Ready | Ernie's Musings

Ready | Ernie's Musings

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night … But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. (1 Thessalonians 5:2, 4)

Do you look with anticipation to the future? I do, and I am so ready for Christ to return and straighten out this mess of a world. Do you look forward to that? Let's talk about that. Read more: http://erniecarrasco.com/2016/03/13/ready/.

The Trump Sounds | Ernie's Musings

The Trump Sounds | Ernie's Musings

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.  (Matthew 7:20)

Regardless of what you may think of him, Donald Trump is a phenomenon. Here is a man who has been self-serving all of his life, and now, over night, he has become the champion of conservative values. He is willing to sacrifice himself to the service and benefit of the nation. What is probably more amazing is how he has managed to convince around 40% of Republicans (I hesitate to say “conservatives”) that he alone can save the nation from its inevitable demise. More astounding is the apparent attraction Trump has fostered among evangelicals. Evangelical notables like Dallas First Baptist Church pastor, Dr. Robert Jeffress, and Liberty University President, Jerry Falwell, Jr. have jumped on the Trump bandwagon in full support of the Republican candidate endorsing him as a strong Christian. Seriously? Read more ... http://erniecarrasco.com/2016/02/28/the-trump-sounds/

Good For Who? | Ernie's Musings

Good For Who? | Ernie's Musings

For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.  (Leviticus 11:44)

I have addressed this topic in the past perhaps because the older I get, the more I recognize my own deficiency in this area. I also see the growing invasion of “worldliness” spreading in our churches, including our more “conservative” evangelical churches. I attribute much of this to a general lack of biblical literacy, especially with regard to Old Testament teaching regarding the Mosaic Law. 

Read more ... http://erniecarrasco.com/2016/02/21/good-for-who/