Overcoming, Protection, Meekness, Answered Prayer, Faith, Fear of the Lord-Pt.1
12/23/07

In this teaching we will be looking at several Bible verses including: Revelation 3:21:  'To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Revelation 12:11:  'And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.  I John 5:1-5:  'Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world.  Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? Matthew 22:36-40:  'Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.'

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_12-23_1__.mp3

http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_12-23__.pdf

Overcoming, Protection, Meekness, Answered Prayer, Faith, Fear of the Lord-Pt.2

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_12-23_2__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1136

Muslim/Islamic Religion/Hypocrisy Exposed (Part 1)
12/16/07

In this teaching we will be taking a broad based look at Islam. The main topics we will be covering include: 1) Islam: Quotes ‘IN THEIR OWN WORDS' For example: 'Soon Islam will become the dominating force in the world, occupying first place in the number of followers amongst all other religions...We don't shy away from declaring that Islam is ready to rule the world' - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran 2) Pres. Bush shows deep respect for the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) 3) Rick Warren, Bill Hybels, Brian McLaren and other Contemplative/Emerging Leaders Invite Muslims to Love God, Neighbors Together 4) Pope Kissing the Islamic Koran (See the PDF) 5) Twisted Logic: THE POOR MUSLIMS - THEY GET INSULTED - WE GET BEHEADED 6) Uncle Sam Wants US Muslims to Serve 7) The Islamic Quran commands Muslims to kill 'Infidels' or Unbelievers in Islam See: Sura 2:191 “Slay them (the unbeliever in Islam) wherever ye find them and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter. & Sura 41:14 Unbelievers are enemies of Allah and they will roast in hell. The Muslim religion in the fastest growing religion per capita in the United States, especially in the minority races 9) Exposé proving Allah Is The Moon God named “Sin”.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_12-16_1__.mp3

http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_12-16__.pdf

Muslim/Islamic Religion Hypocrisy Exposed (Part 2)

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_12-16_2__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1135

'Lord Maitreya' the Antichrist? (Part 5)
12/09/07

These teachings are a continuation of last weeks teachings on 'Devil Betraya'  with a special emphasis on Reinhart Bonnke the official 'Christian' Pied Piper of Maitreya who can also be credited for much of the impartation (by laying of hands) of the 'Unholy Laughter Movement'/'Third Wave' propagated through the 'Toronto Revival', 'Brownsville Revival', etc., at the hands of reprobates like Rodney Howard Brown (who refers to himself as the 'Holy Ghost Bartender'), Cindy Jacobs, etc.  On June 8th, 1988 Reinhard Bonnke was the Charismatic/Pentecostal evangelist in Uhuru Park in Nairobi Kenya who prophesied on a Thursday, three days before Maitreya's documented appearance  in a Muslim Village, Kawangware, Nairobi, '...that God had, on Thursday, informed [Reinhard Bonnke] that they [Nairobi Muslim citizens] would experience the presence of Jesus and great miracles on Saturday...'(June 11th, 1988) Thus, Bonnke was the on-site prophet of the Maitreya.  Reinhart Bonnke made this on-the-scene prophecy, and it was dated, AND it came true as on 11 June 1988, a Maitreya suddenly appeared before 6000 people in Nairobi, Kenya, gathered to witness healing prayers at 'The Church of Bethlehem' who instantly recognized the tall, white-robed figure as 'Jesus Christ, (Note: The editor of the Swahili edition of the Kenya Times, veteran journalist Job Mutungi, witnessed the event and took pictures.)  See: http://www.shareintl.org/background/miracles/MI_nairobi.htm  We will also look at the admitted Pentecostal history of Reinhart Bonnke which proves that he is godfather of the 'Unholy Laughter Movement'.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_12-09_1__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_01-29__.pdf
http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1137

'Lord Maitreya' the Antichrist? (Part 6)
http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_12-09_2__.mp3

'Lord Maitreya' the Antichrist? (Part 7)
http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_12-09_3__.mp3


http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1137

'Lord Maitreya' the Antichrist? (Part 1)
12/02/07

In this teaching will be will be taking a shocking, in-depth look at 'Lord Maitreya' AKA 'Devil Betraya' to see what part he & his 'Ascended Masters' will most likely play in the endtime deception the Bible so clearly predicts. For a preview to this teaching I have posted the following lies from the UN supported SHARE INTERNATIONAL ( http://www.shareintl.org/ ) WHO IS MAITREYA?:  'He has been expected for generations by all of the major religions. Christians know Him as the Christ, and expect His imminent return. Jews await Him as the Messiah; Hindus look for the coming of Krishna; Buddhists expect Him as Maitreya Buddha; and Muslims anticipate the Imam Mahdi or Messiah.  In recent years, information about Maitreya's emergence has come primarily from Benjamin Creme, a British artist and author who has been speaking and writing about this event since 1974. Since 1988 Maitreya has appeared miraculously throughout the world, mainly to orthodox religious groups, presenting in the simplest terms the great spiritual laws governing our lives. And, through steadily increasing signs and spiritual manifestations, now widely reported in the media, he is preparing them for His imminent appearance: The Day of Declaration in which Maitreya will demonstrate His true identity, the international television networks will be linked together, and Maitreya will be invited to speak to the world. We will see His face on television, but each of us will hear His words telepathically in our own language as Maitreya simultaneously impresses the minds of all humanity. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of spontaneous healings will take place throughout the world.'

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_12-02_1__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_01-29__.pdf

'Lord Maitreya' the Antichrist? (Part 2)
http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_12-02_2__.mp3

'Lord Maitreya' the Antichrist? (Part 3)
http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_12-02_3__.mp3

'Lord Maitreya' the Antichrist? (Part 4)
http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_12-02_4__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=917

Biblically Exposing & Fighting New Age Witchcraft
11/25/07

This teaching is a unique one regarding an email I received recently from a high level new-age witch. The Bible says in II Corinthians 2:11:  'Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.' In this teaching we are going to be looking at some of Satan's devices and why he still is the “most subtle beast of the field” (See Genesis 3:1).  New agers are well aware of the coming false-Christ and they are openly using mass witchcraft to usher in his presence.  In conjunction with this (in order to deceive their duped followers) they are boasting many miracles, “deep healings” & supernatural manifestations; all these could easily Biblically fall under the ‘lying signs and wonders' category that the Bible says will be an earmark of the ‘End Times'.  These New Age witches (previously like Aleister Crowley (The 666 or Great Beast), L. Ron Hubbard (The inventor of Scientology), etc. are trying to open demonic doorways (they call portals/vortexes/stargates) in order defile humanity and this world we live in. This is one of the Spiritual battles that all Christians are called to as Ephesians 6:12 says:  “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”  This is a real battle that we as Christians need to take the offensive on and persevere.  Part two will cover how this teaching relates to Lord Maitreya.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_11-25_3__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1139

Rome Pushing “Mother of the World” Status For Mary Goddess & the Darkness of Mother Teresa
11/25/07

The new pope continues the tradition of pushing the RC Virgin Mary goddess as the unifying force in the world. In September he toured several of the Marian shrines in Europe, speaking of: “the significance of the Mother of God.” “In her maternal love, Mary continues to take under her protection people of all languages and cultures, and to lead them together, within a multiform unity, to Christ. In our problems and needs we can turn to Mary,” he said. In this statement we see how the Mary goddess is positioned between man and Christ. Instead of trusting Christ alone, the people are encouraged to trust Mary instead. We also see how Mary is moving to bring “all languages and cultures” together. How is she doing this? Through special visions called “apparitions,” according to the book Queen of All : “She appears as a living, breathing, three dimensional lady enveloped in exquisite light,” according to the visionaries and seers that see her. Through these, she speaks her messages to the world. Refered to by RC as the “lady in light” this devil invites worship, encourages praying the rosary and other Roman Catholic rituals, and speaks repeatedly of world peace through unity of all religions.  Many are unaware that these apparitions of her are occurring in countries dominated by other religions as well, with a similar goddess that is prominent in Islam and the major eastern religions.   We will then take a look at the tortured existence of “Mother Teresa” + How U.S. prisons are recruiting Muslim Chaplains+Joseph Smith's (The founder of the Mormon Cult) involvement with the occult + How the pre-flood environment enabled human, plant and animal life to get so big and live so long.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_11-25_2__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_11-25__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1140

Mega-churches & The Greedy Hirelings in Their Pulpits
11/25/07

The 'LA Times' reports Creflo A. Dollar, senior pastor of World Changers Church International, preaches that God will reward his faithful with material riches. It is a gospel that has won the flamboyant, demon-possessed preacher a 25,000-strong congregation -- and a Rolls-Royce, a multimillion-dollar mansion and a private Gulfstream III jet. Now a Senate committee is investigating whether Dollar and leaders of several other mega-churches have illegally used donations to fund opulent lifestyles. Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) has sent letters to six high-profile mega-churches, including Dollar's in College Park, Ga., requesting that they hand over records of salaries, expense accounts, credit cards, cars and airplanes.' Jesus came into the city of Jerusalem on a donkey,' Grassley said in a telephone interview. 'Do these ministers really need Bentleys and Rolls-Royces to spread the Gospel?' Grassley has some other specific concerns. For example, he wants Paula and Randy White, pastors of the Without Walls International Church in Tampa, Fla., to document thier tax-exempt cosmetic surgery. And he wants Joyce Meyer, who runs Joyce Meyer Ministries from Fenton, Mo., to explain the tax-exempt purpose of a $23,000 'commode with marble top.' Next we will look at a report documenting how the megachurches and “pastorpreneurs” like Bill Hybels, Rick Warren and Joel Osteen are ‘fleecing the flock' by offering a luke-warm gospel, giant screen TV's, rock music & plenty of entertainment.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_11-25_1__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=920

Massacre of Innocence - The Occult Roots of Abortion (Part 1)
11/18/07

In this teaching we will be looking at the occult roots of abortion (aborticide) with little known historical facts about abortion and how they relate to witchcraft & modern day feminism.  Patricia Baird-Windle, Founder and owner of Aware Woman Center for Choice (AKA: abortion clinics) was quoted saying: 'You practice your religion and let me practice mine.''My religion is a holy ritual child sacrifice'  On August 4, 1992, two employees of Aware Woman abortion clinic, Veronica Jordan and Rebecca Morris, registered a non-profit religious corporation known as the Wiccan Religious Cooperative of Florida (WRCF). The stated purpose of the WRCF is to provide an umbrella organization for witch covens throughout the state of Florida. The incorporation papers list the two abortion clinic employees as directors of the Wiccan organization. Shortly after the Wiccan Religious Cooperative of Florida was founded, Carol Ebbing, another Aware Woman abortion clinic employee procured the book entitled: “The Sacrament of Abortion” by a Ginnette Paris, a witch in France, who presents abortion as 'a sacred act' & 'A sacrifice to Artemis”.  In this teaching we will also endeavor to show you how the struggle against this horrific act is primarily a spiritual one. Throughout history, certain pagan cultures have sacrificed human infants to satanic deities as a part of a complicated ritual in return for favors asked of them. While few of those involved in abortion today are consciously engaging in child sacrifice, that is precisely what abortion is: The sacrifice of a human life on the alter of convenience & to the god of self.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_11-18_1__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_11-18__.pdf

Massacre of Innocence - The Occult Roots of Abortion (Part 2)

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_11-18_2__.mp3

Massacre of Innocence - The Occult Roots of Abortion (Part 3)

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_11-18_3__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1141

Biblical Cause of Jewish Affliction, John Hagee, Christian Zionism Warning-Pt. 1
11/11/07

In John Hagee's new book “In Defense of Israel” he boldly denies that Jesus Christ came to earth to be the Messiah. To watch him personally say this (and much more) click the link below or go to:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0K1GEs2gAI  

With all the attacks on the Lord Jesus Christ by so called “Christians” like Hagee, I felt it necessary to do a full teaching on the subject of Israel and the reason for her afflictions from Babylon to the end of the tribulation. The major cause of Israel's perpetual troubles and afflictions is not external but internal – i.e. the nations continued rejection of Jesus Christ the Messiah.  During the first century, Jesus Christ offered Himself as Messiah to Israel. Had they accepted Him they would have had peace with God and with man. The direct consequence of rejecting Him was the forfeiting of God's blessings, which included a peaceful existence in their God-given land and in their capital city, Jerusalem.  Israel's leaders were (and are) spiritually blinded and brought indescribable hardships upon themselves and their followers by rejecting the Prince of Peace.  At the same time we as Christians are not to condemn the whole Jewish race for their indiscretions and blame them for every evil that exists today, like some ministries and people do.  With this teaching will attempt to do is present this complex subject from a Biblically balanced perspective.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_11-11_1__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_11-11__.pdf

Biblical Cause of Jewish Affliction, John Hagee, Christian Zionism Warning-Pt. 2

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_11-11_2__.mp3

Biblical Cause of Jewish Affliction, John Hagee, Christian Zionism Warning-Pt. 3

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_11-11_3__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=922

Pastor Hagee Denies Jesus Christ as the Messiah! (Part 1)
11/04/07

http://tinyurl.com/yabopnx
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5973801642022704507&ei=1f1OSbLTLpPiqQLokNzvCw&q=john+hagee&hl=en

Pastor John Hagee is now boldly & openly proclaiming that Jesus Christ was not the Messiah (the Christ)! Since Hagee is deeply involved with the current Illuminist leadership of Israel, this is mostly likely one of the final moves to deceive his followers (& whoever else will listen) into supporting the coming false messiah (Antichrist). In order to establish a solid foundation for this teaching the first part will be devoted to proving that modern day Israel is being totally controlled by Cabalistic Illuminists. An accurate description of these devils would be Revelation 3:9: 'I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie.' The second part of this teaching will be devoted to refuting Hagee's new book (In Defense of Israel), in which he relentlessly twists Scripture in order to deceive his readers. The net effect is a perversion of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Some exact quotes from this book read: 'Jesus refused to produce a sign … because it was not the Father's will, nor his, to be Messiah'. (p 138) 'The Jews were not rejecting Jesus as Messiah; it was Jesus who was refusing to be the Messiah to the Jews.' (p. 140) 'They wanted him to be their Messiah, but he flatly refused.' (p. 141)  'Jesus rejected to the last detail the role of Messiah in word or deed.' (p. 145) Hagee's own writings condemn him, especially in light of: 1 John 2:22:  Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist...'

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_11-04_1__.mp3

Pastor Hagee Denies Jesus Christ as the Messiah! (Part 2)

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_11-04_2__.mp3

http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_11-04__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1143

Kylemore Abbey...

...is nestled among the mountains of Connemara. It overlooks a lake, and above it there is a statue of Jesus high on the mountain.

Giant Jesus Statue, Cantamar, Mexico

Giant statue of Jesus, known as Christ the Redeemer ('Cristo Redentor')

 It is famous for its spectacular natural setting, its Carnival celebrations, samba and other music, hotel-lined tourist beaches, such as Copacabana and Ipanema, paved with decorated black and cream swirl pattern mosaics, and also for its huge social disparities, shanty towns, violence and drug traffic. Some of the most famous local landmarks in addition to the beaches include the giant statue of Jesus, known as Christ the Redeemer ('Cristo Redentor') atop Corcovado mountain, which has recently been named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World; Sugarloaf mountain (Pão de Açúcar) with its cable car; the Sambódromo, a giant permanent parade stand used during Carnival; and Maracanã stadium, one of the world's largest football stadiums. Rio also boasts the world's largest forest inside an urban area, called Floresta da Tijuca, or 'Tijuca Forest'.

Heaven-bound: Giant Jesus Statue

NEWSFLASH!! During a storm on June 14, 2010, the giant "King of Kings" styrofoam and fiberglass Jesus statue was struck by lightning and burst into flames. The statue was reported to have been completely destroyed.

Before that meteorological portent, this was our visit story:

Jesus has risen near the interstate north of Cincinnati. A 62-ft. high sculpture of Christ appears to explode from the dirt behind the amphitheater at Monroe's Solid Rock Church. From the waist down, he's underground....

Indonesia unveils giant Jesus statue

Muslim-majority Indonesia has unveiled one of Asia's tallest Jesus Christ statues in the mainly Christian town of Manado on North Sulawesi island, the company behind it said today.

Indonesian real estate developer Ciputra built the 30-metre-high

statue in its CitraLand residential estate, hoping it will lure tourists and become a religious icon, the company's marketing manager Sonya Lasut said.

"It looks like the Jesus is flying to bless people," she added.

The white monument - which shows a robed Christ with his arms and palms outstretched above his head - took nearly three years to complete and cost five billion rupiah (about $A611,000). It also consisted of 25 tonnes of metal fibre and 35 tonnes of steel, Lasut added.

She said the Indonesian Museum of Records had certified the statue as Asia's tallest Jesus - overtaking the 27-metre tall Cristo Rei in East Timor's capital Dili - during a ceremony on December 2.

However, Vietnam's state-run tourism agency SaigonTourist says on its website that the southern coastal resort city of Vung Tau is home to a 32-metre-tall Jesus Christ statue. A museum official said he did not have a record of the Vietnamese statue.

Exo 20:4  Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Exo 20:5  Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Exo 20:6  And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.


Giant Jesus statue completed in Polish town

SWIEBODZIN, Poland (AP) -- Workers have completed a giant statue of Jesus Christ in a small Polish town that its creators say ranks as the biggest in the world.

Hundreds of residents gathered to watch a towering crane lifting the crowned head onto the top of the statue in the town of Swiebodzin on Saturday.

The statue is the creation of a retired local priest, Rev. Sylwester Zawadzki. Many local residents and business people in Swiebodzin (shvee-eh-BOHD'-jeen) say they hope it will put their town of 22,000 on the map for Roman Catholic pilgrims and bring in money to their community.

The statue's completion had been delayed by strong winds.


Workers raise the crowned head of a statue of Jesus before placing it slowly onto the figure's body, in Swiebodzin, Poland, on Saturday Nov. 6, 2010. Workers have completed a giant statue of Jesus Christ in a small Polish town that its creators say ranks as the biggest in the world.

Christians ‘on verge of extinction’ in Iraq, Muslim leader warns

A Muslim leader is calling on the Iraqi government and US-led forces to step up their efforts to protect the Christian minority in Iraq from extinction.

Navaid Hamid, Secretary of the South Asian Council for Minorities (SACM) and a Muslim, said the deadly attack last weekend on a church in Baghdad was a heinous crime that should be strongly condemned by the international community.

“With the murderous attack, the safety of Iraq’s Christian minority has become critical and it is the prime responsibility not only of the regime in Baghdad but also that of the allied forces led by [the] US to restore confidence and provide safety because never in the history of Iraq, minorities were so vulnerable [sic],” he said.

Around 58 people are believed to have died when al-Qaeda linked militants stormed the Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad and opened fire on the congregation.

Hamid said Christians in Iraq were “paying a high price” for their faith and living in fear because of the “unprecedented” levels of violence against them.

“It is a fact that they are on the verge of extinction in Iraq,” he said.

An estimated 400,000 Christians have left Iraq and sought asylum in the US and Europe because of the persecution they face in Iraq.

The biggest victims of the US-led invasion of Iraq, Hamid said, were its minorities.

“[They] have become easy target [sic] for terrorist attacks in their own country,” he said.

Earlier this week, Christian and Muslim leaders issued a joint statement condemning the attack on the church in Baghdad. Signatories of the letter included Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal of Jordan and representatives of the World Council of Churches.

They said the attack was an “inhumane” act that “contradicts all religious teachings and Middle Eastern culture that enabled people to coexist for many centuries”.

They called on the UN Security Council and Iraqi officials to put an end to terrorist attacks “aimed at degrading Iraqi people … and defiling Christian and Islamic sacred places”.

The Islamic State of Iraq, the group which claimed responsibility for the attack, has threatened to continue targeting Christians. It says it attacked the church in retaliation for the supposed detention of two women converts to Islam by the Coptic Church in Egypt.

According to the Associated Press, the Church’s head, Pope Shenouda III, said God had turned the attack to good by creating sympathy for his church.

Christians who turned up to St Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo for Wednesday’s service were made to pass through metal detectors before being allowed in.

Addressing the congregation, Shenouda said: “God either prevents evil or turns it to good. Affirming that everything turns to good, the message that reached us brought sympathy for us from the Noble Al-Azhar [a revered institution of higher learning in Egypt] and from many writers and journalists and the interior ministry and police.”

In Iraq, armed security guards have been placed outside some churches after last Sunday's attack.

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/christians.on.verge.of.extinction.in.iraq.muslim.leader.warns/27025.htm

Iraqi police commander held in church attack

An Iraqi police commander was detained for questioning Tuesday in connection with the deadly attack on a Catholic church in the capital as a top political leader blamed the carnage in part on lax security.

Meanwhile, hundreds of grieving Christians and other Iraqis packed a funeral service for the dead in a sanctuary not far from the Our Lady of Salvation Church, where Islamic militants killed 58 people and wounded nearly 80 in a shocking attack during a Sunday-evening Mass.

Iraq's top Catholic prelate, Chaldean Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly, urged the government to protect the nation's Christian community and not let their promises just be ink on paper.

"We are gathered here in this sacred house to say farewell for our brothers who were just the day before yesterday exclaiming love and peace," Cardinal Delly told a weeping congregation at the Chaldean St. Joseph Church in central Baghdad. "Now fate has decided that they will leave us."

An Iraqi military spokesman said Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered the detention of the police commander, whom he did not identify by name. The commander was in charge of securing the Karradah neighborhood in Baghdad where Our Lady of Salvation is located.

The attack was the worst in years on Iraq's already dwindling Christian community.

Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi said the assault was "very painful" for the stunned nation because "it harbors a sinister plan to empty the region of one of its main components: the Christians."

"Such bombings in Iraq refer to an important security breach which should be quickly handled," Mr. Abdul-Mahdi, in Damascus, Syria, told the Associated Press.

Mr. Abdul-Mahdi is a top leader of a fundamentalist Shi'ite political coalition in Iraq that is reluctant to support Mr. al-Maliki for a second term in office.

France offered late Monday to grant asylum to 150 Iraqi Christians, including some of those wounded in the siege.

Story Continues → http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/nov/2/iraqi-police-commander-held-church-attack/

Bombs kill over 100 as Iraqi Christians mourn
Bombings occurred hours after a memorial service for some of the 52 hostages and police killed in Sunday's church raid.

A series of bombs rocked mainly Shi'ite areas of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 100 people and wounding dozens two days after al Qaida militants staged a bloodbath when they took hostages in a Christian church.

The bombings occurred hours after a memorial service for some of the 52 hostages and police killed in Sunday's church raid, and as the Iraqi government vowed to step up security for Iraq's Christian minority.

The third major assault in Iraq since Friday appeared to demonstrate that a weakened but stubborn insurgency has a greater capacity to carry out large-scale strikes than U.S. and Iraqi officials have acknowledged.

Iraq remains in political limbo almost eight months after an inconclusive election, raising fears that Sunni Islamist groups like al Qaeda might exploit the tensions to try and reignite sectarian war.

"The initial death toll we have so far is 40 killed, 80 wounded, I repeat, it is an initial death toll," Baghdad security spokesman Major General Qassim al-Moussawi said, adding that there had been 14 explosions in all.

"(They were) all in Shi'ite neighbourhoods."

Health Minister Saleh al-Hasnawi said 36 people died, but that could rise, and 320 were wounded, most of whom had been released from hospitals. One police source, who asked not to be named, said the eventual death toll could exceed 100.

One of the biggest explosions appeared to target restaurants and cafes in the Shi'ite slum of Sadr City.

The latest series of strikes came two months after the U.S. military formally ended combat operations in Iraq 7-1/2 years after the invasion, and the Iraqi security forces took on primary responsibility for protecting the public.

Sunday's attack was the worst against Iraq's Christians since 2003, and drove fear deep into the hearts of many Iraqi Christians who had so far resisted the urge to flee their
war-torn country.

"Why don't they tell us frankly if they aim at emptying the country of the Christians? This is our country. We will stick to it. It is absolutely barbaric to target people who are praying," Bishop Matti Shaba Matoka, head of the Syrian Catholic Parish in Baghdad, told Reuters at the memorial service.

Fourteen coffins

Security was tight around the Chaldean Saint Joseph Church, where the service was held. Fourteen coffins, draped in Iraqi flags, were lined up near the main podium. Wails echoed throughout the church during the service.

Moussawi said an investigation had been launched to find out how al Qaeda-linked gunmen managed to storm the church despite checkpoints, and that anyone found to have been negligent or complicit would be held accountable.

He said the assailants were disguised as guards working for a private security firm and carried fake identification.

Defence Minister Abdel Qader Jassim said authorities ordered the detention of the police commander in charge of the district where the church attack took place for questioning, a standard procedure after high-profile attacks.

Jassim vowed to step up security for Iraq's Christians.

"Christians are our folk and it's our duty to protect them. You can't imagine how much we regret what happened," he said.

Gunmen tied to an Iraqi al Qaeda offshoot seized the hostages at the Our Lady of Salvation Church, a Syrian Catholic cathedral, during Sunday mass, demanding the release of women they said had converted to Islam but were being detained by the
Coptic church in Egypt. Early reports said they also sought the release of al Qaeda prisoners in Iraq and Egypt.

The attack, which lasted several hours, ended when security forces raided the church to free more than 100 Iraqi Catholics.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/bombs-kill-over-100-as-iraqi-christians-mourn-1.322526

Zeitgeist Movie Rebuttal to Its Attack on Jesus Christ (Part 3)
10/28/07

The first 37 minutes of the Zeitgeist movie is one of the most ludicrous, damnable, unbiblical deceptions that Satan has ever concocted. This movie takes some (mostly inaccurate, easily refutable) pagan history and tries to apply it to Jesus Christ. Satan is the great counterfeiter and now he is attempting to portray Jesus as just one more pagan deity that Catholicism repackaged into pseudo Christianity around 318 AD by the first Pope Constantine. The purpose of this article is to address the first theory (out of four) put forth in the movie – that Jesus is a mythological amalgamation of various pagan gods and deities that were invented by the Egyptians, Catholics and other cultures. The allegations concerning Jesus Christ in the Zeitgeist movie can be summarized as follows: The Jesus proclaimed in the Bible is not a historical person, and in fact He never even existed; unbelievably asserting that the Jesus Christ found in the pages of the New Testament gospels is an invention of the Biblical authors who painstakingly copied attributes of ancient pagan deities and created a new god to be worshipped. Further, the movie asserts that astrology is the foundation behind much of the writing in Scripture. The end conclusion is that Christianity is a myth just as all the pagan religions that came before it and therefore is untrue. All these blasphemous theories are thoroughly refuted in this teaching. Please reference the free PDF on this webpage for the rebuttal documentation.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_10-28_3__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_10-28__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=924

Zeitgeist Movie Rebuttal to Its Attack on Jesus Christ (Part 2)
10/28/07

The first 37 minutes of the Zeitgeist movie is one of the most ludicrous, damnable, unbiblical deceptions that Satan has ever concocted. This movie takes some (mostly inaccurate, easily refutable) pagan history and tries to apply it to Jesus Christ. Satan is the great counterfeiter and now he is attempting to portray Jesus as just one more pagan deity that Catholicism repackaged into pseudo Christianity around 318 AD by the first Pope Constantine. The purpose of this article is to address the first theory (out of four) put forth in the movie – that Jesus is a mythological amalgamation of various pagan gods and deities that were invented by the Egyptians, Catholics and other cultures. The allegations concerning Jesus Christ in the Zeitgeist movie can be summarized as follows: The Jesus proclaimed in the Bible is not a historical person, and in fact He never even existed; unbelievably asserting that the Jesus Christ found in the pages of the New Testament gospels is an invention of the Biblical authors who painstakingly copied attributes of ancient pagan deities and created a new god to be worshipped. Further, the movie asserts that astrology is the foundation behind much of the writing in Scripture. The end conclusion is that Christianity is a myth just as all the pagan religions that came before it and therefore is untrue. All these blasphemous theories are thoroughly refuted in this teaching. Please reference the free PDF on this webpage for the rebuttal documentation.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_10-28_2__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_10-28__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=924

Zeitgeist Movie Rebuttal to Its Attack on Jesus Christ (Part 1)
10/28/07

The first 37 minutes of the Zeitgeist movie is one of the most ludicrous, damnable, unbiblical deceptions that Satan has ever concocted.  This movie takes some (mostly inaccurate, easily refutable) pagan history and tries to apply it to Jesus Christ.  Satan is the great counterfeiter and now he is attempting to portray Jesus as just one more pagan deity that Catholicism repackaged into pseudo Christianity around 318 AD by the first Pope Constantine.  The purpose of this article is to address the first theory (out of four) put forth in the movie – that Jesus is a mythological amalgamation of various pagan gods and deities that were invented by the Egyptians, Catholics and other cultures. The allegations concerning Jesus Christ in the Zeitgeist movie can be summarized as follows: The Jesus proclaimed in the Bible is not a historical person, and in fact He never even existed; unbelievably asserting that the Jesus Christ found in the pages of the New Testament gospels is an invention of the Biblical authors who painstakingly copied attributes of ancient pagan deities and created a new god to be worshipped. Further, the movie asserts that astrology is the foundation behind much of the writing in Scripture. The end conclusion is that Christianity is a myth just as all the pagan religions that came before it and therefore is untrue. All these blasphemous theories are thoroughly refuted in this teaching. Please reference the free PDF on this webpage for the rebuttal documentation.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_10-28_1__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_10-28__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=924

Contraception & the Bible
10/21/07

link to http://www.abortiontv.com/

In this teaching many will be shocked at the way many birth control methods actually work.  From "The Pill", to "The Patch" to IUD's all are potentially "Abortifactive"  according to the companies that make them. Gen 1:28: “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it…” Gen. 9:7: And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.” While Catholics reject (or, at least, they are supposed to reject) contraception because their Pope tells them to, Christians are only supposed to listen to the Word of God. From the apostles to 1930, however, no true Christian denomination or group ever permitted the practice, and it was Christian state legislatures across the country that made the trafficking of contraceptives illegal until the Supreme Court intruded in Griswold v. Connecticut, paving the way for Roe v. Wade. So in other words 75 years ago this message would of not been necessary because the topic was not a topic worthy of debate. Contraception was considered by Christians a grievous sin, and that fact was a forgone conclusion that was not debated by Christians. Did you know the word “contraception” is not even listed in the Websters 1828 dictionary. So the next questions to ask yourself would be: Are the Christians of today more right with God than those of the times past. The Bible warns us speaking about the Laodicean church and current church age in Rev. 3:14-19.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_10-21_3__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_10-21_2__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1146

Halloween, Human Sacrifice, Stonehenge and the Wicker Man (Part 2)
10/21/07

In this teaching we will be taking an extensive, shocking look at virtually all the Halloween traditions modern day humanity currently embraces. Halloween is not just innocent entertainment. Its symbols and practices breathe new life into the dark rituals and symbols of past civilizations. Satan's main strategy has always been to tempt people to love what God hates, prompt them to pursue his enticing path, and deceive them into thinking that his 'new' way is as good. Since his strategies don't change, God's warning in Proverbs 14:12 is as relevant now as it was in King Solomon's days: ' Most people follow the masses, and the masses follow the media, especially when it promotes thrills and adventures that feed the lust for forbidden thrills. The occult has always focused on gory images of violence, death and destruction. We see it in today's media, music, and movies. As people become desensitized to occult violence and horror, the images in popular entertainment grow increasingly and indescribably evil. Yet, this is old news. Thousands of years ago, God warned us, 'All those who hate Me love death.' (Proverbs 8:36)

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_10-21_2__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_10-21_1__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=925

Halloween, Human Sacrifice, Stonehenge and the Wicker Man (Part 1)
10/21/07

In this teaching we will be taking an extensive, shocking look at virtually all the Halloween traditions modern day humanity currently embraces.  Halloween is not just innocent entertainment. Its symbols and practices breathe new life into the dark rituals and symbols of past civilizations. Satan's main strategy has always been to tempt people to love what God hates, prompt them to pursue his enticing path, and deceive them into thinking that his 'new' way is as good.  Since his strategies don't change, God's warning in Proverbs 14:12 is as relevant now as it was in King Solomon's days: ' Most people follow the masses, and the masses follow the media, especially when it promotes thrills and adventures that feed the lust for forbidden thrills.  The occult has always focused on gory images of violence, death and destruction. We see it in today's media, music, and movies. As people become desensitized to occult violence and horror, the images in popular entertainment grow increasingly and indescribably evil.  Yet, this is old news. Thousands of years ago, God warned us, 'All those who hate Me love death.' (Proverbs 8:36)

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_10-21_1__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_10-21_1__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=925

Witchcraft Practices Biblically Exposed & Defined (Part 2)
10/14/07

In this teaching we will be looking at Deut. 18:9-14; Verse 9 reads: “When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.” We will be Biblically defining each term mentioned in this portion of Scripture including: Having your son or daughter pass through the fire, divination, an observer of times, an enchanter, a witch, charmer, a consulter with familiar spirits, a wizard, and a necromancer.Having your son or daughter pass through the fire is another way of saying child sacrifice. Then, it was typically done openly to the false god of Molech or Kronos to secure a financial blessing. Whereas now it is done in secret while the baby is still in the womb, to the equally false God of “Self”. It is now called abortion. Currently this horrific procedure is still preformed to secure a perceived (Proverbs 14:12) financial blessing of not having another mouth to feed or take care of. If you think about it practically every sin that any of us ever commits is rooted in self-centeredness. Now in the Bible it is apparent by examining scriptures, that child sacrifice is one of (if not the most) grievous sin in God's eyes. And that it usually precedes severe judgment from God). This is not my opinion as the Word of God is full of stories relating to God's severe wrath being brought on by this sin. In a world where this sin abounds it is only a matter of time before God's judgment will fall.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_10-14_3__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_10-14__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1148

Witchcraft Practices Biblically Exposed & Defined (Part 1)
10/14/07

In this teaching we will be looking at Deut. 18:9-14; Verse 9 reads: “When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.”  We will be Biblically defining each term mentioned in this portion of Scripture including: Having your son or daughter pass through the fire,  divination, an observer of times, an enchanter, a witch, charmer, a consulter with familiar spirits, a wizard, and a necromancer.Having your son or daughter pass through the fire is another way of saying child sacrifice. Then, it was typically done openly to the false god of Molech or Kronos to secure a financial blessing. Whereas now it is done in secret while the baby is still in the womb, to the equally false God of “Self”.  It is now called abortion.  Currently this horrific procedure is still preformed to secure a perceived (Proverbs 14:12) financial blessing of not having another mouth to feed or take care of.  If you think about it practically every sin that any of us ever commits is rooted in self-centeredness. Now in the Bible it is apparent by examining scriptures, that child sacrifice is one of (if not the most) grievous sin in God's eyes. And that it usually precedes severe judgment from God). This is not my opinion as the Word of God is full of stories relating to God's severe wrath being brought on by this sin. In a world where this sin abounds it is only a matter of time before God's judgment will fall.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_10-14_2__.mp3
http://pdf.cftresources.com/2007_10-14__.pdf

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1148

Identifying False Prophets, Preachers and Teachers (Part 3)
10/14/07

The Bible says that FALSE:  christs, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, workers, and  brethren will come from the churches and to the churches particularly in the end times. God wants the true believers to be aware of them and to reject them. They will come appearing as true and sincere but they are deceptive workers.  For example a false pastor will appear as a true pastor, a false prophet will appear as a true prophet, a false teacher will appear as a true teacher, and so on. In short, a false church will appear as a true church. Even though they appear as true, Jesus Christ says that they are wolves in sheep's clothing & they will deceive many. If possible they will seduce even the very elect with signs and wonders. Etc...  So, if you and I do not know the difference between the true and false workers, then we will be deceived. The Word of God teaches how to know a true pastor from false pastors, a true prophet from false prophets, a true teacher from false teachers, a true worker from false workers, a true evangelist from false evangelists, and so on. The word of God cautions us about them, instructs us to identify them and advise us to reject them. With this in mind let us study the word of God.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_10-14_1__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1149

Identifying False Prophets, Preachers and Teachers (Part 2)
10/07/07

The Bible says that FALSE: christs, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, workers, and  brethren will come from the churches and to the churches particularly in the end times. God wants the true believers to be aware of them and to reject them. They will come appearing as true and sincere but they are deceptive workers.  For example a false pastor will appear as a true pastor, a false prophet will appear as a true prophet, a false teacher will appear as a true teacher, and so on. In short, a false church will appear as a true church. Even though they appear as true, Jesus Christ says that they are wolves in sheep's clothing & they will deceive many. If possible they will seduce even the very elect with signs and wonders. Etc...  So, if you and I do not know the difference between the true and false workers, then we will be deceived. The Word of God teaches how to know a true pastor from false pastors, a true prophet from false prophets, a true teacher from false teachers, a true worker from false workers, a true evangelist from false evangelists, and so on. The word of God cautions us about them, instructs us to identify them and advise us to reject them. With this in mind let us study the word of God.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_10-07_2__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1149

Identifying False Prophets, Preachers and Teachers (Part 1)
10/07/07

The Bible says that FALSE:  christs, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, workers, and  brethren will come from the churches and to the churches particularly in the end times. God wants the true believers to be aware of them and to reject them. They will come appearing as true and sincere but they are deceptive workers.  For example a false pastor will appear as a true pastor, a false prophet will appear as a true prophet, a false teacher will appear as a true teacher, and so on. In short, a false church will appear as a true church. Even though they appear as true, Jesus Christ says that they are wolves in sheep's clothing & they will deceive many. If possible they will seduce even the very elect with signs and wonders. Etc...  So, if you and I do not know the difference between the true and false workers, then we will be deceived. The Word of God teaches how to know a true pastor from false pastors, a true prophet from false prophets, a true teacher from false teachers, a true worker from false workers, a true evangelist from false evangelists, and so on. The word of God cautions us about them, instructs us to identify them and advise us to reject them. With this in mind let us study the word of God.

http://mp3.cftresources.com/2007_10-07_1__.mp3

http://www.contendingfortruth.com/?p=1149