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* Luís Alberto Alves

They insist that God must agree with the errors committed by them, even the abomination. It is the light gospel, where the Christian can do what he sees best and God will forgive him for the sake of Grace. Many have given up living in Heaven, decided to bet their chips on the faint glow of this world.

Instead of the good sheep worrying about the wounded souls of the flock, many of them throw more wood on the fire. “Let this gang go to hell! The important thing is to guarantee my salvation. ” On the other hand, the devil makes the tools that the Antichrist will use more potent.

Indeed, in a time of pandemic and at the end of the year, I hope you have read this text so far. Use technology for the Kingdom of God. Choose the people of the whatsapp who need the help of Jesus. Send this message to them. If it was something silly, you would do it. It is not for me. It is for the name of Jesus Christ to be Glorified and Exalted. Great end of the year to you and your family. God bless you!!!

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor.

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* Luís Alberto Alves

Should today, when much of the evangelicals, should use technology to increase the number of ears for the Kingdom of God, people are aware that they really go to Glory? Or do you imagine that you can deceive Jesus Christ through some shameful app?

It is sad to see that after 1987 years, after the death of Jesus Christ, part of the evangelical church is still unprepared to receive the return of the Bridegroom. His dress is stained with intense drops of sin. Many, unfortunately, have chosen to please the world instead of siding with Christ.

Like the bird that fell on the snare of the passer, these Christians walk fast steps toward the slaughterhouse. Without realizing it, they play the game of darkness, when they start to classify the Word of God as something dictatorial. They take the wrong of darkness as life, the right of the Lord as death.

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor.

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* Luís Alberto Alves

They were people who today would be classified as fanatic. What about Pastor William Seymour, who at the beginning of the last century was an important part of Azusa Street avanting? A man who put a shoe box on his head and said he would only preach when he heard the command of God.

From their shortcomings, freed lunatics, disillusioned by Medicine receiving the breath of life. But why did this happen? Because of the intense search for the gifts of the Spirit. There was total surrender to Jesus Christ.

The gallery of the heroes of the faith is immense. Just like the miracles that God did through the lives of these people. What I try to highlight in this text is their commitment to God. They knew that if they died at that time, they would go into the arms of Jesus Christ, in the High Heavens.

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor.

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* Luís Alberto Alves

Reverse the situation: “died someone dear, friend, parenting or familiar. Is there room during the wake to think about worldly matters? Not! On the contrary, it is minutes or even hours when people think about what they are doing with their lives. In the mistakes made and even in her distance from God.

When we know the beautiful story of the heroes of the faith, we notice that they were people who are fearful of the Lord. They were attuned to Jesus all the time. They did not open breaches for the devil. They prayed, fasted and sought the essence of the Holy Spirit all the time. They did not choose dates. The time was of God.

Like competent sentinel. They lived prepared for the return of Jesus at any time. They were not irresponsible. Do not fall into the mistake of thinking that the Grace of the Lord is the passport to sin and then comes forgiveness. They knew that in the Judgment, the greatest demand will be on those who know the Word.

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor.

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* Luís Alberto Alves

When Jesus replied to the apostles that no one knows the day He will return, only the Father God; the Lord left us some clues. He said it will be the same in the days of Noah, when people were married and got married, they were only concerned with partying.

For the evangelical who knows the Word and seeks God without ceasing, it is easy to interpret, with the help of the Holy Spirit, how Jesus' return will take place: “it will be a festive time. When people are interested only in satisfying the will of the flesh, many using the shabby buzzword “nothing to do”.

Reason: “When you are in a luxurious restaurant, next to your family, or alone, enjoying a wonderful lunch and magnificent desserts, do you think about Jesus?” Not! Just think about enjoying those moments. If it is birthday or marriage, the same occurs. Only the gluttony is satisfied.

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor.

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* Luís Alberto Alves

Much of the 21-century evangelical church is no longer spiritualized. The commitment to pray without ceasing, as Jesus Christ recommended, is a dead letter. In intercession services, a small number of brothers participate. But if it were something musical, like a show, there would be no place to accommodate everyone.

This generation of evangelicals, except, does not like to pray, to fast, to cry out, to seek the Lord intensely. He loves only the show. Detects Word of correction. Imagine that Jesus Christ will not charge anything on the Day of Judgment. He thinks he is like someone who is elderly, without the capacity for logical thinking.

It is easy prey for the schemes subtly assembled by the Antichrist. To help him, the devil has already paved the road where he will pass. The left without holes. In order not to attract the attention of his future victims, he slowly spills his poison, until he reaches his goals.

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor.

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* Luís Alberto Alves

Upon becoming fashionable, many praisers fell into the common valley of “music of the world.” With no spiritual content. Just something to put more money in the coffers of companies belonging to people with no commitment to God. Only with schemes devised by the devil.

For teenagers and young people, the devil has invested in rhythm. They are seduced by the balance of the songs, not by the lyrics, the message. Some evangelical churches, hooked by evil strategies, turned the services into shows. The musical part takes 90% and Jesus remains only 10% of Word.

It is at this point that the Church is unprepared for the Lord's return. Part of it ended up seduced by the charms offered by the world. Many agreed to put their pastors and workers in secretaries and ministries offered by the rulers. The justification: “the children of darkness are there. We need someone to defend ourselves in parliament ”.

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor.

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* Luís Alberto Alves

Some Christians, particularly teenagers and young people, classify older caretakers for spending a lot of time reflecting on the Word of God. They classify this gesture as a waste of time. They imagine that they can maneuver the Lord's will. Because of Grace. They think that everything is lawful.

The devil adopted strategies to slowly cool down part of the evangelicals. Before the praises of worshiping Jesus were very spiritual. Over the decades, subtly he turned it into hit songs. Most are lyrics of idolatry to man. Little is said of Jesus' sacrifice.

He infiliated professional singers selling the image of the professionalism of secular music, as if worshiping the Lord needed tuned voices, overmaked faces, slim bodies, cultivated in hard gymnastics sessions in the gyms.

Luís Alberto Alves is pastor.

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* Luís Alberto Alves

Any kind of effort to obtain greater communion with Jesus is dismissed by the antichrist. Examples: why dating and getting married to get married? Met today, go live together soon. If it doesn't work, drop it and you're still single? Let go of honesty. Thief and corrupt get rich fast and honest people suffer to pay the bills of the month!

To worship God is not necessary to have church. Do this wherever you are. After all, God is love. In this tone, people start to distance themselves from the Lord. They imitate the worst of the world, as if it were normal. In fact, it became routine to hear the buzzword “nothing to do”.

The rule of darkness is to make everything easy, preventing people from thinking. Think about the future. It can become wonderful or terrible, depending on the choice that the person chooses in the present. The popular saying says that “everything that is easy is worthless.” How many pay attention to this detail?

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor.

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* Luís Alberto Alves

Few evangelicals perceive these sutures of the antichrist. It is not being opposed to technology, but using it rationally. Do not let it become something essential in life. Seek to escape the tentacles of this dark force.

In this detail, it is visible that the world has already prepared itself and accepted the invitation of the antichrist: “make life easier”. It is something so real that few pay attention. On December 14 of this year, Google failed in some of its platforms. Several people lost their way. Even companies.

The antichrist's move is to sell the facility. It is taking your sacrifice out of your life. It is making it easy. Without any effort. People getting any realization in the blink of an eye. Work without sweat, when the Lord said that “from the sweat on our faces we would earn our bread”.

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor.

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* Luís Alberto Alves

One morning, in communion with God, I realized how much the human being is coming in, easily, the world idealized by the antichrist. Subtly, he designed and moved the pieces on his board. First by satisfying our vanities (Jesus satisfies our needs).

Then making them necessary. Why browse the Bible when I can read on my cell phone? Why keep books when I have the means to access the content over the internet? Something simple, even somewhat innocent, but slowly tying people up.

A process similar to that of drugs, which slowly catches the consumer until he becomes dependent. Someone capable of selling the appliances in your home and even stealing to maintain your addiction. In the case of women, plunge into prostitution in search of money to satisfy this crazy and demonic desire.

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor.

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* Luís Alberto Alves

Families get together, when this happens, to lunch and each is plugged into the cell phone. Little is talked about. The concern is to post a photo on social media and see what others are doing. Family love has lost its glamor to technology.

Even the services in some churches have adopted the same scheme of social networks. Pastors encourage members to enjoy the day's sermon, that church's campaign, prayer, etc. Can you ask yourself what I mean by this text?

In addition to being a pastor, through the Lord's Mercy, I am a journalist, and as a habit of my profession I carefully observe what is happening around me. The actions of people, in the streets, in the Metro and even in traffic. Through gestures, we speak, even unconsciously.

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor.

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* Luís Alberto Alves

In music studios, now anyone would record a song. The highly computerized table turns the suffering voice into a good thing. It is also possible to copy timbres from any instrument and from any time. All in fraction of a second.

It is more a confirmation of what God said to Daniel, through his Word, millennia ago, when there was no pencil or pen. Today's civilization has adapted to these advances. Millions of people have become dependent on this technology, in the case of children, adolescents and young people.

Today, few of them are able to do calculations without using a machine or quote verses from books without resorting to Google. Even some pastors “plagiarize” sermons from the internet.

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor.

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* Luís Alberto Alves

“But you, Daniel, holds the words and seals the book, until the end of time. Many will run from one part to the other and science will multiply. ” Daniel 12: 4

Technological advance is not new. In several sectors, Science moved quickly. Driverless cars and trucks, computer programs that monitor the exact amount of medication the patient needs in an intensive care unit (ICU), robot surgeons in hospitals handling scalpels accurately, missiles that accurately hit the target .

All this information confirms what Daniel wrote in chapter 12, verse 4 of his book. Today any biblical text can be found easily on the cell phone. Everything is fast. It is technology making human life easier.

In pandemic times, several evangelical churches held services online. Even the Holy Communion. Something impossible 40 years ago. When microcomputers were rare and there were no applications that made life easier for the population.

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor.