Daily Devotional, Year 3 – January 4 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 2)

By admin On February 10th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – January 4

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The Gospel According To Pollyanna,

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Part 2

To read Part 1, click here…Daily Devotional, Year 2 – January 2 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 1)

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“For the time will come

when they will not endure sound doctrine;

but after their own lusts

shall they heap to themselves teachers,

having itching ears;

And they shall turn away their ears from the truth,

and shall be turned unto fables.”

2nd Timothy 4:3, 4

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In this above passage, the Lord is foretelling of a day when the churches will no longer tolerate the Bible in its entirety.

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**And there are many today who believe that we have come to that very time, in which the attendees of most all churches demand some form of an “itching ears” gospel.**

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Church Audience hands – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Public Domai

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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO POLLYANNA

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Now, back in the 1960’s, a very popular movie was introduced, called “Pollyanna”.

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And in that movie, a young girl came to live with her very harsh and judgmental aunt.

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And that young girl, Pollyanna, had discovered 800 totally non-offensive Bible verses!

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**And so, the movie tension centered on Pollyanna’s, “cotton-candy-soft”, 800-verse, no-judgment gospel, against the fire-n-brimstone preaching that her aunt was pushing.**

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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HOLLYWOOD’S WAR ON CHRISTIANITY

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Yes, Satan is waging much of his war on Christianity, via the television and movie industry.

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**And such movies as this have made pastors and churches deathly afraid of being seen as too harsh and judgmental (especially in this extremely morally-permissive society!).**

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Hollywood Sign – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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“IN YOUR FACE” PREACHERS

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And let’s face it! There is some validity to all this, considering, in decades past, many evangelists and preachers had taken to shouting, finger-pointing, condemning, and threatening their audiences with eternal torment!

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This was not the way of Jesus, nor was it the way of the disciples, nor of Paul!

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Listen…“The words of wise men are heard in quiet more

than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.”

Ecclesiastes 9:17

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Yes, our God is a quiet God. He’s definitely not an “in your face” God!

Very rarely did He lift up His voice and shout!

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And so, those preachers who become loud and overbearing only prove that they do not correctly understand God’s character!

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Sunday preaching – Wikipedia – US public domain

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A SOFTENED VERSION OF THE GOSPEL

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Unfortunately, in today’s church-world, the pendulum has swung much too far in the opposite direction!

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Like Pollyanna, a great movement has been currently afoot, to develop a gospel of man’s own making, by eliminating much of the seemingly harsher passages in the Bible.

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ABOVE PICTURE – Adding to or taking from God’s Word, the Bible

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EMBRACING THE WORLD

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Many pastors believe if they can somehow just eliminate the harsh edge from the Bible, they can then appeal to a much wider segment of society!

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And it’s true! If you can just present a “Jesus” which allows people to “honor” Him one morning a week, yet pursue this selfish world the other six-and-one-half days, then you might be able to fill up the pews!

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WORLD HATES THE TRUE JESUS

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But when Jesus came into this world to preach the Good News of Salvation, He was rejected by the world.

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Listen to Jesus…

“The world cannot hate you (Jesus’ unsaved brothers);

but Me it hateth,

because I testify of it,

that the works thereof are evil.”

John 7:7

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We hated Jesus because He condemned this selfish world!

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And the world still hates Jesus today, for the very same reason!

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Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – CROPPED IMAGE – Wikimedia

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COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE”

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But the Good News (but very sad as well!) is that God is calling His people to come out of the Babylonish confusion which exists in this world…

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Listen… “And I heard another voice from heaven,

saying, Come out of her (Babylon), My people,

that ye be not partakers of her sins,

and that ye receive not of her plagues.”

Revelation 18:4

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And for those who are willing to accept the Bible, all the Bible, and not just the “nice passages”, they will find a wonderful fellowship with the Lord…

…as they joyfully become followers of Jesus, as He leads us up and out of this hopeless and dying planet…

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ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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TO READ PART 3, CLICK HERE…

December 10 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 3: “A Pretentious Form of Godliness”)

Pollyanna statue – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, help me today, to begin to read the Bible for my own self, instead of allowing others to tell me what the Bible says…

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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VARIOUS SIGNS SPOKEN OF…

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**Now as far as those who search Bible prophecy concerning “signs of the End”, most of us were expecting extraordinary heavenly phenomena.**

You know, looking for such things as giant asteroids or other colossal cataclysmic occurrences.

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Asteroid – Giant impact – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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VARIOUS SIGNS MENTIONED…

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**But you see, God has mentioned various constellations in Scriptures: Orion, The Pleiades, Mazzaroth, etc.**

But He also spoke in Revelation of “great signs” in the heavens:

…a woman with child…

**…a dragon who swept a third of the stars…**

**…and Michael who fought against that dragon.**

(see Revelation, Ch. 12).

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The Bible also speaks of other signs in the sun, moon, and stars.

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and it is the purpose of Signs Of Heaven website, to introduce these wonderful signs and to reveal the many Bible passages which explain them.

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And if you are one of the fortunate ones to receive this amazing message, then you too can begin to proclaim this heavenly love story to anyone willing to listen.

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Comet Hale-Bopp-29-03-1997 – cropped image – Wikipedia – share-alike license

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TOMORROW…

January 5 (Our Favorite Babysitter: Satan! Part 3: “What Seeds Am I Sowing In My Kid’s Hearts?”)

kids – children – Mohawk haircut – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM, A QUESTION/ANSWER CALL-IN, TALK SHOW.

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN…

Harold Camping Bible Conference Open Forum #17 (youtube.com)

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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