Today, God's Love has been rejected & outlawed in public AND private schools as well as in all levels of our government, whether it be locally, statewide or nationally.  The LORD is no longer the God in America.

God's Love is even being rejected more and more in the general public right now and will soon be outlawed - made into a federal offense - a felony.  We will someday be considered a criminal if we present God's Love.

It has already been rejected AND outlawed by many of our friends and in our families homes, amen?  They don't want to hear it!  They don't want you to 'preach at them'!  They don't want to hear anything about 'the Bible'!

One of my favorite quotes from the movie/video Sheffey is where Robert Sheffey, a circuit riding preacher in the late 1800's:

"God never forces His will on men.. He calls them unto Himself.  If they will not follow Him, then they have to go their own way. The campground is done - not because you burned it, but because God's people didn't want it and God let them have their own way. Every time we give up a part of our faith, to try to fit into the ways of the world, we lose it forever.  We lose a precious part of God's promise - sacrificed to the world!

The world will never give it back...and someday, when the world tells us we can no longer have our religion, except where they say, and God is driven from our schools and our government, and our homes, then God's people can look back and know that our religion was not taken - it was given up - handed over - bit by bit - until there was nothing left."

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Note:  God is to be loved first!  That is obvious.  Now, remember that love is to include God the Father & God the Son. John 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. And if that King James is what it claims to be - the words of God spoken by Jesus Christ brought to us through and by the Holy Ghost - then we are to love that Living Book, too!  So in practical daily life, THAT BIBLE SHOULD BE LOVED FIRST OF ALL!

Then comes thy neighbour?
NO! Note: we are to love thy neighbour AS THYSELF.  So, we must have 'our self' together before we work on our neighbour, amen?  We must know where our own ducks are before we concern ourselves with someone else's row of ducks! Amen?

Note the great example in Mark 8:14-21 where the disciples just helped feed 4000 people, yet they forgot to feed themselves.  Are they a great example of humility?  NO!  Stupidity!  Carelessness!  Jesus rebuked them strongly!  Read it - it is a great lesson to learn!

So, in all reality and actuality, 'me-myself-I' comes before our neighbour regarding God's Love.

Simply put:  If we don't love ourselves enough to make sure we have the Love of God, then we certainly won't care if our neighbour has the the Love of God or not.

Even more simply put:  If we don't read the Bible ourselves and 'honestly' get something out of it EVERY time we read it EVERY DAY - then we certainly won't care if our neighbour ever turns to the scriptures, either, amen?

• How can we expect our neighbour to get the comfort of the scriptures if we ourselves don't seek and receive comfort from the scriptures?
• How can we tell our neighbour to get his guidance and direction from the scriptures if we don't seek guidance and direction from the scriptures ourselves?
• How can we tell our neighbour to seek strength from the scriptures if we don't seek strength for ourselves from the scriptures?
• How can we tell our neighbour to get cleansing from reading the scriptures if we ourselves don't seek cleansing from the scriptures?
• How can we expect our neighbour to have the scriptures work effectually in them if the scriptures don't effectually work in us because we ourselves are not reading?

It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. Luke 4:4.
If you care about yourself, then you will daily feed on the word of God!

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.  Philippians 4:8
If you care about yourself, then you will think on these things!

If you care about yourself, then you will present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

If you care about yourself, then you willbe 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 12:1,2

I wonder if that is a major reason why our public witness and battle is so weak in Christians today - we have allowed ourselves to slip backwards - we have given ourselves over to the world - bit by bit and soon enough, we won't be able to even get ourselves back.  Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;I Timothy 4:2

If you want your neighbour, your friend, your mom or dad, your husband or wife, your children and /or a worker buddy (buddyette) to feed on the word of God, then YOU HAD BETTER BE  FEEDING YOURSELF ALREADY!

Today, we are told that the scriptures tell us to Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; (Matthew 5:44).  We are told that we should love those who don't love us (Matthew 5:46). (Note: It also says Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect in verse 48, but I guess they ignore that one, amen?)

And this is where the Bible-hating, Bible-rejecting, Bible-perverting, Bible-denying 'ministers' in America come to a dead end. (I just love how Ruckman puts stuff - I enjoy using his quotes - he says it so well!).

John 14:1 - Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Talk about conditions!

John 14:6 - Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Talk about conditions!

John 6:29  Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Talk about conditions!

Romans 10:9 - That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Talk about conditions!

Matthew 7:22,23 - Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Romans 16:17 - Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
II Corinthians 6:14-17 - Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
Ephesians 5:11 - And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
Colossians 2:18 -  Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
II Thessalonians 3:14,15 - And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

So you see, the liberal can not stand to hear this stuff!  Loving your enemies to a Christ-rejecting "liberal" means "loving those who HATE the Lord".  We are not to compromise with any enemies of the Bible or enemies of the Body of Christ and we are to have absolutely no fellowship with any sinner who has not experienced the new birth.  (II Corinthians 6:14-17; Romans 8:1-20; Philippians 3:1-19).

As Christians, FOR ME TO LIVE IS CHRIST, we are not only suppose to just 'walk the walk' and 'talk the talk' so that they 'see Jesus' in our life, but we are to 'walk HIS walk' and 'talk HIS talk' so they 'hear' Jesus, too!

We are to try to introduce our neighbour to 'the church' - the body of Christ!  We are to offer to our neighbour, a PERSON!  This PERSON has shed His blood - has sacrificed His life - and has words to say!

We are to walk IN HIS BODY - saved and born again and in Christ!
We are to walk IN HIS WALK - imputed with His righteousness - sanctified and holy!
We are to walk IN HIS WORDS - the King James Bible - the words of Jesus Christ - inspired, preserved and  quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.  Hebrews 4:12

Many of you have a decent Christian walk - and many of you are even aware of "HIS" walk - you are learning what imputation and being 'in Christ' means.

And many of you even try to talk about Jesus Christ and His words - BUT... do you talk HIS WORDS!  Do you know your scriptures enough to actually 'speak them' - those scriptures are the LOVE OF GOD.

It is too bad when folks choose the way of the world - of the devil - and then when it doesn't go right, they have a tendency to blame God!
If they would accept the right God and the Love of that God - things would be different, amen?