2 Timothy 2:15 and the Hebrew Roots CULT movement

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."- 2 Timothy 2:15KJV

It seems like there is a new cult popping up every week! I keep hearing about all these strange "christian" teachings such as the Hebrew Roots movement, Christian reconstructivism, word of faith movement, etc...

That's why it's SOOOO important to constantly be in the bible(which I need to do more of) so we can know what is true, and what is a lie.

The problem with these movements is that they mix truth with lies, so it can kinda sound right but something is off. So this week I'll be going into the Hebrew roots movement and why it's not sound and a cult which adds works to what Jesus did.

We are saved by the blood of Jesus alone! That's it! It's kind of like in passover when the Hebrews put blood on their doors so that the wrath of God would pass over them. Now imagine if a Hebrew back then would say "well I know I was told that the blood alone saves, but I'm going to mix it with something I made JUST IN CASE". That's not going to save you!

I actually talked to THREE hebrew roots movement cult members in the past month. They tell Christians to live under mosaic law and to observe special holidays, kosher eating (no pork), Sabbath on a saturday, etc...

Here are some questions I would ask a HRM cult member.

1) How many animal sacrifices do you do today? "For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it."- James 2:10

2) You say pork is unclean? What about Acts 10:15 "The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean."

3) You say that the OT was originally written in Hebrew, how can you trust ANY of it then since you don't have the original texts?

4) Colossians 2:16-17 & Romans 14:5 state observing holidays and such are a personal choice not required.

5) How do you please God? How are you saved? Was it by obeying the law or by Faith in Jesus Christ? (Galatians 3:5)

"For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are."- Romans 3:20

In His Love,

Kay

wow...just wow...

Sharing the gospel!

Praise God for an awesome night sharing the gospel the other day. I got to speak with these young ladies (who gave permission to put this photo up). And overall, it was a great night! I don't have the full list of people I talked to in front of me so hopefully I will put that up soon in detail. But one thing that really stood out to me is a random conversation I had with a young gentlemen. He laughed and said "Isn't God like santa claus where he puts your good and bad deeds on a scale and you hope you did more good than bad".

It really upset me because this awful lie of santa is distorting people's views of the true God. Our bad deeds are so bad that we can never make up for them.  In the old testament it says "All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away."- Isaiah 64:6

The original text for "filthy rags" is actually menstrual rags! How gross! And that's how our "good" deeds are in God's eyes because we aren't doing them to glorify Him, but to glorify ourselves.

For example, I remember when I was younger and didn't believe in God, I did a lot of volunteer work and it was ALWAYS to make myself feel better. So I can tell people what I did or know that I helped someone. It was nothing to do with God! It was all about me and chasing a feeling.

The thing is that our sin is so bad there is no "cosmic" scale (this is what the majority of all other religions teach, but it's not true). We are all GUILTY. We all deserve hell. I deserve hell! But God in His mercy sent His only son Jesus that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life! Wow! Amazing how much He did for us! And to accept that free gift we have to repent and believe in Jesus alone for the forgiveness of our sins. And then follow him as our Lord and Savior.

I often hear this example. If you lie to your parents, what happens? You get in trouble. If you lie to a police officer you go to jail for a short time. If you lie to the President of the US you go to jail probably forever. See the penalty is different depending on who the violation was against. It's the same with God. If we sin against God, our punishment will be eternal(in hell).

I also wonder why we call our "good deeds" good? The bible says"...No one is good--except God alone."- Luke 18:19 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."-John 15:5 We can do no good apart from God.

God bless,
Kay

People will do for a lie...

People will do for a lie, what Christians aren't willing to do for the truth.

 I noticed an older gentleman sitting at a table handing out religious material. Upon further examination I realized he was a "jehovah's witness". It seemed as if he came there quite often and just sat all day and to be honest it upset me beyond how I thought it would.

 My heart was so heavy for this poor man who was trying to earn his way into heaven (that's what JW believe). That he was there day after day earning "points" with God, hoping at the end of his life he would have enough.

That's not why I witness and that's not why the group of people I go out with share the gospel. See if you are in Jesus, you cannot earn ANYTHING!!! Jesus paid it all! All to Him I owe. Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow! Anything good we do, is from God doing it through us, which He prepared for us. See everything is about God! It's not about us. "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."- Ephesians 2:10

We do it because we love Jesus and we love others that we don't want them to perish. And also, God commands Christians to share their faith. It's so confusing to me how Christians will not get off the couch to do anything or to share their faith when we have the truth! And millions of cult members share their faith with everything they have, and for a lie sending people straight to hell.

"therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”- Matthew 9:38

Houston we have a problem...

Texas Vs Russia

One of my favorite Christian songs :)

Can you ever STOP sharing the truth?

So I'm not sure how many of my readers know this but I'm not a missionary. I don't do this full time and I don't get paid to do it or through a church or anything like that. It's just a random group of people coming together to share the gospel with strangers.

That being said I do have a professional job in my "other life". And I get criticized quite often for sharing my faith in business. I even get criticized by other Christians... So it really makes me ponder the whole thing and think about is there ever a time you can just "turn off" your beliefs? Is it more appropriate to not say anything at all when we have the opportunity to? This is something I'm wrestling with I guess.  But if people are criticizing Tebow, then they will do it to me as well ;)


 xoxo, Pray with Kay

Reflecting & the world of evangelism...

I really have no words for how awesome this summer was and how much God has blessed me to serve! Two years ago, I never could have even IMAGINED God would call me to go and preach the gospel to complete strangers in one of the most sinful places on the east cost (seaside heights).

I remember going to that same boardwalk as a teenager and used to call myself an atheist and I honestly hated the things of God. How I wish that someone would have shared the gospel with me then, as it would have saved me a lot of grief for my sins. Flashbacks set in as all the stupid things we used to do on that boardwalk. But how much God has saved me from, I will never know... Furthermore, I cannot believe I get to serve with my wonderful husband who God has truly blessed me with! Like I said, I never could have imagined what God has done in my life and how much He changed me!

The other thing I noticed was how utterly MISERABLE the people there were. It seemed like a "happy" place because of the rides and games. But everyone there was searching and their souls were lost and you can tell by their faces. They kept trying to fill the gap in their heart with drinking and drugs and partying, but were never filled.

It was really an adventure going on the boardwalk and I wasn't sure what to expect the first time we went out. If you don't think people hate God, then spend a night at the boardwalk saying the name of Jesus and sharing the gospel! People will look like they want to kill you!

Luckily we were not alone, I couldn't believe the numbers of other brothers and sisters in Christ that were there sharing the truth of Jesus alone! I've never noticed them before and was just amazed how God was sending His disciples...

We spoke with probably hundreds of people but there were two major highlights for me during the summer. 1) I got hugged by a gang member whose name I believe was Kyle. It was an experience I will never forget as he really thought it was too late for him in life to be forgiven since he was in a gang and cut people. He said he had done too much wrong. My husband and I spoke with him to tell him it's never too late to repent and trust in Jesus and he said he would think about these things. A couple of minutes later, I saw Kyle approaching me again and he said something like "what you said meant a lot, can I have a hug". I was BLOWN AWAY COMPLETELY! It really meant a lot and I pray that God saves him.

2) On one of the last nights we were there, a large group of kids stopped by to chat. I found out they were from my hometown! My heart kind of dropped because I just pictured myself and it really hit home. One of the kids said "You know, I think God brought us here for a reason tonight!". I said "yes you are right! Let's get to the gospel!".

Overall, it was an AMAZING summer and really the best summer of my entire life! It's hard to imagine that only a few months later the entire place would be washed away in the ocean. God willing we will return again...

God can use anyone!

"Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong."- 1 Corinthians 1:26-27

Saints, please pray for me I was struck with the flu pretty bad and have been out of it for almost a week :( I haven't been able to write much but would love to share one of my favorite videos of 2012.