"Christ or Belial"

"CHRIST or BELIAL"

"Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon

Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD

out of heaven; and he overthrew those cities,

and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of 

the cities, and that which grew upon the ground."

(Genesis 19:24-25) 

"Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils." (1 Corinthians 10:21)  "What harmony is there between Christ and Belial?..." (2 Corinthians 6:15) 

There are only two to choose from   ...  The Lord Jesus Christ or satan, Heaven or Hell, Good or Evil, Angels or devils, clean or dirty, Holy or unholy  ...  and these "two" are in constant battle for your soul.  You say, "What if I don't believe in either one?"  You're in for a rude awakening, because whether you believe it or not; the "two" are real, and you will wake up one day serving one or the other, in one place or the other, living your life for one or the other  ...  so choose ye this day whom you will serve.  "You're gonna' serve somebody; it may be the devil or it may be the Lord, but you're gonna' serve somebody," as the song says.  

Jesus Christ defeating satan

Sodom and Gomorrah made their choice and as the saying goes "if you play with fire, you're gonna' get burned."  The first thing we should consider is that Jesus Christ, our Lord, always wins!  It is wise, then, to be on the winner's side.  What is "playing with fire?"  It is participating in, seeking for, looking at, delving into, or opening yourself up to, anything "demonic."  What is demonic?  Anything that is wicked, evil, unholy, satanic, of witchcraft, and these things are extremely dangerous.

                   "Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his

                 son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or

                    sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or

                  or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who

                   consults the dead.  Anyone who does these things is

                          detestable to the Lord ..."  (Deuteronomy 18:9-14)

                              "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are  

                      these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

                    idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of

                  rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy,

                 drunkenness, orgies, and the like.  I warn you, as I did 

                  before, that those who live like this will not inherit the

                                    kingdom of God."  (Galatians 5:19-21) 

"Why is it dangerous?" you ask.  This is how people become possessed of the devil, and you can be so involved in those things that you no longer have the will to seek Holy things or the Lord Jesus Christ, and you can be turned over to a reprobate mind if you blaspheme against the Holy Ghost.  What does that mean?  There is only ONE sin that is not forgiven by Jesus Christ; blasphemy against the Holy Ghost.  "But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation." (Mark 3:29)  

Frightening, isn't it?  If that doesn't put the fear of God in us, we are a little too complacent, which is the attribute of this age in which we are living.  Murder, adultery, stealing, and many other of the sins listed in the Bible are all forgiven if one asks sincerely, humbly, and sorrowfully to be forgiven, but this ONE: Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is NOT forgiven.  How does one go so far that they will reach that point of no return?  Demon spirits can be rebuked and cast out; Mary Magdalene, in biblical accounts, was delivered of seven demons and went on to be a holy example and follower of Jesus Christ.  But, evidently, even in her possession, she did not go so far as to swear against, curse, or speak diabolically against the Holy Spirit of God.  

  Do Not open yourself up to possession by watching vampire films, evil television programs, or playing games of entreating witchcraft, going to fortune tellers, or paticipating in rituals which are demonic or satanic.

You say, "Who are you to tell me what to do?"  Nobody; I'm nobody, but maybe just a "voice crying out in the wilderness of a very witchcraft-filled age."  I was into some of those things before Jesus Christ came into my life, and I tell you the truth, "If you mess with those things, you WILL get burned."  The devil comes to steal, kill and destroy  ... who?  YOU and me, and anyone else he can "con" into his evil ploys.  They always lead to destruction, depression, and once one goes down that road, it leads to deeper and deeper evil  ...  until  ...  Drinking blood is evil, and a blasphemy of the Holy communion of Almighty God; don't watch it, listen to it to participate in it  ...  it is evil!

Heaven or Hell

There is a Heaven and there is a Hell; Lucifer or satan was cast out of Heaven, so he wants to take everyone he can into Hell with him.  Misery always likes company.  But, this is not at all funny; do you hear all the talk of the end of the world coming in 2012?  Who knows what is coming in 2012, but God  ...  we do know there will be judgment coming to the earth; we do know God's Spirit does not always strive with man; we do know a Holy God does not dwell with a sinful world; we do know God's track record  ...  The flood destroyed evil mankind  ...  Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because of evil  ...  satan was cast out of heaven because of evil  ...  people dropped dead in the Book of Acts Church because they lied  ...  No one evil will be able to dwell in Heaven  ...

We must choose  ...  The Lord Jesus Christ or Belial, the Lord God Almighty or satan.  Time is running out; the clock is ticking; the sands in the hourglass are pouring to the bottom; the countdown has begun.  In this generation of "choice," the decision is yours; whom will you choose?  The choice is life in Jesus Christ for all eternity where we will live with Him in peace and Joy and love forever  ...  or death with satan to burn in hell forever.  The Lord JESUS CHRIST is not willing that ANY be lost or perish  ...  come to Jesus while there is still time  ...  repent of all of your sins with an honest serious heart, ask Him to fill you with the Holy Ghost and you will speak in tongues as the Spirit gives you utterance; then, be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. 

There will come a day, very soon, when the door will be shut and time shall be  no more  ...  we must choose quickly and carefully  ...  "Christ or Belial."

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PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas, Pastor Kenneth Phillips)