Encouragement
Yet when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, for I am compelled to preach.
Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!" 1 Corinthians 9:16
The assault on the Christian faith continues in earnest, while some are
fighting back! There was a movie in theaters worldwide last December to cash
in on the Christmas season. This was a wonderful movie geared to teach
children there is no God and to indoctrinate them from their earliest years
to become atheists. The movie, "The Golden Compass," is a movie adaptation
of a book series by the atheist and a bold and brazen hater of the Christian
faith, Philip Pullman. The Golden Compass is the first in a fantasy trilogy
of books entitled "His Darkest Materials." Pullman's books are designed to
spread his atheistic beliefs to children, and the hero of his story acutally
kills "god."
The movie version of Pullman's book intentionally left out the Godless
themes. Many feel this was not only done to make the movie more accepted by
a mainstream audience, but also an attempt to create hype around Pullman's
books which are clearly written to teach children the Christian faith is a
myth, there is no God, and the church is an organization that tortures and
kills children. There is no doubt that the movie's success at the box
office, helped the sales of Pullman's books. For a complete review of this
movie and book series written by my dear friend Dr. Ted Baehr for
WorldNetDaily, go to: http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58341
I am sharing this with you today for several reasons. First of course, is to
warn parents to keep their children away from both the movie and the books.
Second though, is to make the case again that in this dark, fallen, and
increasingly Godless world, Christians better start speaking up, better
start competing for the hearts, minds, and SOULS of men since that is the
real battle! While most Christians are too busy with their lives to care
about the world around them, tools of satan like Pullman are busy spreading
their gospel of death and destruction, and without conscience purposely
targeting children.
They understand the better percentage of 2 full generations have never been
to church, so they have virtually no resistance in lying to children there
is no God, Christians are weak and pathetic, and the church is only about
money and power. JK Rowling already proved how easy it is to reach children
with her "stories" glorifying witchcraft, wizardry, and sorcery, while
parents were either too busy to care what their children were reading or
actually helped in making her garbage available to them. Why would a parent
who has a weak belief in God or none at all, rejects the Bible as Truth,
doesn't have a relationship with Jesus, and never goes to church, care if
their children were reading books that promoted atheism?
On the positive side of the movie theater aisle recently was the movie
"Bella." Bella is a small, independently produced film that won the People's
Choice award at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. It isn't riddled with sex
and violence, but is a wonderful story of life. It is about a young woman
who finds herself pregnant, contemplates having an abortion, but decides to
KEEP THE BABY! It is a movie where God is a prominent thread throughout and
takes a clear stand that life is precious. This is a movie families SHOULD
see with their children, since it gives you great opportunities as you eat
pizza or ice cream afterwards, to reinforce the powerful lessons of life
this movie portrays.
So my friend, the battle wages on. That shrinking minority of people who
love Jesus will stay away from "The Golden Compass," while the masses flock
to it and then to the books. This movie and the books will only reinforce in
the minds of those who are growing up void of God that there is no such
being, that Christians are mentally unstable people who hate everyone, that
the Bible is a book of fictional stories, and believing in Jesus is no
different than believing in Santa Claus! This is the growing mindset of the
masses my friend, and now God-haters like Pullman are helping to
indoctrinate and reinforce these ideas in the impressionable minds of
children!
What can you do? KEEP SPEAKING OUT WHEN YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY! Don't back
down at work, at school, in the gym, in the grocery store line. Rise up and
take your stand for Christ and His Truth. Why are those who follow satan
fearless and bold and never hesitate to state what THEY believe, while
followers of Christ are afraid and timid and will hold their tongue instead
of speaking out? WE HAVE THE TRUTH!!! GOD IS REAL!!! THE BIBLE IS THE
ABSOLUTE TRUTH WE CAN STAKE OUR ETERNAL SOULS ON!!! JESUS IS THE WAY THE
TRUTH AND THE LIFE AND NOBODY COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THRU HIM!!! Either
you believe it or you don't, and if you believe it, have the guts to DECLARE
IT!!!!
I love you and care about you so much. A newspaper reporter recently wrote,
"Bill Keller says what many feel and would like to say, but simply don't
have the nerve to or the platform." I agree with that. I understand everyone
is not called to the marketplace to battle with men like Howard Stern, the
homosexual activists, those who promote the false religion of Islam, those
who aggressively promote atheism, members of the cults like the Mormons, the
JW's, the Scientologists, the Masons, Kabbala, and others. We all have our
calling. God has called me to the front lines to battle these tools of satan
with His Truth and the eternal hope we have in a personal relationship with
Jesus Christ.
Listen, I could have easily built a huge Christian organization over these
past years. I could have a staff of hundreds, a new glass building, a new
Gulfstream, mansions, new luxury cars. All I had to do was play the same
politically correct game everyone else is playing, target my message to
those who I know will agree with it, don't offend people by warning them
they will die and go to hell without Jesus, compromise the absolutes of the
Bible when it makes good business sense, and play the political games to be
in the right circles. Trust me my friend, I could easily do ALL of that and
build a nice personal empire. BUT I AM NOT HERE TO BUILD MY KINGDOM, BUT
GOD'S. THIS ISN'T ABOUT BILL KELLER, IT IS ABOUT THE ETERNAL SOULS OF MEN.
John the Baptist preached in the wilderness, I preach out of the back of a
used car lot. I am shunned by the religious establishment of the day because
I refuse to play their games. Those who have become "leaders" by virtue of
their building big organizations simply dismiss me as some fringe loudmouth
in Florida who doesn't get it. No, I do get it. I don't get these "men of
God" whose motivation is the mammon and temporary pleasures and power of
this world rather than the souls of men. But that is OK since when I take my
last breath, it won't be any of those men who I will stand before, it will
be God Himself! When I lay my head down for the few hours of sleep I get
each night, it is God who I have to be at peace with.
I challenge you today. For those who love the Lord and have committed your
life to Him, GET BUSY SERVING HIM! Now more than ever God needs His children
busy about His business. I know we have all been called to serve Him in
different ways. Some God has blessed with great positions in the business
community, others with lots of resources. I can only ask you to pray about
helping me. I am willing to put my life literally on the line for the
Gospel, to take His Truth to the heart of where satan operates on television
as well as aggressively and interactively on the Internet.
I have nothing but my faith. My wife and I live month to month by the grace
of God. I am only able to bring God's message of hope and everlasting life
through Jesus because of the prayers and sacrifice of so many friends like
yourself. So while you pray about how you can serve the Lord each day, also
pray about how you can help me as we take our bold and visible stand for
Christ in the marketplace each day. Together, we have, we are, and we will
continue, to make an impact for Christ!!!
In His love and service,
Your friend and brother in Christ,
Bill Keller
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