings. Though history and archaeology are not important to me, both only confirm the people, events, and places of the Bible. **The Bible has more supporting archeological evidence than ANY ancient writing. No exceptions. Period.** Though the other ancient writings listed are used to assemble our history books, they don't have anywhere near the supporting manuscripts that the Bible does. Let's do a comparison: - Aristotle - 5 copies available for comparison - Homer - 643 copies available for comparison (with 5% being variant readings) - Plato - 7 copies available for comparison - The Bible - 5000+ Greek copies available for comparison and another 19,000 to 25,000 available for comparison written in other languages. This wealth of evidence is simply staggering. Everytime you look at a Jewish person, you see a descendant of Abraham the father of the jewish people. We read about him in the book of Genesis. The Jewish people are an ancient people chosen to be custodians of the oracles of God. Their Messiah is prophesied in their writings. Jesus Christ is their Messiah though many of them refuse to accept that. Even their refusal fulfills the scriptures--their own Bible says they would reject Him. Hear the report of Isaiah written in approximately 740 B.C.-- Isaiah 53:3 He is despised and *rejected* of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: *and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not*. All of Isaiah 53 testifies of Messiah Yeshua (Jesus Christ). Psalm 22, written about 1,000 years before Christ tells of His crucifixion and other aspects of His passion. There was NO crucifixion in Israel at that time. People died by stoning-- Psalms 22:16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: *they pierced my hands and my feet*. The Messiah was prophesied to be a light to the Gentiles--His own people rejected Him but the Gentiles flocked to Him. All this (and more) is found in the Jewish scriptures. The scriptures of a people that will not believe-- Isaiah 55:5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and *nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel (the Messiah)*; for he hath glorified thee. Isaiah 60:3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Isaiah 65:1 I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto *a nation that was not called by my name*. There are other prophecies. Some are listed at http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/messiah.htm I have to quote the Bible for it is the ONLY standard of truth in the world. The world is full of lies and uncertainties, but my God is a ROCK and His word is a STRONGTOWER. I run into it and I am safe. for Jesus' sake, tracy -- http://www.jesus-is-lord.com ...I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. Ezekiel 2:4, 6 *****ANOTHER WITCH***** I woke up yesterday (Saturday) morning with a hostile email from another witch. I assume the warlock knows her. She railed on me and said I better not try to convert her or even answer, yet she asked a question to which I responded. I said nothing concerning her outburst... Dear Friend: "....But isn't one of the ten commandments, judge not lest ye be judged?" No. for Jesus' sake, tracy -- http://www.jesus-is-lord.com ...I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. Ezekiel 2:4, 6 What comes to my mind is that they do all that studying of the Book of Shadows, and other mumbo-jumbo-gumbo, and have never studied the Bible for themselves. Then got the nerve to try to divide it. One witch who came to our Wicca page asked some other witches on a message board about our quote from II Timothy. Her question to the other witches was, "I didn't think this book was in the Bible. Is it?" People tell me not to quote the Bible, but it still impacts them. Don't ever try to circumvent the Bible. That is where the power is. The scripture that puzzled her is For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; AND THEY SHALL TURN AWAY THEIR EARS FROM THE TRUTH, AND SHALL BE TURNED UNTO FABLES. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 This scripture is used twice in the Wicca article. Here is the set up in one instance-- "It is now a matter of common knowledge that much of Gardner's (Wicca founder) story is fiction. Yet, most witches aren't bothered by that. Since the seventies, many witches wanted to be totally creative and make up their religion out of their heads--without trying to make any pretentious claims about having "unbroken lines of power" back to medieval "Kings" of the witches. Most Neo-pagan groups fall into this category. They are based on myths, fantasy or even science-fiction stories." [this is an excerpt from a book] "Christian, could you imagine basing your life on science-fiction? That is straight up vain imagination. My life based on fairy stories from unholy-wood? My life based on fairy stories and legends? Basing my life on fables? But you see the scriptures have come to pass-- "And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. 2 Timothy 4:4" This bothered that woman. A little troubling of the waters. Amen. Friends, let's keep on stirring up the pot. God's blessings on the friends who pray. Though I do not always report it, people are still getting saved through our witness at www.jesus-is-lord.com. To God be the glory. The blood of Jesus is powerful and it is still saving souls. Even in the midst of this generation. *****CONCLUSION***** II Peter 4:14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, HAPPY are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but ON YOUR PART HE IS GLORIFIED. Hallelujah and amen. for Jesus' sake, tracy -- http://www.jesus-is-lord.com ...I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. Ezekiel 2:4, 6 ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to jesus_is_lord-unsubscribe@listbot.com Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb