Friday, May 29, 2020

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Family Bible Study....AGAIN!

Thank you so much to those that came to the very first Family Bible Study and the beginning of Titus Ministries.  You all are awesome and your support means the world.  With prayer and immediate encouragement from very kind people, it looks like this will be a weekly thing!  If you are hungry for the Word, eager to pray with other believers IN-PERSON (delete Zoom), then this is for you!

This past Sunday the 24th we studied through most of Luke chapter 12, and had great discussion about Scripture and current events and I think it left us all excited to do it again.  We had a park ranger come up to us to let us know that that the “picnic area was closed” (which is insane considering the grass a few feet away would have been fine to sit in) but at least he was respectful and clear that he was just giving us information.  We stayed put and finished our study.

Please join us again this coming Sunday, May 31st at San Gorgonio Park in San Clemente at 10:30am!

Titus Ministries
San Clemente Church!

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Write to Your Elected Officials!

One of the most difficult commands given to us by our Lord Jesus Christ is found in Matthew 5:44:  "But I say unto you, 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." I don't think there's anyone that doesn't struggle with this.

The Church in the United States is under the worst oppression it has ever seen, and our elected officials are often egomaniacal tyrants that seek total control of the population.  It is easy to desire bad things to happen to these people, but what would be the most ideal outcome for them?  Conversion of course!  Pray for our oppressors that they would find Christ and understand how essential the Church is.

We can pray for them, and we can also e-mail them about their treason against the people, against the Constitution, and their role in the numerous suicides, closed businesses, domestic violence cases, alcohol/drug abuse and so on.  Let them know that "we the people" will not tolerate this horrific attack on our freedoms and way of life.

It's very easy to e-mail city council members, mayors, county supervisors etc.  Keep your e-mail professional, direct, and brief.  Here's just a few official sites that I quickly found for you to send e-mails to your elected officials:






And so on!

Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God
Resist Tyranny

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Ravi Zacharias 1946 - 2020

Ravi Zacharias went to be with the Lord today, May 19th after a battle with a rare cancer.  While I didn't follow his work very closely, it was clear that he had tremendous influence and provided brilliant apologetics for the Faith.  He dedicated his life to God and created a huge international ministry dedicated to the intellectual defense of the Christian Faith.

He was also a prolific author and many of his works were best-sellers.  Check them out here: 


Ravi Zacharias (1946 – 2020)
Ravi Zacharias

Monday, May 18, 2020

Family Bible Study at San Gorgonio Park, San Clemente

Announcement:  There will be a family fellowship and Bible study gathering this coming Sunday, May 24 at 10:30am!  The location will be San Gorgonio Park in San Clemente.  

It's super important for children (and adults) to socialize so hopefully there is a big turn out.  This will be very casual so just come as you are and maybe bring something to sit on.  Bible study will likely only be around 30 minutes and then we can all stay as long as we like and enjoy hanging out.

See you there!



Titus Ministries Presents
Titus Ministries

Saturday, May 16, 2020

6 Day Creation

One of the great Biblical truths I affirm is that the universe and all things in it were created in six 24-hour periods (days) about 6,000 years ago (around 4,000 B.C.).  We know the approximate date of creation by following the detailed genealogies given to us in the Bible, and we know how long creation took from the accounts in Genesis 1 & 2 as well as Exodus 20:11.

It's unsurprising that non-believers reject this in order to cling to their blind faith in atheism and billions of years.  This is in spite of the mountains of scientific data that reject even the possibility of abiogenesis, macro-evolution, and billions of years.  However, is it rational for Christians to accept the openly secular naturalistic idea of deep time and molecules-to-man evolution?

Of course not, and I'll tell you why.  First of all, as I mentioned above, the Bible makes it clear that all things were created in 6 literal days.  Just like Jonah was in the belly of the whale for 3 days, and Jesus Christ was in the tomb 3 days, the universe was created in 6 days.  It's irrational and inconsistent for Christians to accept some time periods in the Bible but reject others.

Jesus makes it clear that Adam & Eve were "in the beginning" and didn't arise after millions of years when He said in Mark 10:6, "But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female" (which also debunks the new absurd idea that there are "multiple genders").

Also, evolution requires death upon death for ages but before Adam & Eve (yes, real literal people) the Bible makes it clear that there was no death.  Romans 5:12 says, "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned."

Finally, not only is there no room anywhere in the Bible for evolution and billions of years, there is no scientific data to support it either.  Absolutely none.

I realize this is a very short post on a very lengthly topic, but I'll tackle individual claims and arguments in future posts.  For now, please check out these great resources on the issue:

And there are so many more!



six literal days of creation
6 Day Creation

Friday, May 15, 2020

Forced Vaccinations

The topic of vaccines is hotly debated and an issue people are very divided on.  The reality is that huge money is at stake with all pharmaceutical drugs, and forced vaccinations would mean tremendous profits for the suppliers.  The truth is that the flu is more deadly with a vaccine than COVID-19 is without one!

The first ever peer-reviewed study of vaccinated vs. unvaccinated children shows that vaccinated kids have a 470% increase in autism.

With the CoronaHoax in full swing, BigPharma and their investors are heavily pushing mandatory vaccinations.  This is outrageous, and possibly the biggest assault against freedom in American history.

The mayor of Los Angeles said the city won't fully open until there is a vaccine, and the governor of  the state of Washington said that "COVID-Test-Deniers Will Not Be Allowed To Leave Home To Get Groceries."

Also, the company ApiJect was awarded $138 million to produce 500 million filled syringes with COVID vaccine plus RFID microchips to track people.

Now, I'm not saying that the Mark of the Beast detailed in Revelation 13 is coming soon....but it sure looks a lot like the Mark of the Beast is coming soon!

Here's a segment of a sermon by Pastor Chuck Baldwin on the issue of forced vaccinations: 


We Do Not Consent
No Forced Vaccines!

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Babylon Bee & Tyrant Newsom

The Babylon Bee is a hilarious Christian news satire website (in case you didn't already know), and they've had some great headlines recently such as the one below.  This goes along with my posts on "Submission to Authority & Romans 13" and "Should Christians Resist Tyranny?"

The Babylon Bee is making the same point that I've made.  If the government told Christians to throw away their Bibles, they would in order to be obedient to man rather than God.  It's truly a sad state of Christendom here in the United States in many ways.

Churches need to open up united as soon as possible--right now--and let people worship God together and pray together as congregations.  If this doesn't happen soon, our anti-Christian government will place permanent restrictions on churches and even Bible study groups.  We cannot allow that.


Babylon Bee Satire?
Babylon Bee

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Should Christians Resist Tyranny?

In my other post discussing Submission to Authority & Romans 13 I briefly discussed the Christian role living under secular government.  In short, Christians should fear God and obey His commands rather than submit to anti-Christian demands of an unbelieving and wicked government authority.  In this post I'll answer the question of actively resisting tyranny.

So should Christians actively resist tyranny specifically as it relates to California's wicked governor Newsom's unconstitutional orders?  Not only should Christians be standing up for their right to attend church and worship God with fellow believers, they should be boldly doing it as a unified front.  It is a bizarre 20th Century American phenomenon for Christians to be so passive and willing to compromise their faith because of government demands.

In fact, if anyone should be protesting and writing letters to state officials it should be Christians that want to follow God rather than men, whose conviction compels them to stand up for righteousness and against evil.

How many people come to know Christ through churches?  How many people get baptized in churches?  The church is absolutely essential to spreading the gospel and saving souls for Jesus Christ.

And this is just what we're seeing.  At the protests I have been to with my "Church is Essential" sign, most of the people there are Christians.  Prayer huddles have started happening regularly at Huntington Beach as well.

Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
- Psalm 97:10

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
- Proverbs 8:13

We see tyranny and oppression resisted throughout the Bible.  Some notable examples:
  • Moses and the Egyptian - Exodus 2:11-12
  • The midwives in Egypt - Exodus 1:17
  • Esther going before the King - Esther 4:14
  • Rahab and the spies - Joshua 2:15-16
  • Jesus' preaching and healing throughout the Gospels
  • Spreading the Gospel - Acts 4:18-19; Acts 5:29
  • Samson and the Philistines - Judges 14-16

In all of the above example (there are many more) Scripture praises the people for doing the right thing before God.

Church is essential
Churches are Essential




Monday, May 11, 2020

Which Bible Translation is Best?

This is a common question that many people have, and it's a very important one.  The difficult part in answering this is considering what a person means by “best.” Personally, for serious study, I want the most accurate and as true to the original text as possible.  This means many translations are out since a lot of them are paraphrases and not actual translations.  These paraphrase Bibles like the NLT, The Message, The Passion Translation, and others are really just Bible mixed with translators commentary and personal perspectives of the text.  In other words, they are not translations of the Holy Word of God.  

Here is my list of the top four most accurate English bible translations:
  1. The Authorized (King James) Version
  2. NASB (the 1995 edition specifically)
  3. The English Revised Version of 1885 (RV)
  4. American Standard Version of 1901
And my list of the least accurate translations:
  1. The Message
  2. The Living Bible
  3. the New Living Translation (NLT)
  4. The Passion Translation
It's amazing that there are so many English Bible translations out there, and sadly a lot of the reason for that is greed.  Publishers want to market a new translation and sell it. 

Check out some biographies of the KJV translators here: https://kingjamesbibletranslators.org/bios/ Many of these men were geniuses and extremely well educated in Biblical languages, as well as very devoted to the Faith. 

In future posts I'll look in-depth at specific translations.

KJV
The Authorized King James Bible

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Host a Bible Study

In this time of increasing oppression for Christians, it is more important than ever to have regular home Bible studies.  Invite people over for an hour or so and pray and study scripture together.  Not everyone you invite will come, since many Christians sadly live in media-induced fear, but that's to be expected.

It is also not necessary to "study" scripture if you don't feel comfortable teaching; you can just read a passage and discuss.  The Bible is full of such amazing depth that it invokes conversation and inquiry all by itself.  Even if you are new to Christianity, you should offer to host a Bible study and hopefully get someone more experienced in scripture to help read through it.

Whether you plan to study or just read, plan what section of scripture you'll look at and read through it before hand.  Read some commentary on it so you know what's going on in that particular passage.

Here's some tips for a home Bible study:
  • Set a time frame and stick to it
  • Don't get caught up in preparing snacks; this is Bible study
  • Keep the focus on the Bible, not gossip
  • Have pen and paper available to write down questions that you can look up later
  • Don't get stuck on a difficult subject; it's ok to just move on
  • Pray - Never neglect prayer
  • Consider child care and make arrangements, but children should not be in a place where they can be a distraction



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