EX-CATHOLIC MIKE GENDRON: LET'S NOT WASTE THIS CRISIS~THE MOST CRUEL & HIDEOUS PARADOX~POPE GIVES SPECIAL INDULGENCE THROUGH THE MEDIA
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Let's Not Waste This Crisis
 There appears to be more questions than answers since the Covid-19 global pandemic began threatening the world's population. As the crisis continues to grow, people are filled with anxiety and fear because they do not know what tomorrow will bring. No one knows if or when a cure for the virus will be available. This is a growing crisis that has grabbed everyone's attention. Let us not waste it! The world's population is dealing with this crisis from two different perspectives. As the number of deaths continues to increase, unbelievers are facing their inescapable mortality without any hope. Christians, on the other hand, have been born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ (1 Pet. 1:3). Unbelievers need to know that "...it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment" (Heb. 9:27). Those who die without Christ will be raised to life and suffer divine justice for their sins. We all must be ready to meet our Creator! Christians must use this strategic opportunity to tell others where they can find forgiveness and sustaining hope for this life and the next. Jesus declared: "...he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life" (John 5:24). Christians must always be ready to give a testimony of God's grace and mercy along with the hope that we have in Christ (1 Pet. 3:15).
How will the hopeless find out about our Blessed Hope unless we tell them? How will they believe in the all-sufficient Savior unless we share how He is gloriously revealed in Scripture? During this crisis, we need to take advantage of every opportunity to share the Gospel. Since many of our family, friends and neighbors are homebound, they would probably enjoy a phone call to see how we can pray for them and provide spiritual encouragement.
Since we moved into a new neighborhood three years ago, we have been faithfully praying for our neighbors to experience the joy of salvation as we witness to them. The pandemic prompted me to create the following post for our neighborhood Facebook page:
Most of the world has been anxiously concerned about the deadly and highly contagious Corona virus. Many have had time to reflect on their mortality and to consider where they might be one minute after they die. In the spirit of love for all of our neighbors, I would like everyone to be aware that there is another deadly disease that has spread throughout the world and has no human cure. It is sin - "...the soul that sins will surely die" (Ezek. 18:4). We all inherited the consequences of sin from Adam (Rom. 5:12). While there is no human cure for the deadly disease of sin, there is one divine cure which is available free for the asking because of a love story, written in blood, on a wooden cross, two thousand years ago. Jesus Christ died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God (1 Peter 3:18). The divine cure for sin can only be received God's way, and that is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone according to Scripture alone. Those who die without the cure will experience the second death which is the eternal lake of fire (Rev. 20:14). If anyone would like more information about what the Bible says about these vitally important issues, please let me know.
There are many other ways to share the Gospel. We can engage telephone solicitors with biblical truth before they make their pitch. Ask them, "Do you know where you will spend eternity?" One of two things will happen and both of them are good! They will either be interested in what you have to say or they will hang up on you. This is also a great time to share Gospel tracts. Let us not waste this crisis! The spreading of God's grace is to be our response to the spreading of the Corona virus. Let us be faithful ambassadors for the Lord Jesus Christ "...so that the grace which is spreading to more and more people may cause the giving of thanks to abound to the glory of God" (2 Cor. 4:15).
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The Most Cruel and Hideous Paradox
The most cruel and hideous paradox in our country today is that we have given women the choice to have babies ripped out their wombs and murdered, while at the same time, our nation is doing everything possible to save people from Covid-19. We all need to know that everyone is made in the image and likeness of God and He is our creator and sustainer (Gen. 1:26-27). No one has the right to take the life of another because God hates "hands that shed innocent blood" (Prov. 6:16-17). He says, "Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed" (Gen. 9:6).
The most dangerous place for a baby to be is in the womb of its mother. It is a national tragedy and disgrace that almost 20% of pregnancies end in abortion. Some of our government leaders need to repent of their wicked ways and pass laws that will protect the unborn. If they refuse, they need to be voted out of office. Can there be anything more brutal and wicked than torturing and slaughtering defenseless babies? More than 1,000 babies have their lives terminated every day because women have been given the choice to do so. Over 61 million precious babies have been murdered since Roe vs. Wade.
What is wrong with our country? How can we ask God to bless our nation when we have turned our back on Him? Let us pray to our Sovereign Lord that He will put an end to abortion in America.
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Pope Gives Special Indulgence through the Media
Pope Francis said, "All those who spiritually join this moment of prayer through the media will be granted the plenary indulgence" according to certain conditions. A plenary indulgence remits all temporal punishment due to sin, but must be accompanied by full detachment from sin. In this case, the person must also fulfill the ordinary conditions of an indulgence, which are sacramental confession, reception of the Eucharist, and prayer for the intentions of the pope, by having the will to satisfy the conditions as soon as possible for them. To receive the indulgence, a person may offer at least a half hour of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament or the recitation of the rosary "to implore from the Almighty God an end to the epidemic, relief for those who are suffering." The pope also encouraged his flock to offer prayers to Mary for protection and to seek refuge under her protection.
Mike's Comment. Tragically, the false teachings of this pope continue to lead Catholics down the wide road to destruction. Catholics need to know the punishment for sin is eternal, not temporal. They need to look to the one and only true Head of the church who said, "...repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations" (Luke 24:47). Catholics need to repent and turn to God, not Mary. King David declared: "He (God) only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
" (Psalm 62:6). Listen to Mike's interview regarding Pope Francis on VCY Crosstalk with Jim Schneider.
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