Kentucky "Pastor" Accused of Being Drug Kingpin

The so-called pastor of Holiness Tabernacle Church in Olive Hill, Kentucky, Scott Gilliam, was arrested and accused of being a drug kingpin by police. He is being called the head of the largest pill trafficking ring in the history of Kentucky.

The unidentified lead detective of the state's FADE drug task force said that Gilliam "pastored a church while he was engaging in a major drug trafficking organization [which] is pretty heinous."

"Tens of thousands of pills that have a street value of $40 to $45 each. So you're talking [a] multi-million dollar trafficking organization," added the lead detective.

Gilliam used the church building as a base to traffic the drugs. Arrested with Gilliam was Brandon Logan, 28. The two were charged with conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and possession with intent to distribute.

This underscores the need for Christianity to take a much closer look at changing its practices, as people that are in fellowship and close relationships would have been able to see what was going on, and deal with it before it reached these proportions.

Another important factor is Christians must perform far better due diligence when identifying leaders, as there are clear mandates in the Bible as to what constitutes a leader, and those requirements must be not only identified, but proven over time.

San Antonio City Council Prepares to Attack Christians

The evil thought police of the San Antonio City Council are attempting to enact an ordinance that would discriminate against Christians who believe and follow the Bible.

Included with the ban for those the speak or show a "bias" under a wide range of descriptions, would not be allowed to participate "in city government, business or employment."

The new ordinance will declare this: “No person shall be appointed to a position if the city council finds that such person has, prior to such proposed appointment, engaged in discrimination or demonstrated a bias, by word or deed, against any person, group or organization on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, age, or disability.”

According to Pastor Charles Flowers of Faith Outreach International, it would exclude those accused of bias won't be allowed to "get a city contract. Neither can any of your subcontractors [who have demonstrated a bias] sign on to the contract.”

Christian leaders in Houston said "it allows the city council 'to prohibit those that speak their religious beliefs regarding homosexuality from serving on city boards.'”

Make no mistake about this, this is an attempt to suffocate Christianity by punishing its adherents from speaking the truth about false religions like Islam or perverted lifestyles of homosexuals and other deviants.

Not only should this be resisted, but the followers of Jesus Christ need to go on the offensive and not only battle to disallow the ordinance, but follow it up with pressuring to have those on the city council supporting this evil to be removed, and then suing the city for millions for its attack on Jesus Christ and his commands in the Bible we're required to believe, live, and speak.

We in Kentucky and Larue County need to be vigilant because liberals and their Democrat supporters and enablers are attempting to creep in and stealthily take over the state to promote their hideous agendas that go against the beliefs and way of life of its people.

Jesus Asks Us for All

One of the greatest challenges all Christians face is in responding to Jesus Christ and His requirement that He wants all of us and our hearts. Nothing less will do for Him, and the Holy Spirit continues to press true believers with that, as He seeks the place of Lord in our lives.

In light of that, He calls us to one purpose, an eternal purpose existing within the Godhead from before the world was created. A purpose within His call for all of who we are to be devoted to Him to extend to other believers; resulting in a community of saints sharing life together in entwined lives on a daily basis.

It's an amazing experience for those willing to give their all to Christ in this way, as there is nothing like it on earth, and that's understandable since it originates in heaven.

Many people don't think of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as a community, because we refer to the trio as God, focusing on the oneness they share together. That has obscured the family aspect of God, which has existed from eternity.

Christ has never gone off message, and the purpose of salvation isn't only to be saved from hell, but to bring us back into fellowship with Christ and one another, following in the footsteps of the organic life shared by the Godhead forever. In other words, the purpose from before time is still in place, and the Holy Spirit in the earth works fully towards that end.

This is why the ultimate end of the eternal purpose is for Christ to be all in all. That means a corporate experience where Christ is the center of our lives.

The story of Martha and Mary illustrates this perfectly. Martha complained about not being helped by Mary in serving, but Jesus replied by saying she was doing all that really mattered in life, and He wasn't going to take that away from her.

What was it? She was sitting with others centered around the person of Jesus Christ. According to the very words of Jesus, sharing life together based upon being centered in Christ is all that really matters in life, and we should embrace and seek those who are willing to forsake all to bring it into being in Christ.

There are those in Larue County who are committed to this. Contact us at geeb@hotmail.com if you're looking to fulfill the purpose of God in your lifetime in our local area.

Christians and Community

When talking about Christian community, I'm talking about living a life in Christ together that transcends the usual going to a building, listening to what is called a sermon, going home, and believing you've pretty much did your part as a member of that particular church.

Instead I'm referring to a people whose entire life is Christ, and by extension, those they're fellowshipping with in the way the Bible reveals and describes it, are also a part of the everyday life of believers.

This isn't just an illusion or wishful thinking, as I've lived in this type of Christian community in more than one city in America, as have numerous others.

And to quickly clear up a misconception that could easily arise, when talking about Christian community, I'm not talking about communes or something of that nature. Rather I'm talking about a people who understand they are the people of Jesus Christ, and by His wooing Spirit, are drawn to one another through Christ to share life together on a daily basis; going far beyond the unbiblical idea of attending something, which doesn't exist anywhere in the scriptures.

Christ has called us to something greater than that, and in Larue County I believe He wants a people that respond to His call of real, daily fellowship to Himself, and to one another.

Some have already started to respond to the call. Why not join us? Email me at geeb@hotmail.com if you have any questions or comments.

You can also go to Acts29Review to get a more in-depth look at Christian community and a close walk with Christ.

Are Christians the Abortion Problem?

There are disturbing numbers and trends that suggest the reason abortion continues to be difficult to battle against is because there could be women in large numbers who identify themselves as Christians that are getting abortions. If true, a battle can't be won that is undermined by those from within.

The Guttmacher Institute noted in 2008 that of those women getting abortions, 37.3 percent identified themselves as Protestants and 28.1 percent identified themselves as Catholic. Assuming those numbers are close to being accurate, there is a major but unsurprising number of those asserting they're Christians who participate in the murder of their babies. There is no way a victory can be achieved with that type of rank hypocrisy.

A number of pro-lifers, of which is am one, have disputed these percentages, but I'm not so sure they are correct in their believe the numbers are probably inflated.

I've known a lot of people across the United States, and when talking to women that say they are Christians, quite a number of them have acknowledged they have had abortions; many of them doing so after saying they came to Christ.

If that's the case, there is a huge problem in Christianity, one which I've known about for years, but is finally being revealed in issues such as the abortions mentioned above.

Before we get into that, also keep in mind that the Republican party has continued to support Planned Parenthood, supported by the fact when they have been in the majority the baby-killing organization continues to receive funding from them. What more can be said? It's the truth.

The Future of Freedom Foundation says this:

"According to Planned Parenthood’s latest report, the organization received $542.4 million in 'government health services grants and reimbursements,' including 'payments from Medicaid managed care plans.' Yet the report also states that Planned Parenthood performed 333,964 abortions in 2011. But Planned Parenthood could not have received a dime of taxpayer money unless Republicans in the House — who play the pro-life card at every election — voted for the funding. They were, after all, in the majority."

That there is a Trojan Horse in the Republican Party is without a doubt. In this article though I want to focus on the Trojan Horse in the Christian community, where the actions in this one issue has undermined the battle to end the hatred and murder of unborn children.

First, the term Christian, just like "church," has become meaningless. They have become interchangeable in a way that goes beyond what is revealed in the Holy Scriptures, and so many people asserting they are Christians, are in fact not really Christians, and the same is true with those organizing, buying a building, and then calling it a church.

Using the name Christian and church doesn't make you one, any more than calling a baby a fetus doesn't make it a human being. In other words, playing games with the meaning of words doesn't change the reality from God's point of view.

A real Christian will bear the fruit of that life, meaning will start to conform to the image of Jesus Christ, and corporately, any real church will do the same. That's really what being born again, or more fully, born from above, really means. It's a new life that comes into those who truly place their faith in Jesus Christ, and the life of Christ at that time takes up residence in a human being by the Holy Spirit in response to that faith.

Those that are really born from above will take on the characteristics of Christ, as the Holy Spirit lives to reveal Christ to us and change us into what He is like.

So in regard to abortion and any other practice that opposes Jesus Christ as revealed in the Bible, those who participate in those activities have to be questioned as to the truth of being born again, as we know that we are told that we know who they really are because they'll walk and live as Christ did.

The bottom line is we need to think over what it means to be a Christian, and must take that to the various battles we are fighting, as those who say they are Christians are fighting against those of us who want to see Christ released into this world as Savior and Lord.

This is another reason why homosexuality continues to rampage across the land. So-called pastors and leaders welcome them into the congregations; not to call them to repentance, but to make them feel welcome in their sins. The fight against homosexuality will never be won unless the church rises up and opposes this sin, as it's meant to oppose all sin.

When homosexuals are accepted in the churches, then we have yet another instance of a Trojan Horse weakening us from within. If we continue to wrongly believe that those allowing such things are Christians or churches, then we'll begin to accept their conclusions simply because those we know of are usually national ministries which are trusted for no other reason than being on "Christian" television.

To not understand the battle we're up against could lead many to despair, as they'll think just because some celebrity preacher gets wobbly in the battle against homosexuality, abortion, and other evils, that maybe those doing the fighting are wrong.

Don't believe that, give in, or give up. You're not wrong. They are. What is happening is the religious world is turning away from Jesus Christ in the name of the false god tolerance and acceptance, resulting in an growing false Christianity, which is increasingly in the life of individuals and congregations.

We no longer can assume those naming Christ are Christians, or that those having the term "church" on a building or papers means they are a church.

That is the only way to be strengthened in the battle as discouragement arises and we see those that proclaim they are Christians are in truth wolves in sheep's clothing set in place by Satan to discourage the elect.

There will be much more than this happening concerning issues such as abortion, as we begin to understand there are false Christians, false politicians, and false churches which undermine the work we're attempting to do by positioning themselves as allies, when in fact they're working from within to destroy us.

A time of prayer and fasting needs to arise where we cry out to God and Jesus Christ that we are given wisdom to see through the mixture and see exactly who He is and what He wants of us, while not being afraid to call out those that have abandoned the faith but continue on in the form of religion that denies its power and truth.

Gun Control, Wounded Knee, Hitler and the Armenians

What to the Armenians, Jews under Hitler and the American Indians slaughtered at Wounded Knee all have in common? They were all disarmed before the butchery began.

Here's how one person reports it:

Evil exists all around us, but looking back at the historical record of the past 200 years, across the globe, where is “evil” and “malevolence” most often found? In the hands of those with the power, the governments. That greatest human tragedies on record and the largest loss of innocent human life can be attributed to governments. Who do the governments always target? “Scapegoats” and “enemies” within their own borders….but only after they have been disarmed to the point where they no longer pose a threat. Ask any Native American, and they will tell you it was inferior technology and lack of arms that contributed to their demise. Ask any Armenian why it was so easy for the Turks to exterminate millions of them, and they will answer “We were disarmed before it happened.” Ask any Jew what Hitler’s first step prior to the mass murders of the Holocaust was — confiscation of firearms from the people.

Those who are conservative Christians and libertarians are now on the other side of the government, which considers us enemies of the radical liberal, socialist, progressive agenda it has, and is no longer being hidden now that those running the government feel they have safely come to power, and will hold it for a long time.