Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.  For the lord knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish. (Psalms 1:1-2, 6 KJB)

     This message is intended to make you examine your life as a Christian when measured to the standard of the Bible. Many call themselves Cristians and proudly wear the banner yet their lives and values are far from the teachings of the word of God. Many go by what is percieved as normal or fair, even when this goes fully contrary to the teachings as set forth clearly in the scriptures. Keeping this in mind, I would like to examine the above verses and cull their meaning and seek to make application in our lives today... and in so doing we can answer the question which the title asks. No one is grading you or looking over your shoulder as you read this piece... so I ask that you be brutally honest with yourself... put yourself in the text... what does the word of God tell  you...

     There are three points that I would like to point out... Firstly, Whose counsel do you seek when confronted by moral or values based questions??... Who are you trying to please??  Do you consider whats popular or whats right as per the word of God?? Are your values those of the popular left... the so called liberal agenda...lets get personal ... im not trying to be controversial... but lets look at some of the current issues in this modern and corrupt world.. lets look at the abortion issue... first fact is that here in the United States there are approx one and a half million abortions performed each and every year... and this holocost has been going on now for thirty years... do the math and you will see that 45 million pregnencies have been prematurly terminated... thats the sterile words used where the real words hurt to much... its outright murder of unborn and innocent children. There are arguments on both sides of the table... but according to the word of God, these atrocious acts go contrary to the commandment "Thou shalt not kill" Exodus 20:13 The scripture is clear... period... Gods position is clear... so what is the argument... there is no arguing with God... The scripture says plainly... THUS SAITH THE LORD. I would imagine that this should put all modern arguments to rest... why are we arguing... so looking at the first Psalm... I ask... whose counsel are you listening to??? The majority says abortion is ok... its legal... it has the government stamp of approval... the babies are not wanted... lots of easy to swallow excuses... only one problem... IT IS CONTRARY TO THE WORD OF GOD..!!!!  So why do you cower to defend the word of God... are you afraid of being ridiculed? afraid of going contrary to the trend? afraid of being called a radical Christian? What are you afraid of exactly...?? To wear the banner of a Christian is one thing... But a Christian is one who does not just wear the banner... but seeks the counsel of the Lord... and bases his views per the word of God. Period... he does not try to analize its merits compared to modern society or legal law... his only view and position is on the side of the Lord... So looking at the title of this brief message... how do you classify yourself? Are you a Christian or a Fraud? Are you an ambassador for Christ or not... Are you ashamed of the true Christian position on abortion? Look in the mirror and answer that question... whose side are you on???

     My second point I would like to look at is the modern worlds position on Homosexuality. It is very much in vogue to be gay... and the government has passed many laws which protect homesexuals, lesbians, transexuals, transvestites, transgendered... goodness, there are so many terms that I dont even know them all. What is clear is that there is a movement on the way to make this a bonefide lifestyle which has all the blessings of society. Believe it or not there are even Gay Churches and Ordained Gay Ministers, Bishops, etc. Now I dont want to argue the merits of its acceptance by our society at large. What I want to ask is simple... aside from the controversey... what does God say about Homosexuals, Lesbianism and the Gay lifestyle??? Over and over in the scriptures it is called an abomination... a major sin... one that pissed off the Lord so much that he smote the cities of Sodom and Gamora and made it rain fire and brimstone. In numerous other passages in the scriptures this view is consistently presented... it is un-natural, sinful and is scorned. Nowhere in the word of God is it ever accepted. So why should we accept it now? People will argue... that God is Love... and I would agree with that... he loves us all... he loves the sinner... BUT HE HATES THE SIN.  So what is your position??? have you swallowed hook line and sinker the counsel of the government, hollywood, the education establishment, the gay agenda and lobbyists. God in the first Psalm... calls them the ungodly... and if you listen and agree with them you are walking in the counsel of the UnGodly. And if thats your walk... if your mind has not been transformed to think like Christ... and you think like the world... well... I want to ask the question posed by the title of this piece... Are you a Christian or are you a Fraud??? In Romans 1:16 the Apostle Paul... states... "for I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ..." are you ashamed?? these are difficult questions to answer... would you defend this position if you had too...?? or would you just nod your head and accept the status quo.? if you accept it all... well shame on you. Speak up... dare to go against the grain... stand on the word of God... hold your head up high... dont try to be popular... just be on the side of righteousness.

     Looking at the above referenced scripture we started with... I would like to point your attention to the second verse...that the blessed man (or woman) is the one that delights in the law of the Lord...and in his law doth he meditate day and night. These are powerful words with which to lead your life... are you blessed?? do you meditate... study... and try to apply the word of God to your life... do you not only accept the moral teachings as correct... but are they your views... because they are Gods view... do you have the mind of Christ or the mind of the UnGodly. Are you getting pissed off on account of this message?? These are not my views... im just trying to bring out whats in the word of God... going back a few lines... lets revisit the problem of homosexuals in the ministry... is it scriptual or not... Its all so simple now is it not... Its contrary to the word of God... its the ultimate deception... the wolf is in the pulpit... and he is perhaps ordained by some fancy ordination committee... but he or she is not anointed by God to preach... never according to the word of God... so if you are in a church which approves of this ungodly behavior... run for the hills... like Lot... and dont look back... just run... find a real bible believing church... where they call sin.... sin. They dont whitewash it nor condone one continuing in it... but preaches repentence from the old nature... and the renewing and cleansing leading to the new nature... no change... no conversion... no conviction... no conversion. 

     This has been a long message... but my last point is expressed in verse 6... the point is that you cant fool God.... he knows the way of the righteous... which is godly living... godly morals... godly salvation... and eternal life in paradise... in the presence of God the Father... Jesus and all the Angels...and he also knows the way of the ungodly... they perish... in simple English... that means they die... no party... no afterlife with Jesus... no palace in the sky... just death, eternal death... eternal is a long time... whats your choice... eternal life or eternal death...

     May the Lord bless you all for reading this blog... please subscribe and send it to your friends... Lets open some eyeballs and be radical christians... like the ones in the book of Acts... they turned the world upside down... we can do the same today... AMEN.