CS Newsletter Vol. 1 Issue 12

Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 12
Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Greetings Christian Soldiers!

Welcome to the Christian Soldiers Newsletter.

Our mission is to encourage Christians to stand firm in their faith and in their convictions.

And the serpent hissed: "The Secret"

Genesis 3:

4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

5For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Folks, if you have not yet become aware of "The Secret" and its "Law of Attraction", chances are, you soon will.

"The Secret", a book and film written and created by Rhonda Byrne and endorsed and promoted by Oprah Winfrey proclaims, in essence, that we can control the outcome of our lives and fortunes by positive thinking. We attract, by our attitudes, both positive and negative, outcomes that are positive or negative.
As wonderful and marvelous, and downright practical as this may sound at first blush, the reader should note that an extremely important element is left out...The Sovereignty of God Almighty.

Please consider the following excerpts:

You are God in a physical body. You are Spirit in the flesh. You are Eternal Life expressing itself as You. You are a cosmic being. You are all power. You are all wisdom. You are all intelligence. You are perfection. You are magnificence. You are the creator, and you are creating the creation of You on this planet.

The earth turns on its orbit for You. The oceans ebb and flow for You. The birds sing for You. The sun rises and it sets for You. The stars come out for You. Every beautiful thing you see, every wondrous thing you experience, is all there for You. Take a look around. None of it can exist, without You. No matter who you thought you were, now you know the Truth of Who You Really Are. You are the master of the Universe. You are the heir to the kingdom. You are the perfection of Life. And now you know The Secret.

As you can see, the Secret is nothing new. It has been around in one form or another since the beginning of Creation when Satan lied to Eve. The lie is told in a number of venues today, many times in the guise of Christian teachings, i.e. "Name it and Claim it" theology and the "Prosperity Gospel", among others.

I found a review of "The Secret", which shares my assertions, at http://biblicalspirituality.org/secret.html, and for brevity sake I now direct you there.

Sadly, not everyone is going to accept the teachings of God's Word. Many will perish. If you have not yet accepted the gift of salvation, I urge you to do so now by praying to God:
"Father, I am a sinner. Please forgive me of all my sins, for which You sent Your Precious Son, Who, though Himself blameless, died on the cross, in my place, so that I should not perish, but have life everlasting. Father, thank you, for the resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ, Who died, was entombed, and rose again on the third day, as a sign and a promise to me, that I, too, will have a resurrected body and share in Your Kingdom, forever." Amen.

Romans 10:

1Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

2For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

3For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

4For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

5For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

6But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

7Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)

8But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

9That 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.

10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

11For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

16But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

17So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

18But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

19But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

20But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

21But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

To those of you who are Christians, I urge you to join me in showing others that "The Secret" is not of God, but of a world yet dominated by Satan, who has set out "The Secret" and other false teachings as a pit, snare and stumbling block before the feet of mankind.

Please meditate upon the following scriptures:

Proverbs 3:

5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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Philippians 2:

1If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

2Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

4Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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Philippians 4:

1Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

2I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.

3And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.

4Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

5Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

8Finally, 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.

9Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
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Thank you for reading all this and God Bless.

In His Service,

Bruce
http://christiansoldiersonline.org

P.S. - The Cross in the Middle should have been mine.

And the serpent hissed: "The Secret"

Proverbs 12