MSNBC/Newsweek Article & Poll

In a new poll conducted by newsweek and msnbc.com a majority of professing evangelical christians believe that someone who is not of the christian faith but who is a "good person" can attain salvation and go to heaven. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9024914/site/newsweek/ (This article has a built in survey, the results are incredible)
This is a clear mark that the term Christian is very ambiguous today. Many will say Lord, Lord!! We as true Christians must assert the difference between true and false Christianity. The bible has something very different to say than what Americans believe. Coincidently, or not, a majority of people who say they are religious do not read their religious text, ie bible, koran , ect. It amazes me how so many people can say they are saved and never read the bible. The sad fact is that these people by and large are not saved. To fall in love with God, yet never read about him is virtually impossible. I recommend the book The Gospel According to Jesus, by John MacAruthur. MacArthur talks about true salvation, saving faith, and what it really means to be a Christian. Let us pray that those who think they are saved will be exposed to the truth and let us be a ray of light exposing the dark understandings that people have.

Revolution 1 "For the Glory of Your Name"

I just returned from preaching at my good friend's (Casey Hobbs) summer camp. Casey is the youth minister at FBC Moreno Valley (Outside Riverside, CA). We went to Morrow Bay, CA, which is close to San Luis Obispo. The theme was Revolution 1 "For the Glory of Your Name". It was an amazing time. I tought four messages on the Glory of God. My favorite being "the Glory of God and the Death of His Son- the students had such good questions. I feel like they got it! There were 6 jr high- age kids. It was an incredible time of fellowship and learning. It was encouraging to see Casey doing such a fantastic job with the kids. I had the priveledge of leading a bible study with Casey when he was in high school and he has developed into a great man of God. God was good to help make this a problem free trip and He blessed us with good weather and attentive students (we all know how difficult jr highers can be lol).

On the way home I was involved in an automobile accident, totalling the car I was driving. God spared me any harm as well as those involved in the other car. It was funny, I had been listening to a John Piper sermon on sustaining grace right before the accident. I am confident sustaining grace has a plan for this accident and that it will be for the glory of God