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Be Strong and Show Yourself A Man

Visit and sign the online statements (after signing, be sure to check for a confirmation email, likely in your “spam” folder.)

King David left these words “Be strong and show yourself a man” with his son Solomon while he was near his death. I think King David understood that the path of a nation depended upon men being godly men. I think it is fair to say in our culture it is equally as vital that women show themselves to be godly women.

Unstable days call for a stable people serious about their God.

Yes, most of my blog posts in January, February and March are usually with a bit of political attention. These are some of the most active days in the shaping of what one can expect it to be like to live in the state of Idaho.

Recently, I’ve asked some men and women in my church to help me call the church across the state of Idaho to be strong. This is a day for God’s people to be ready to speak up, show yourself. This is not a day to fight for individual comforts, this is clearly a day to glorify the only Living, Triune God and give a report in the land of Him for all God image bearers in the land.

There are three statements (see below) I want to get into the hands of as many Idaho residents as possible and then to get them to be strong. I have a limited scope of influence throughout the state of Idaho. I’m not an event promoter, I’m not an activist organizer. I’m first and foremost a preacher. I need the help of God’s people to share this on every available platform you have.

My public figure Facebook page is likely not far from being restricted by Facebook from engaging in a “political cause”. I’m not bothered by that, it’s just a possibility. Because I have engaged in a politically charged arena, I am getting communication about my page and that I may not be authorized to promote such things of such politically charged topics. I’ll use the platform as long as I can keep it without compromising my own conscience on any other request from Facebook.

Here’s what you can do to help (this is not a formal petition) this is an agreed upon statement so that when I speak to the state legislators if this matter goes to debate I can speak with an agreed upon, unified voice from across the state.

  • Pray
  • Ask your pastor to print and make available printed versions of these three statements to your church family to sign. Contact me for a mailing address and send them to me by the end of February. (This is no day to fear what men might do.)
  • Post this to your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
  • Send emails to your friends with a link to this post.
  • Visit and sign the online statements (after signing, be sure to check for a confirmation email, likely in your “spam” folder.)
  • Print versions (contact me with a mailing address)

I have only one interest in this. The Glory of God alone. My duty in this is to first and foremost be an ambassador of Christ’s reconciliation. It is to herald the Gospel and give a report of God. Join me in calling our state to look unto God and be saved. You may have another motivation, but this is mine and all who sign these statements.

His grace and mercy be upon us.

Dear Sis,

Dear Sis,
My  post today is directed to you specifically, sister in Christ. I am willing to admit that a reason to disregard my letter may be because I’ve not taken the time to write you sooner. I hope you will take this short moment of your screen time today and consider my concern.

I get the fun of a perfectly timed selfie. There is something spectacular about having instant connection with hundreds and thousands of  “friends.” You are the first generation to have this kind of connection.

May I say something to you bluntly? I don’t mean to be rude, I just want to be lovingly blunt.

You have already discovered how to get more comments and “likes”, “hearts”, “thumbs-ups”, or whatever the trending props are for a selfie. Be honest about it, you know how to get more attention. Your sultry look into the bathroom mirror does not display the glory of God. It proves you are in bondage to the applause of others.

Hey sister, when you post that picture of yourself with that low cut, tight fitting blouse, cleavage lifting bra, and climbing hem line on your skirt it doesn’t cause anyone to think of you as a pursuer of the holiness of God. Your photos of yourself in your sports bra and skin tight workout clothes on your way to the gym don’t help anyone to hunger and thirst for righteousness. Your doing this doesn’t prove you are a slave to Christ. It more shows a disregard for His glory.

Don’t get me wrong here, I’m not saying a selfie is wrong (however, after looking the word up I may be changing my mind soon.) Know this, you have some “friends” who do not look at you as a sister. They like to “like” your selfie but they are not communicating anything wholesome or pure. The  sexual cravings of a debase and crooked world, broken or completely void of integrity, are looking in on you hoping you will continue to post more provocative and more revealing selfies to satisfy their hunger and thirst for unrighteousness.

I have a strong admiration for the courageous sister in Christ who takes advantage of a picture to show the beauty of God. It’s not very popular and you won’t get the same kind of attention, true. Is the gospel motivating your post today or is it a craving for the applause of men?

There are really so few willing to be this courageous. It takes a lot to put a photo out there and fear that no one will “like” it. I don’t want you to be uninformed on this. I hope you receive this as written from a brother. I think you have the capacity to truly be different from your peers and be a gospel-proclaimer not a selfie-proclaimer.

God doesn’t  mean for you to be a jelly-fish. God is calling for heroes today, sis. In Scripture, their footprints (selfies) can be scanned through with joy. Be someone who lives life void of the fear of men or driven by the applause of men, be one who delights in displaying the glory of God.

Your brother,
Paul Thompson

Divorce and Remarriage

Yesterday at Eastside Baptist Church, Twin Falls, Idaho.
1 Corinthians 7:10-24

We know that the bible has instruction about divorce, but does the bible have anything to say about remarriage?

It does and it is not a very comfortable answer. The matter of a widow or widower is  a bit more simple and understandable, but the issue of remarriage after divorce is where the complication of the whole matter becomes so complicated. May the grace of God rest upon our homes.

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