America

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America
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Statue of Liberty
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Intro 1
See if you can spot the odd one out earthquakes,
floods, droughts, cancer, AIDS, tuberculosis,
hurricanes, Gods blessing, tornados.
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Intro 2
See if you can spot the odd one out earthquakes,
floods, droughts, cancer, AIDS, tuberculosis,
hurricanes, Gods blessing, tornados. Of course
Gods blessing is the oddity. Yet, there are
many who would believe the entire list is
harmonious. In their ignorance, they think that
the devastating things that are happening to this
nation are nothing more than nature doing her own
thing.
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You may have noticed that lately there has been
an increase in Mother Nature's rumblings.  You
may also be aware that in the last ten years,
incidents of cancer in the U.S. have increased.
In 2002 there were 189,000 new cases of prostate
cancer in the U.S., with 203,500 cases of breast
cancer. Cancer isn't our only dilemma.  Back in
1993, Americans spent an incredible 898 billion
on health care. 
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We have moved from one of the lowest infant
mortality rates to one of the highest, with over
40,000 newborns dying each year. The National
Alliance for Mental Illness diagnosed that ten
million people have serious long-term mental
disease.  The United States of America is
continually being plagued with killer
earthquakes, new incurable diseases that are
outwitting antibiotics, killer hurricanes,
devastating tornadoes, calamitous floods,
terrible droughts, and the return of once
conquered diseases such as tuberculosis.
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The Cause? The Bible tells us that righteousness
exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any
people. So lets see how we are doing morally
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crime
CRIME
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adultery
ADULTERY
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fornication
FORNICATION
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rape
RAPE
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pornography
PORNOGRAPHY
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greed
GREED
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drunkenness
DRUNKENNESS
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murder
MURDER
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abortion
ABORTION
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hypocrisy
HYPOCRISY
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The Bible tells us that "righteousness exalts a
nation, but sin is a reproach to any people." We
don't seem to be doing too well morally. We are
no different than Israel, who through the ages,
kept straying from God's Commandments into
lawlessness. From there, they lost the promised
blessing of health, which was conditional upon
righteousness (Deuteronomy 2815-46). Meanwhile,
despite our national sins, a blind and mystified
world points to everything from coffee to hot
dogs as the reason for the increase in cancer. As
the blessings of God have been removed from the
soil, we think nothing of spraying crops with
hundreds of thousands of tons of poisons each
year to try and combat the onslaught of
pestilence. The influence of generations of
evolutionary philosophy has us thinking that we
are merely assisting (a not quite fully evolved)
Mother Nature.
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The thought that we have somehow offended God,
doesn't even enter the area of our godless
reflection. America the beautiful is no longer
beautiful. Violence and sin has made her ugly.
America, America, God shed His grace on thee but
now you are reaping the fruit of your sins, and
it is time for you to be told America,
America,God mend thine every flawConfirm thy
soul in self control,Thy liberty in Law. What
does the song-writer mean by "Thy liberty in
Law?" - a city whose drivers are lawful, has the
liberty of flowing, problem-free traffic. But if
drivers refuse to obey traffic laws, there will
be accidents, pain and chaos.
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Winston Churchill was right when he said, "If a
nation won't be ruled by God, it will be ruled by
anarchy." We are suffering the aftermath of a
national loss of self-control, and consequently,
lawlessness. Here again is just some of the
chaotic fruit of not keeping God's Law - murder,
theft, rape, drug-addiction, alcoholism, obesity,
fear, hatred, sexual perversion, racial
prejudice, greed, disease, spousal abuse, child
abuse, child pornography, family break-down, etc.
If you are the victim of the sins of America, God
knows your pain. The Bible says He is full of
compassion and rich in mercy to all that call
upon Him. Even though the situation seems
hopeless, there is a way to avert the pathetic
sight of children with cancer, more terrible
disasters, and other horrible diseases from
further flooding this nation. There is a way we
can, with the help of God, bring healing to this
once great country
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Q1 - lie
To find out how, let's stop talking about
"America's" sins, and see how you and I
personally stand morally. Answer the following
with a tender conscience
Question 1. Have you ever told a lie? This
includes any fibs, white lies, half-truths or
exaggerations told in the past. Remember, time
doesn't forgive sin. God sees the sins of your
youth as though it were yesterday. If you have
told even one lie, then you are a liar -- be
brutally honest with yourself, because God will
be on the Day of Judgment. YES NO
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Q2 - steal
Question 2. Have you ever stolen anything (even
if it was something small)? The value of the
thing stolen doesn't matter petty theft is still
theft. Have you ever taken anything that belonged
to someone else (from the office, school,
parents, etc.)? If you have, that makes you a
thief. YES NO
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Q3 - adultery
Question 3. Jesus said, "Whoever looks upon a
woman to lust after her, has committed adultery
already with her in his heart. (Matthew 528)
Have you ever looked at another person with lust?
Have you had sex outside of marriage, or
committed adultery, or desired to? If you have,
then you have committed sexual sin and cannot
enter Heaven (1 Corinthians 69). YES NO
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Q4 - idol
Question 4. Who is God to you? Is he only a god
of love and mercy who would never judge anyone
and never cast anyone into Hell? If that's your
god, then you're right. Your god couldn't cast
anyone into Hell because he doesn't exist. He's a
figment of your imagination. You've created a god
in your own mind that you're more comfortable
with. You may call it your personal belief, but
God calls it idolatry. Have you made a god to
suit yourself and therefore been guilty of
"idolatry"? The Bible warns that idolaters will
not inherit the kingdom of heaven, (Ephesians
55). YES NO
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Q5 - blasphemy
Question 5. Have you ever used God's name as a
curse word? If you have, you've taken the holy
name of God-- who gave you your life, your
family, and everything precious to you-- and used
it as a filthy, four-letter word. Hitler's name
wasn't even despised enough to be used as a curse
word! If you have used God's holy name in that
manner, you are a blasphemer and the Bible says
God will not hold him guiltless who takes the
name of the Lord in vain, (Exodus
207). YES NO
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Next
Have you kept the Sabbath holy? Have you always
honored your parents? Have you ever desired
anything that belonged to someone else?   If you
have broken even one of these Ten Commandments
weve been discussing, then you have sinned
against God. On Judgment Day every sin you have
ever committed will come out as evidence of your
guilt. You will be damned forever, and lose your
soul. Without God's mercy, you will go to Hell.
The Scriptures warn that unless you repent, you
will perish. Don't add self-righteousness to
your sins by saying that you are basically a
"good" person. If you refuse to admit that
"America's" sins are your sins, you will never
seek God's mercy. Don't also think that God will
overlook your sins because He is good. His
"goodness" will make sure justice is done. He
will punish all liars, thieves, adulterers, etc.
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Next
Don't be fooled into thinking you can clean up
your life. No "good" you do can wash away your
sins - only God's mercy can do that. Two
thousand years ago, He came to this earth in
human form to take the punishment for us. The
Bible says, "God commended His love toward us, in
that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for
us." When Jesus died on the cross, He stepped
into the courtroom and paid the fine for us. His
suffering was necessary to satisfy the Law you
and I violated. The moment we repent and trust
the Savior, God forgives our sins and grants us
everlasting life.
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do you care
The Most Important Question... Do you care about
your eternal salvation -- do you want to avoid
spending eternity in Hell? YES NO
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Dont Care/ Hell / Next
If you've decided to reject the gift of
forgiveness and you die in your sins, there is no
hope for you. There is no purgatory. The wrath of
God abides on you and you will spend eternity in
Hell. Please take the time to read what the Bible
says Hell is like...

• The Bible Describes Hell
• There are three words translated Hell in
  Scripture
• Gehenna (Greek) The place of punishment (Matthew
  522,29 1028 and James 36)
• Hades (Greek) The abode of the dead (Matthew
  1123 1618 Luke 1623 Acts 227)
• Sheol (Hebrew) The grave (Psalm 917 1610)
• There are those who accept that Hell is a place
  of punishment, but believe that the punishment is
  to be annihilatedto cease conscious existence.
  They cant conceive that the punishment of the
  wicked will be conscious and eternal. If they are
  correct, then a man like Adolph Hitler, who was
  responsible for the deaths of millions, is being
  punished merely with eternal sleep. His fate is
  simply to return to the non-existent state he was
  in before he was born, where he doesnt even know
  that he is being punished.
• However, Scripture paints a different story. The
  rich man who found himself in Hell (Luke
  1619-31) was conscious. He was able to feel
  pain, to thirst, and to experience remorse. He
  wasnt asleep in the grave he was in a place of
  torment. If Hell is a place of knowing nothing
  or a reference to the grave into which we go at
  death, Jesus statements about Hell make no
  sense. He said that if your hand, foot, or eye
  causes you to sin, it would be better to remove
  it than to go into Hell, into the fire that
  never shall be quenched where their worm dies
  not, and the fire is not quenched (Mark
  943-48).
• The Bible refers to the fate of the unsaved with
  such fearful words as the following
• Shame and everlasting contempt (Daniel 122)
• Everlasting punishment (Matthew 2546)
• Weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 2451)
• Fire unquenchable (Luke 317)
• Indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish
  (Romans 28,9)
• Everlasting destruction from the presence of the
  Lord (2 Thessalonians 19)
• Eternal fire...the blackness of darkness for
  ever (Jude 7,13)
• Revelation 1410,11 tells us the final, eternal
  destiny of the sinner He shall be tormented
  with fire and brimstone...the smoke of their
  torment ascended up for ever and ever and they
  have no rest day or night."

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We thank you for taking time to read this
presentation. Please think soberly and deeply on
these things. Check out our web site for further
help www.livingwaters.com May God bless you,
your family,and may God bless America. This
presentation was adapted from the tract called
America America.
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Care / Next
If you care about America, if you care about the
children of America . . . if you care about your
eternal salvation, tell God you are sorry for
your sins, then turn from them in humble
repentance. That's how America can be healed of
her plagues . . . God will forgive our sins
because of what Jesus did on the cross. Think of
it this way - you are a man who has committed
adultery. You have violated the trust of a
loving and faithful wife. She is more than
willing to forgive you, so how can you reconcile
the relationship? You humble yourself, tell her
you are truly sorry . . . then vow to never
(even think of) committing adultery again. You
shouldn't need someone to write words of sorrow
for you to read to your wife, and you shouldn't
have to read a prayer of repentance to God.
Just pour your heart out to Him. It's your
heart, not the words that really matter. Then put
your faith in Jesus as your Lord and Savior.
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Trust Him in the same way you would trust a pilot
with your life when you fly on a plane. He is
but a fallible man, so how much more should you
trust in God. Read the Bible daily, and obey
what you read, and God will never fail you.
Check out our web site for further help
www.livingwaters.com May God bless you, your
family,and may God bless America. This
presentation was adapted from the tract called
America America.