The Three Easter Messages, By Roger Behra

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The Three Easter Messages

 

By

 

Roger Behra

 

Every year as Easter approaches during Holy Week the emphasis is focused on the messages of Easter. There are three of them, and many people fail to realize that. They focus on one and fail to realize that the three messages are interrelated. So, we must realize that there are three messages and that they are equally very important: They are Jesus’ crucifixion, our guaranteed salvation, and the fact that Jesus rose from the dead.

 

We start our realization with this: Why did God plan to sacrifice His only begotten Son? For 2000 years Christians have spread the message: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him (Jesus) should not perish but have eternal life." This was the first message of Easter.

 

We continue our realization with this: As soon as Jesus drew His last breath our salvation was guaranteed. There was no salvation until Jesus was crucified and died on the cross. This was the second message of Easter.

 

We end our realization with this: Jesus for told His resurrection when scribes and Pharisees demanded He produce a sign to prove what He was teaching. Jesus alluded many time during His ministry on earth that he would be crucified but that He would rise again on the third day. That happened exactly as He prophesied. He appeared and proved Himself to the Apostles. He appeared to other people as well. He was radiant, young looking (about 30 years old), and very handsome. The Apostles did not recognize Him. Jesus had to show them the wounds of His crucifixion as proof. This was the third message of Easter.

 

We must forever be thankful for God's plan that was finalized on that very first Easter Sunday, and that Jesus willingly helped it to be completed. We must also be forever thankful for every Easter Sunday that reminds us and gives us the proof, hope, and satisfaction that our salvation is there and guaranteed as long as we believe and earn it through good earthly behavior. A guaranteed salvation and the knowledge that Jesus rose again from the dead is very, very comforting. So is the reminder we receive every Easter Sunday.

 

R. B.

4-14-13



Satan Never Quits, By Roger behra

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Satan Never Quits

 

By

 

Roger Behra

 

In case you are wondering and have not decided, the answer is absolutely, yes. Satan does exist, and he is wandering happily throughout the American culture during modern times seeking the ruin of souls. He has many tools: immoral sex; money; cohabitation; greed; envy; murder; hate; Godless living behavior. All of these surround us on a daily basis 24/7. There is no end, only if God wishes it.

 

Each year during lent prior to Easter Christians are reminded of how Satan three times tempted Jesus during his forty days away from everyone as He prayed and meditated. After the third temptation Jesus said to Satan, “I know who I am. You shall not tempt the lord thy God.” With those words Satan departed a big loser.

 

Satan hates Jesus with an everlasting passion, and he never gives up trying to win souls away from God for all eternity. Now, during modern times, Satan is unbelievably successful. Practicing Christians clearly knotice that is what is going on constantly around them.

 

Satan has modern favorites: immoral sex and money. Sex and money are not inherently evil. They become evil when Satan uses them as a tool for sinfulness, and he is working overtime using them for sinfulness in our modern world. The thanks can be given to the counterculture people living the philosophy. Sex becomes evil through cohabitation, infidelity, prostitution, rape, child abuse, homosexuality, teen sex, etc. These evils are running rampant in America's modern culture. Satan uses money as a tool for evil very frequently. Murders are arranged and carried out for money. Prostitution exists primarily because of the money that changes hands. Money is stolen. Banks are robbed.  The worship of money has replaced the worship of God in so many lives, and Satan loves that tremendously.

 

When the Roman soldiers were nailing Jesus to the cross he asked His heavenly Father to "forgive them for they know not what they do." Something similar can be said to the counterculture people, “forgive them for they opened a giant can of worms which has permeated the culture ever since." It is so sad to realize that so much evil behavior is accepted as normal everyday behavior. The American cult­ure is on the ropes and will never again be rehabilitated. It can only become much worse.

 

R. B.

2-24-13

Science Say Yes By Roger Behra

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Science Say Yes

By

Roger Behra

Every now and then on the Coast To Coast radio program a very interesting topic is revisited. Recently the topic of Near-Death Experiences (NDE) was revisited, and the core of the program was that science has concluded that NDE and what happens during them are real. Science has isolated the part of the brain (the right temporal lobe) that controls the events take place during an NDE. It is referred to as the God center of the brain.

For a long time scientists have tried to duplicate the near-death experience. They settled on the part of the brain that can do that. They know from stories told to them that all good NDE´s (some are bad) are the same. They know what to duplicate, but they cannot duplicate a complete NDE. They always end up mystified, because they cannot duplicate the LIGHT and life long transformation. Only God can successfully duplicate a genuine near-death experience.

Scientists now believe what they are told about the near-death experience: that there is a tunnel effect; that the patient travels to the LIGHT; that the LIGHT is all encompassing and all loving; that the patient enjoys being in the LIGHT: that the LIGHT greatly helps them in their thinking which leads to the certain transformation of their life. It is the LIGHT and life transformation that mystifies scientists because they cannot reproduce these in laboratory. Even doctors are more prone to listen and believe their patients, because many doctors themselves have had an NDE. No longer do doctors just ignore their patients and arrogantly and quickly leave the patient´s room.

Not all near-death experiences are pleasant ones, however. Some are “hellish”. There is no tunnel effect. There is not all encompassing LIGHT. There is only darkness, flames, and souls fire, weeping and hoping and crying and hoping somehow help can rescue them when another soul enters the pit. But it never happens. When a near-death experiencer is resuscitated he/she is eternally thankful and plans a quick life transformation.

A seventeen-year old gang member had a near-death experience. He ended up in the dark flaming pit. There he saw the flaming spirits and faces of three fellow gang members who died quick and violent deaths in gang fights. After he came back to life he left gang life, finished his education, entered a seminary, and was ordained a Methodist minister dedicated to helping youth avoid the gang type life.

A woman knew some things about the life of Jesus, but she had no idea about His personal appearance. During her second NDE she strongly felt she was in His presence. She told her sister that Jesus was tall, thin, had golden-reddish hair, and the most beautiful bluish-gray eyes. That stayed with her for six years, so he researched the life of Jesus. One record she found His personal appearance listed. He was tall, had golden-reddish hair, and beautiful gray-blue eyes. The transformation of her life gained more momentum as well as her research into NDEs. The LIGHT´s effect never leaves NDEer, and a life transformation is always also in effect. Science finally says yes. The woman is P. M. H. Atwater, author of “Beyond the Light”.

R. B.

5-19-12