http://www.ffwbwagoner.org/ en http://www.ffwbwagoner.org/typo3conf/ext/tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.ffwbwagoner.org/ 18 16 TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:42:00 -0400 http://www.ffwbwagoner.org/community/blog/single/last-days/ Hi: One thing about this internet thing is that there is quite a bit to get a fundamental pastor... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:42:00 -0400 http://www.ffwbwagoner.org/community/blog/single/ignorance-is-a-two-way-street/ Hi: Yesterday, I was reading an article on the internet which was blasting those who publish text... General Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:24:00 -0500 http://www.ffwbwagoner.org/community/blog/single/using-your-mind/ Hi: I'm writing this Monday evening, 3/01/10 and first of all I want to thank God for being with... I'm writing this Monday evening, 3/01/10 and first of all I want to thank God for being with us in such a real way this past Sunday morning.  We were blessed with His presence while enjoying a gospel concert with 4 4 1.  Those guys came in the Spirit of the Lord and shared with us under the anointing of His Spirit.  I truly recommend that if you have a chance to be in service with them, don't past it up!!! This evening, I want to comment just a few lines about the fact that so often Christians are accused of not being able to think, so we have to operate by blind faith.  First, I have always stressed that God never asked anyone for blind faith, that's the devil's thing.  God promises that if you will reason with Him, your sins will all be forgiven because you will come to the realization that He is the ultimate reality.  An intelligent faith is what God desires.  I can remember when I was in high school and different ideas were offered as proof of the reality of evolution.  One of these "proof's" was the experiment of Stanley Miller which took place in 1953.  Mr. Miller shot electric sparks through what he claimed to be the same atmosphere of primitive earth and produced a red goo containing amino acids, thus proving that life could originate without intelligent design.  I am almost tempted to say that since Mr. Miller was the designer of the experiment, it was proof of unintelligent design, but I won't.  Use your mind and reason this out.  First of all, the atmosphere used was a "supposed" atmosphere as no one really knows what the atmosphere would have been composed of at that time.  Secondly, since this result came about because of the intelligent design of the men involved, it was by diffinition, intelligent design.  Also, it is a long ways from having amino acids to having life.  Don't let the fact that someone has some letters after their name prevent you from using the tools God placed between your ears.  The nice thing about knowing the truth of creation is that we can answer the question, "which came first, the chicken or the egg?"  The chicken by way of creation. I am glad that I am not a Christian because of ignorance but rather I am a Christian because I examined the evidence.  Whenever some one tells you that God's Word isn't true, he is depending on one thing only, your ignorance being greater than his.  I pray that God is giving you a great week. Pastor Bill ]]> General Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:01:00 -0500 http://www.ffwbwagoner.org/community/blog/single/pastors-blog-022410/ Hi: This is actually my second attempt at this thing called "blogging" or... This is actually my second attempt at this thing called "blogging" or "bogging" depending on who you are talking too.  They tell me that the computer ate the last one or it got sent to the never never land of the internet zone.  But I'm gaining on it as you can now email me at pastor@ffwbwagoner.org.  For those of us from the 50's, in more ways than one, that's quite an accomplishment. As time goes by and I get more adapte at this, I want to see if we can't answer some of the why questions that churches don't seem to get to very often.  As a general rule, Free Will Baptist, of which I have been a part all my life, spend a lot of time on "what" but very little on "why" and without the why, many people see little or no reason for the what.  Most people, in or out of God's family, have seen or known someone who professed Christ do something or say something that seemed totally wrong for a child of God.  These type things led some to think that there is really nothing real about Chrisitanity.  But the simple fact is that perfection is not a requirement of Chrisitanity.  Being a Christian does not change the fact that we still have a sinful nature. Salvation or being a Christian is about God's grace being applied to our lives through faith.  This salvation come by God's grace plus nothing else.  We don't earn it or deserve it.  It's God's unreserved love being offered to sinful man.  It is apply to us through faith.  Now this simple faith isn't easy, and it isn't based on a feeling, but it is based on a decision on the part of each individual to base his life upon the fact that God is a reality and His will is not only surpreme, but the only way to actually have the abundant life each of us seeks.  But understand this, without faith, God's grace will not be applied.  And if the faith ceases, so does the benifits of faith.  God is interested in the sincere desires of your heart, not how successful you are at achieving the godliness you desire.  It is the devil's idea that you must somehow be perfect in order to be a true child of God. If you any questions that you'd like me to address or just a topic for discussion, just email me at pastor@ffwbwagoner.  Thanks for listening! Pastor Bill ]]> General Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500