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• "For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable." Hebrews 4:12-13

• "It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you. For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. Respect everyone, and love your Christian brothers and sisters. Fear God, and respect the king." 1 Peter 2:15-17

• "It is absolutely clear that God has called you to a free life. Just make sure that you don't use this freedom as an excuse to do whatever you want to do and destroy your freedom. Rather, use your freedom to serve one another in love; that's how freedom grows. For everything we know about God's Word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself. That's an act of true freedom." Galatians 5:13-14 The Message

Oh Say Can You See...
What's become of our Light
While proudly we Hail
America's last Gleaming.
Blood red Stripes
Fifty Stars
Each a million Dead
Just so Far
While we pledge and we Sing
Our Children's Blood
goes on Streaming.
See Abortion's red Glare
Hear lies filling the Air,
"Choice, it's our Right"
to murder Children we Dare.
How long can our Star Spangled Banner
yet Wave
Or' a land become a Sea,
Of the Blood,
Of our Babes...

 
 
The charges arrayed against us would be damaging enough if we had lost these battles on our knees and/or carrying our cross. Unfortunately, the straw that may well break the camel’s back is that we’ve done no such thing. A camel, far too busy enjoying the copious pleasures afforded by the best of times, to concern itself with the inherent difficulties of passing through the eye of a needle. A worsening state leaving the vast majority of lost spiritual/social battles altogether unfought. As has been succinctly stated "We wrestle not..."

Again, this is not to suggest that over the last few decades modern Christianity has not performed countless acts of service. Given its hundreds of millions of members and trillion dollar budgets, many programs and charities have been made available to those in need. Yet remember the warnings of Jesus and Paul concerning yeast "A little leaven leavens the entire lump." When it comes to record levels of temptation and deception, apathy and sin, it would seem there's far more than a little leavening going on.

Along these lines, Joseph Foreman, a founding member of "Operation Rescue” with over a hundred “rescues” to his credit, penned the following hypothetical dialogue in his book, “Shattering The Darkness.” Written from jail while serving a sentence for non-violently blocking the entrance to yet again another abortion clinic. His first chapter envisions a conversation between God and Satan, akin to that recorded in the Book of Job:


Shattering The Darkness: Chapter 1: The Challenge to God's Name

In 1960, there was a day when the Sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them. And the Lord said to Him, "From where do you come?"

So Satan answered Him, "From going to and fro on the earth and from walking back-and-forth on it."

Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant the American church, how there is none like them in all the earth for seminaries, missionaries, budgets, buildings and programs to advance my kingdom, how they fear God and shun evil?"

So Satan said, "Do they fear God for nothing? Look at them. You have given them everything they could possibly want. You have hedged them about. They do not love you, they love the things you have given them. They worship your blessings."

"Yes?"

"I will not say that I can get them to curse you to your face – I failed with Job. But, I will say this: your people are incapable of even the most basic acts of Christian faith and charity – acts by which you yourself said that others could determine the difference between your children and My children, your sheep and My goats."

“Yes?"

"Yes," said Satan."You say your people follow you like sheep? Within 30 years, you will not be able to get so much as one Christian to follow you across the street to save a babies life. Then you will have to turn, remove their lamp stand, and visit their land with a curse."

In 1973, Row vs. Wade struck down all antiabortion laws in America, creating the "right" of all women to hire a doctor to kill their children at any time during the full nine months before birth. It's companion decision, Dow vs. Bolton, on the same day decreed that a woman could do so for any reason. And no Christian could be found to so much as cross the street to physically intervene for these children. And the slaughter quickly grew to 4,500 a day. It became a slaughter carried out in most hospitals and in publicly advertised clinics, established to make the killing quick and easy for everyone. So acceptable did it become, that Christians would go to child murdering hospitals, or buy every day necessities – from phone calls and Cheerios to toilet paper – from companies who helped promote child killing organizations. Most Christian women thought nothing of having the children delivered by the same doctor who would be just as willing to kill their children. Pastors feared rebuke from their congregations if they mentioned the "A" word too often – or at all.

Again, in 1989, there was a day when the Sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them. And the Lord said to him, "From where do you come?"

So Satan answered Him, "From going to and fro on the earth and from walking back-and-forth on it.

Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant the American church? 50,000 crossed the street and physically protected a generation yet unborn, though you incite Me against them to destroyed them without cause."

"Skin for skin!" answered Satan. "Touch their houses, their church buildings, their families, their careers, their savings. Threaten them physically with beatings by police, long jail sentences, beatings and aids infested urine from pro-abortion demonstrators. Then you will see them abandon your command to love and serve you only, as they scramble to abandon their neighbor to save themselves. They are My children, not yours. You will see the very Christian who spoke the loudest in defense of rescuing the babies become the leaders in justifying, in your own name, why they should no longer physically protect them, but seek some other way to 'rescue' them. You will see them worship the same God's the feminists, the mothers seeking abortion, and the doctors worship – the gods of Respectability, Autonomy, Career, Self-preservation. They will cry out to these new gods to preserve their organizations, reputations, and bank accounts – even those of the rescue organizations themselves. In that day your people will knowingly allow My doctors to offer Me sacrifices of the fruit of the womb. Your people will allow these sacrifices to buy the peace, prosperity and blessings they crave – blessings they will never trust you to bestow. To preserve their way of life at all cost, they will make peace with Me."


Devil In Too Deep?

There has never been, nor ever will be, another like Satan. By cunning or might, he incited Heaven's one and only angelic rebellion. By deception and original sin, he choreographed the fall of mankind. By dominion and craft, he holds title as the "god of this world" and "prince of the power of the air."

The Bible's full of passages detailing the havoc caused by the great and fallen Archangel once called Lucifer or in Hebrew הילל בן־שׁחר Helel Ben-Shachar. Like the gravitational force of dark matter and energy, the effects of his ancient angelic rebellion and current campaign of temptation and terror, encompass the entire Earth.

There are hundreds of Bible verses directly and indirectly referencing Satan's significance. Specific passages in the New King James Version include the usage of the name Lucifer (1), Satan (54), Devil (34), Dragon (13) and Evil One (5). Additionally, Scripture's use of words such as temptation (13), deception (6), pain (43), death (428), evil (491) and sin (1153) can be indirectly attributed to the architect of disobedience.

Outside of Scripture, Satan rarely gets his due. Foremost among the reasons why are two fundamental concepts all but universally overlooked:

1. Creation Is At War: Careful Scriptural archeology and Biblical forensics reveals much. By stitching scores of passages together, a theological theme emerges revealing Who created the multiverse and why. The truth about Lucifer's Rebellion and how it effects Heaven and Earth. How the trial in Eternity's Supreme Court overflows into the affairs of men.

It can’t be overstated that according to the context of Scripture, spiritual conflict is not a mythical analogy, but rather eternity’s reality. In fact, in a variety of ways, a myriad of Biblical passages and conflict Scriptures attest to the unpleasant fact that all creation is at war with (alongside or against) God. There is no neutral territory.

Another challenge is the Bible itself. For a variety reasons, Scripture was not designed as a simple instruction manual. Its various books and chapters, passages and verses, were neither written or arranged topically. And while often cited as why, Scripture's compilation by more than 30 authors over a period of 1,500 years is not the only reason…

2. Life Is A Test: For some, the ancient adage, "Life's a test" is more obvious than for others. Nevertheless, this universal truth is Scriptural in nature. Even for those fortunate enough to live in the modern world, were life’s battlefield may seem far removed. With technological advances all but conquering basic challenges, we savor the ease of victory. We not only enjoy, but daily take for granted, an incredible array of blessings.

On the flip side, Jesus warned, "From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked." An even more crucial concern with spiritual conflict at an all time high. Subtle as it is certain, challenges to Christianity abound. While woefully one-sided, the Church is at war. From ubiquitous levels of demonic temptation and deception, to devilish apathy and inverted morality. An ever increasing number of serious threats are creating a culture of billions of spiritual refugees. With far more on the way.

The New Testament succinctly warns we will each give account of all we've done or failed to do, every idle word and perhaps our every thought. Such exacting standards, with no less than Heaven and Hell at stake, provide compelling evidence of an examination with everlasting consequence.

Thankfully, life as faith itself, is an open Book test. And what a Book! In the Bible alone, religion and science reach their zenith. As do every other genre. From action and adventure, to crime and mystery. From thriller and occult, to fantasy and science fiction. Each on a global and eternal scale!  

Like many final exams, Scripture explains eternity's test has several components. When it comes to salvation, Christ and His apostles placed their greatest emphasis on living faith. The only two times Jesus is directly asked how to get to Heaven, the Good Samaritan and the Rich Young Ruler, He explains the best way to love God is by caring for the poor and needy. The same holds true in regards to the Sheep and Goats, as well as the Rich Man and Lazarus which provides the only Biblically recorded conversation between humans in the afterlife!

This does not bold well for a world of have and have not's. Against which coming judgment hardly needs to be Divine. Global specters of violence and war, abuse and slavery, immorality and abortion, poverty and economic inequality, climate change and nuclear holocaust present current and future global threats. As do viral pandemic and artificial intelligence, cyber tech and bioterrorism issues. Many reseting the 2020 Doomsday Clock of Atomic Scientists to 100 seconds to midnight. Closer than ever before.

Spiritually speaking, abortion is currently the most telling issue of our day. Having dealt with the subject of abortion extensively elsewhere, one additional point remains. If the modern church is insensitive to the pleadings of the Holy Spirit in regards to the ongoing slaughter of clinical, not to mention contraceptive abortion, to what degree are we overlooking a myriad of more subtle failures?

Again, some have argued “The Devil's in too deep.” This phrase, popularized by the famous and prolific 20th century Welsh minister Dr. David Martyn Lloyd-Jones, is a commentary of the account of Christ's disciples inability to cast out a particularly troubling demon from a boy:

• "When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.” “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment. Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Matthew 17:14-20 New International Version

• "Then one of the crowd answered and said, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit. And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not.” Mark 9:17-18 New King James Version

• "He answered him and said, “O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me.” Then they brought him to Him. And when he saw Him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth." Mark 9:19-20 New King James Version

• “Faithless” might describe his doubting disciples, since in the Matthew account Jesus pinpoints their lack of pure faith.

• Again in Mathew, Christ utters one of the most amazing statements in all of Scripture when assuring “So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”

• In Matthew Jesus adds "perverse" to his indictment. This hardly seems fitting of any, much less all nine of His disciples. Judas a possible exception.

• Christ may have been berating the desperate father and/or his entire generation. This appears a better fit, since those outside the twelve orbiting within the immediate and constant influence of Jesus were more likely to be described as perverse.

• One the other hand, disparaging a despairing dad hardly seems a seeker friendly ministry model.

• "So He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” Mark 9:21-22 New King James Version

• "If You can do anything, have compassion..." This familiar refrain echos throughout the ages.

• "Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." Mark 9:23 New King James Version

• "Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it: “Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!” Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, “He is dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. Mark 9:24-27 New King James Version

• "And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?" Mark 9:28 New King James Version

• "So He said to them, This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.” Mark 9:29 New King James Version

• "Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith." Galatians 6:7-10

• "Blow the trumpet! Sound the alarm! Vultures are circling over God's people who have broken my covenant and defied my revelation. Predictably, Israel cries out, 'My God! We know you!' But they don't act like it. Israel will have nothing to do with what's good, and now the enemy is after them. "They crown kings, but without asking me. They set up princes but don't let me in on it. Instead, they make idols, using silver and gold, idols that will be their ruin... I'm seething with anger against that rubbish! How long before they shape up?
  Look at them! Planting wind-seeds, they'll harvest tornadoes.
  Wheat with no head produces no flour. And even if it did, strangers would gulp it down. Israel is swallowed up and spit out." Hosea 8:1-8 MSG

• "Write to Laodicea, to the Angel of the church. God's Yes, the Faithful and Accurate Witness, the First of God's creation, says: "I know you inside and out, and find little to my liking. You're not cold, you're not hot—far better to be either cold or hot! You're stale. You're stagnant. You make me want to vomit. You brag, 'I'm rich, I've got it made, I need nothing from anyone,' oblivious that in fact you're a pitiful, blind beggar, threadbare and homeless. "Here's what I want you to do: Buy your gold from me, gold that's been through the refiner's fire. Then you'll be rich. Buy your clothes from me, clothes designed in Heaven. You've gone around half-naked long enough. And buy medicine for your eyes from me so you can see, really see. "The people I love, I call to account—prod and correct and guide so that they'll live at their best. Up on your feet, then! About face! Run after God! "Look at me. I stand at the door. I knock. If you hear me call and open the door, I'll come right in and sit down to supper with you. Conquerors will sit alongside me at the head table, just as I, having conquered, took the place of honor at the side of my Father. That's my gift to the conquerors! "Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches." Revelation 3:14-22 MSG

• "About that time some people came up and told him about the Galileans Pilate had killed while they were at worship, mixing their blood with the blood of the sacrifices on the altar. Jesus responded, "Do you think those murdered Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans? Not at all. Unless you turn to God, you, too, will die. And those eighteen in Jerusalem the other day, the ones crushed and killed when the Tower of Siloam collapsed and fell on them, do you think they were worse citizens than all other Jerusalemites? Not at all. Unless you turn to God, you, too, will die." Luke 13:1-5 The Message

• “Some skeptic is sure to ask, “Show me how resurrection works. Give me a diagram; draw me a picture. What does this ‘resurrection body’ look like?” If you look at this question closely, you realize how absurd it is. There are no diagrams for this kind of thing. We do have a parallel experience in gardening. You plant a “dead” seed; soon there is a flourishing plant. There is no visual likeness between seed and plant. You could never guess what a tomato would look like by looking at a tomato seed. What we plant in the soil and what grows out of it don’t look anything alike. The dead body that we bury in the ground and the resurrection body that comes from it will be dramatically different.” 1 Corinthians 15:35-38 The Message

• "Then he said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once that it is going to rain, and so it does. And when you feel the south wind blowing, you say that it is going to be hot, and so it is. You frauds! You know how to interpret the look of the earth and the sky. Why can’t you interpret the meaning of the times in which you live?” Luke 12:54-46 Phillips

• "Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." James 5:14-16 NKJV

• "Doom to you who call evil good and good evil, Who put darkness in place of light and light in place of darkness, Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!" Isaiah 5:20 MSG

• " Next Jesus let fly on the cities where he had worked the hardest but whose people had responded the least, shrugging their shoulders and going their own way. “Doom to you, Chorazin! Doom, Bethsaida! If Tyre and Sidon had seen half of the powerful miracles you have seen, they would have been on their knees in a minute. At Judgment Day they’ll get off easy compared to you. And Capernaum! With all your peacock strutting, you are going to end up in the abyss. If the people of Sodom had had your chances, the city would still be around. At Judgment Day they’ll get off easy compared to you.” Matthew 11:20-24 MSG

• "These are all warning markers—danger!—in our history books, written down so that we don’t repeat their mistakes. Our positions in the story are parallel—they at the beginning, we at the end—and we are just as capable of messing it up as they were. Don’t be so naive and self-confident. You’re not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else…"  1 Corinthians 10:11-12 MSG

• "Write to Laodicea, to the Angel of the church. God’s Yes, the Faithful and Accurate Witness, the First of God’s creation, says: "I know you inside and out, and find little to my liking. You’re not cold, you’re not hot—far better to be either cold or hot! You’re stale. You’re stagnant. You make me want to vomit. You brag, ‘I’m rich, I’ve got it made, I need nothing from anyone,’ oblivious that in fact you’re a pitiful, blind beggar, threadbare and homeless. Here’s what I want you to do: Buy your gold from me, gold that’s been through the refiner’s fire. Then you’ll be rich. Buy your clothes from me, clothes designed in Heaven. You’ve gone around half-naked long enough. And buy medicine for your eyes from me so you can see, really see." Revelation 3:14-18 MSG

• “To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” Revelation 3:21-22 NIV

• " Look at me. I stand at the door. I knock. If you hear me call and open the door, I’ll come right in and sit down to supper with you. Conquerors will sit alongside me at the head table, just as I, having conquered, took the place of honor at the side of my Father. That’s my gift to the conquerors! Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches." Revelation 3:20-22 MSG

UPDATE: Roe vs. Wade Overturned

To the joy of countless millions, on Friday 6/24/22 the landmark decision Hobbs vs. Jackson by the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe vs. Wade. Thus auspiciously ending 40 years of national tyranny against 60 million pre-born.

Or at lease throwing the decision to allow mothers to continue conspiring with physicians to murder the offspring within their wombs back to America's 50 individual states...

While I now live in North East Texas, years ago I spent nearly 100 Saturdays at Central California clinics warning and imploring up to twenty girls a day to spare their babies. Via public parking constraints, forced to pass near I implored, “If God gives you the gift of a child don’t let anyone harm it.”

Often alone, sometimes there would be nearly a handful of us. On a good day, one or two mothers would listen and change their minds.

On many other occasions none at all.

As in Christ's end time parable of the Sheep and Goats, there I discovered Jesus in His smallest and most innocent form. Totally dependent for “food” and “drink,” “naked” and “in prison” in the very womb of His mother. There I watched as He was repeatedly carried, “Like a lamb to the slaughter,” into a medical clinic. A most solemn and sorrowful scenario with grave spiritual ramifications.

One repeated in Fresno alone over 50,000 times.

In over two years I don’t recall a single member of the clergy or even lay leader joining us. Though I understand the odds may have somewhat improved through the influence of 40 Days For Life.

Only a fraction of fraction of a percent of ordained ministers have served as a director of a leading pro-life organization. Far less still have had the honor and responsibility to act as a leading liaison to over a thousand churches in state wide pro-life political initiatives.

With well over thirty years in strategic Christian service, including more than a decade of pastoral ministry and pro-life activism, the author is privileged to belong to a select fraternity. This and other articles and books represent a culmination of this experience. Using such depth perception, this commentary is intended to introduce the true nature of the challenge presented by abortion. Particularly to modern Christianity.

During California’s 2005 Prop. 73 Parent’s Right To Know initiative I produced the pro-life political DVD entitled “Protect Me…Please” to be shown in hundreds, if not thousands of churches, prior to or on election Sunday. Groundbreaking, the 3 minute video featuring post abortive laments of teenage girls, made the front page of both the LA Times and San Francisco Chronicle. Prop. 73 failed by a narrow margin.

During the subsequent Prop. 85 initiative I achieved another milestone. For the first time, four leading Protestant state denominations, the Southern Baptists, Assemblies of God, Calvary Chapel and Foursquare, officially endorsed a political initiative. Again Parent’s Right to Know (PRK) was defeated.

Our third attempt in 2008 with Prop 4. affectionately dubbed “Sarah’s Law” failed as well. More than political, my involvement was spiritually motivated. After having spoken to thousands of Christians across denominational lines, it was clear that far less than 1% of either clergy or laity had the vaguest notion of the scale of abortion’s true threat to either the pre-born or the Church.

As a topical Biblical commentary, Quantum Christianity was designed in recognition of the need to examine and handle truth carefully and honestly. Scriptural and otherwise. The nationalized legalization of clinical abortion, and its apparent overruling, presents a perfect case in point.

A faithful handling of the Old and New Testament requires would be students and adherents to develop spiritual discernment on a variety of subjects crucial to Biblical Christianity. The lack of which has produced hundreds of differing denominations espousing various Christs and versions of the gospel. Tragically, many of the hopeful insights inherent in Christ's command to "Judge with righteous judgment" continue to go largely unrealized within modern Christianity.

Such is certainly the case when considering the American church's 40 year track record in regards to an appropriate response to abortion. Or more accurately, the lack thereof. Both clinically and contraceptively.

Bear in mind that church attending Christians could have ended abortion in a single day, 365 days a year, for nearly 40 years, by simply sending 1% of our congregations to have family friendly picnics in front of every abortion clinic in America. With thousands peacefully blocking entrances, even should there be numerous arrests, the sheer numbers involved would shut down all abortuaries in a single day. With 99% more now authentically pro-life Christians waiting for a chance to join cause.

Yet nothing could be further from the case. Then or now.

Nor have we seriously addressed the widespread use of abortifacient contraception throughout Christendom. A topic that many, if not most, churches and even pro-life organizations know or speak little about. Most often chemical in nature, early term abortions are a result of various forms of birth control and other devices. Abortions of this kind happen before the mother is aware of her pregnancy. The exact numbers are unknown. Some estimates suggest the daily total of these types of abortions may be surprising large. In the U.S. alone perhaps between 834,000 to over 4,000,000 per year (Dr. Bobmir Kuhar, Infant Homicides Through Contraceptives Pg 27.) Lower estimates range around 100,000 to over 1,500,000 annually (Randy Alcorn: Does the Birth Control Pill Cause Abortions? How Often Does the Pill Cause Abortions?)

Thus the compelling need to rethink Jesus' directive to "Judge with righteous judgment" should be abundantly evident.

But is it? Throughout the Hobbs vs. Jackson decision by the Supreme Court celebratory posts and podcasts, sermons and ceremonies, is there any awareness of the reality of the seriousness our situation? Or brokenhearted repentance in light of the depth of our failures?

Are any of today's joyful messages cognizant of the Bible's repeated warning that God is not mocked.

• “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked [He will not allow Himself to be ridiculed, nor treated with contempt nor allow His precepts to be scornfully set aside]; for whatever a man sows, this and this only is what he will reap. Galatians 6:7 AMP

• For they sow the wind [in evil] And they reap the whirlwind [in disaster]. Hosea 8:7 AMP

• “If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.” Ephesians 4:28 New Living Translation

• “Do I hear you professing to believe in the one and only God, but then observe you complacently sitting back as if you had done something wonderful? That’s just great. Demons do that, but what good does it do them? Use your heads! Do you suppose for a minute that you can cut faith and works in two and not end up with a corpse on your hands?” James 2:19-20 The Message

1. Halt: “If you are a thief, quit stealing.”

2. About Face: “Instead, use your hands for good hard work…”

3. March: “and then give generously to others in need.”