We must worry to go to Heaven

* Luís Alberto Alves

"I will give you joy in this world / and there in the other life and peace," is one of the stanzas of a well-known choir in the evangelical Pentecostal churches. It is beautiful Jesus Christ to give us joy in this terrible world, where the evil one tries in various ways to turn us away from the Lord.

Unfortunately, many brethren in Christ end up falling into the trap of Satan. He never joked or left for a second to be an enemy of God. The Christian, however, is hesitant, now stands firm on the rock, and now thinks of leaving the presence of the Lord.

There is a better proposition than to have life and peace in eternity. That is, forever. Living in a place where there will never be death, sadness, melancholy, hunger or all kinds of evil barriers that are around us, is what every Christian must always aim for.

Our concern is to fight to stay with Jesus Christ forever and ever. Forget the garbage offered by the Devil. Do not be deceived, he will always put before us his dirty proposals, but with cleaning varnish. Pay the price and stand firm in the Lord.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

The beauty is deceitful

* Luís Alberto Alves

Who has never looked at a very beautiful woman on the street? And at work? The secretary, all produced, and beautiful, who always seeks to come to the service wearing classic clothes, but that subtly enhances the physical beauty and aims to seduce everyone. Man, by nature, is attracted to the eyes. Fix them on the woman, and the enemy whistles in your ears that in the age of the world, it was not a sin to desire someone. The enemy will hammer day and night that there is nothing wrong with wanting such a beautiful woman.

The weak in spirit will not resist the invitation and for a few seconds, for this is the time spent by the male orgasm, throw salvation through the window and eternal abode in the Heavens to satisfy the desires sinful of the flesh. Some still find strength to return to the Father's arms, others remain in the mud where they slipped and from there they never rise again, making their way into hell, as Satan's plan was to offer this dish of lentils.

Beauty is fleeting, as it is written in Psalms. It does not last forever. Search the pictures of the big Hollywood movie stars in the '40s,' 50s, and 60s. At the time, they sparked unbridled passions. Today, in case of those still alive, they are women marked by wrinkles without any beauty, which in the past provoked follies. But how many think so? They invest deeply in vanity, ignoring the counsel of the servants of the Lord. And so the world turns to these people.

There is nothing uglier than a beautiful woman in her youth. Plastic operations no longer solve the problem. The skin is too sensitive to undergo cuts from the scalpels of surgeons of this specialty. But when we have the love of Jesus Christ in our hearts, we remain beautiful inside. For we are no longer attached to the ideology of beauty proposed by the world. We look only to the Lord and everything goes well. Therefore let my sister be a slave to beauty. She passes quickly.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

Many prefer the crumbs of the Devil to the feast of Jesus Christ

* Luís Alberto Alves

I observe how ungodly people are slaves to the Devil. Passively accept the dishes of lentils offered by him. I realize, for example, on a prolonged holiday eve, for a few cans of beers, women produce to be present at bars and there to get someone's attention to pay their bills and then end up in some hotel room. All futile.

Others bet on sensuality, loaded makeup and extreme vanity, to arouse the lust wherever you go. That is, to provoke sexual desires in men or even women, because in today's rotten world, lesbianism is growing rapidly, in an affront to the Word of the Lord. They forget that next week they will return to the routine of work in the office or factory.

The Devil is clever. He picks up a dirty dish and throws some crumbs of sweet fruit inside it, placing on top a nice paper of doubtful quality and the deception is complete. The wicked drops like fish by biting the bait of the hook. He spends his pay money in rubbish and will get into trouble when he gets home, where his bills await him.

It is important to think of the Heavens. There, the streets are golden, without pain, hunger, sadness or anything negative was part of this dark world. It is the feast of the Lord, offered to his servants. At times, we Christians, realize how hard it is to keep our hearts in Jesus Christ. We look at the lentil dish and we are tempted. But the Holy Spirit reveals to us that the taste of the food served at the banquet outweighs any third-rate food offered by Satan and his demons.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

Divine justice is not like ours

* Luís Alberto Alves

How many times, even after our conversion to the Lord Jesus Christ, our hearts are still filled with anger, anger, and desire for revenge against the people who have hurt us in the past of lost sheep in the world. Even if we are faithful to God, we are sometimes surprised by the desire to repay in the same currency the wickedness committed against us.

We erroneously interpret that the justice of God is similar to that which exists here on this corrupt planet. We think that Jesus Christ will cast fire from the heavens on the heads of the tormentors used by satan to afflict our lives. Fortunately God does not think the same man. He is different from us. His love is totally opposite to that practiced on earth.

Many Christians do not pray for their enemies. On the contrary, they ask in the prayers to God to rain of their wrath in the life of the Peninas that made fun of our disgrace. Some even ask death to come upon them quickly to show that Jesus Christ is righteous. However, this type of Christian is unaware of the intensity of the agape love of the Lord.

Therefore, my brother in Christ Jesus, think well before wishing death to those used by the darkness to finish with you. Pray that God will reach them and make them vessels of honor filled with the anointing of the Holy Spirit. No matter how badly done, just delivered into the Lord's hands. The wisdom of God is greater than yours, and the good work will be completed in that life for the glory of the Lord.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

Commission approves IPTU exemption for religious temples rented in Brazil

* Luís Alberto Alves

Ordinary meeting for discussion and voting of the draftsman's opinion to amendments to the substitute and to the attached drafts.

A special committee of the House approved on Wednesday (9) the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) 200/16, which provides for exemption from the Tax on Urban Property and Territorial Property (IPTU) for temples of any religious cult, Who are only renters of the property.

The proposal is authored by Senator Marcelo Crivella (PRB-RJ), elected mayor of Rio de Janeiro, and has already been approved by the Senate. Now it will be sent to the House Plenary, where it will have to be submitted to two votes. In order to be approved, it will need the favorable votes of three fifths of the deputies in each round, that is, 308 votes.

The rapporteur of the proposal, Deputy Jorge Tadeu Mudalen (DEM-SP), recalled that, currently, the understanding of the Federal Supreme Court is that the tax immunity of temples in relation to IPTU is restricted to properties owned by religious entities.

"It is beyond the scope of immunity that the religious entity is a renter of property owned by a third party," he said, adding that such entities are charitable by definition. "If these entities have resources in abundance, it is desirable that they be used for social assistance or religious services," he said. The deputy also stated that taxation, although necessary for the maintenance of the State, is a restriction on the enjoyment of property and freedom of the citizen.
* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor

Miracles still happen

*Luís Alberto Alves

Today the Christian is very skeptical. No wonder. There are several picks acting in evangelical circles. Some promise wonders to let her hair stand on end. After all it is necessary to distrust those waving with one hand and with the other takes the money of the sheep.

I myself do not believe in many pseudo miracles watch on the internet. After editing any trash seen jewelry. On Saturday (4) I watch a cult of a pastor well used by the Holy Spirit in the healing area. God knowing my unbelief let me near him at the time of prayer.

There I could see with my eyes, after the outpouring of oil oil on a boy with terrible pain in the kidneys, caused by stones. During the prayer the stones broke the skin of the boy and fell into the hands of another pastor, brother of a friend who is also a pastor.

There was no trick. God really worked in that life, and Jesus Christ worked miracles in that service, freeing prisoners, healing the sick and great outpouring of his Spirit. The secret of this anointing? He said it prayerfully. Something close to 12 hours in a chat with the Lord!

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor

What kind of prayer you do?

*Luís Alberto Alves

There are several types of prayers. From the pure sincere interest, pushing God on the wall, as if he had an obligation to meet all our whims. But the church teaches time for some people that the wheel does not turn out the way you think.

When we pray, we need to worry about exalting grace of Jesus Christ in our lives. Lose the habit of opening prayer already asking. As if God were a bank to put money in our hands. It is important to exalt the supremacy of the Lord.

Never pray for the evil of thy neighbor. Even if that someone has done you terrible harm. Ask Jesus to turn it into an instrument of God, and blessing and not a curse in anyone's life. We should not pray with a heart full of bitterness and hatred.

If you find the style of prayer that pleases Jesus Christ, you will have great chance to win the blessings that both pursues. Perhaps more than 20 years. The Lord knows your needs. No need to threaten him. He will bless you in time.

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor