tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211195562024-11-01T01:53:08.220-07:00Clay Soldiers"Fighting the good fight of faith." Our presence on the Web is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, and to make His name known among the nations.
"Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness." David, King of IsraelClay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-12401086395183172102010-11-11T19:12:00.000-08:002010-11-11T19:53:11.033-08:00Made With HandsA Brief Exposition of the LDS Temple & Questions for the Active-Temple-going MormonWhen commuting through the southern-most part of the Salt Lake Valley, we often see three different temples from various vantage points. Then, just take a 20 minute drive northward and we find the Salt Lake City Temple, the very epicenter of this unique city. These, of course, are the temples of Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-14059224601664667222010-08-02T16:31:00.000-07:002010-08-02T16:55:59.073-07:00In our weakness, God's strength!There is absolutely nothing wrong with admitting our weakness! The scriptures exhort members of the body of Christ to admit our faults to one another and to pray for one another continually (James 5:16). When we open up in such a way to others, however, we sometimes concern ourselves with how someone might react. There is sometimes a feeling of vulnerability inClay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-61945214034906265582010-05-18T07:18:00.000-07:002010-05-18T07:33:54.445-07:00A Christian's Answer to the First VisionImagine you lived in a time in history when travelling long distances was done mainly by horse-drawn carriage, a time when you had to live solely off of the fruit of the land, a time when candlelight was your main source of light at night. Sounds like a long time ago. However, it really wasn't that long ago; just a century or so. The time period Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-6273976182353617962010-02-19T20:58:00.000-08:002010-02-20T18:57:45.713-08:00We are God's buildingWhat is the one thing that Christians seem to struggle with most in the midst of the Church? (Not just the little church this author attends. We are talking about the universal Church, the body of Christ, which is made up of born again believers all across the world.) One thing that is a definite struggle for us is the reality of spiritual warfare. Christians experience it onClay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-43796538943824784652009-12-04T08:50:00.000-08:002009-12-04T09:10:00.085-08:00Who else will revolutionize Christmas?Christmastime is here! Happiness and cheer? Fun for all ... even us adults? A day *our children* call their favorite time of year. Would you personally say that it's your favorite time of year? Would you say that it's the average person's favorite? The majority, of course, would say yes. Our own family would say it's our favorite. However, have you Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-29652530380304523772009-09-03T22:49:00.000-07:002009-09-03T23:11:22.190-07:00The just shall live by his faith (Update from an older post)Saints, if someone were to ask each of you what the Gospel is, how would you respond? Would you be able to give a solid Biblical response? Alongside that, and just as important, would you be able to share the impact of the Gospel in your own life? Basically, what is your testimony? Not just referring to how the Lord saved you, but Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-22896985691495882972009-07-20T23:43:00.000-07:002009-09-23T21:39:05.708-07:00Challenges members of the LDS Church will most likely pose ...1 - Where does your church get its authority? (The proclamation of the LDS church is that they alone hold God’s priesthood authority upon the earth.) What does the Bible say? Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 16:16-19 (The word “power” - Greek: exousia - is “authority.” God’s word declares that Jesus Christ has ALL authority in heaven and in Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-52766530013340229422009-06-19T23:02:00.000-07:002009-06-19T23:14:48.723-07:00What is your perspective?When you turn on your TV or pick up the local newspaper, it is almost certain that you will find something about the current global crisis. One newsflash will offer a very grim report on what is currently going on, another will offer a supposed word of hope ... “This crisis will not last forever!” Honestly, a lot of what comes from the mainstream media can be confusing.Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-71524714639091435662009-05-18T13:46:00.000-07:002009-05-18T13:48:40.808-07:00There will be a testWhat lies ahead for our United States of America? Tremendous change! There is no doubt about it. Will it be change for the better or for the worse? Well, this author personally sees our beautiful country going in a wrong direction (which has been going on for some time now) and firmly believes that one day our precious freedoms will be either taken away or, at the very Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-28002984380640417412009-04-12T21:03:00.000-07:002009-04-13T13:45:35.604-07:00How is Christianity any different?Is it not true that there are many different religions in the world, but most of them basically teach the same thing? Yes. Why do I say this? Well, what is the core teaching of the major world religions that is similar between almost every single one of them? At the very core, is it not the necessity of man to try and live a morally pure life to the greatest Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-75694172698404154712009-02-02T14:50:00.000-08:002009-02-03T07:32:44.557-08:00It is truly an American trajedy!On January 22, 1973, over 36 years ago, the Supreme Court found the right to personal privacy to include abortion. Roe vs. Wade was a tragic mistake for our nation. Why? Since that ruling, more than 45 million unborn babies have been "legally" murdered, and that is just within our United States! Who knows how other nations have been impacted by this Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-36617355955148652142008-12-22T14:49:00.001-08:002009-01-02T09:03:27.842-08:00Facing the Opposition (Answering September's questions one by one)5 – So you actually believe that all you have to do is just have faith, and then you can just go on living whatever life you want to? … You can just go out and kill someone and you’re still “saved?”What does God say in His word, the Bible?Here are some main points that lead into answering the question.God is good.Mark 10:17-18God'sClay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-67507802031760555322008-12-01T13:43:00.001-08:002008-12-01T14:23:30.195-08:00Facing the Opposition (Answering September's questions one by one)4 - By what authority were you baptized? … You don’t have the proper authority!What does God say in His word, the Bible?Matthew 28:18-20 ...Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power (authority) is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and ofClay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-67676724254487335632008-11-16T14:44:00.001-08:002008-12-01T13:41:07.126-08:00Facing the Opposition (Answering September's questions one by one)3 - Who was Jesus praying to in the garden? (In other words, they are attacking the triune nature of God: One God, in three Persons.)What does God say in His word, the Bible?There is only one true and living God, period.Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.Exodus 20:1-3 And God spake all these words, Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-41666634277135495202008-11-03T13:12:00.001-08:002008-11-03T14:12:55.252-08:00Facing the Opposition (Answering September's questions one by one)2 – Why are there so many different Christian churches and why is it that they don’t agree with each other? Which one teaches the right doctrine?What does God say in His word, the Bible?Matthew 16:13-19 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-59739372977614475902008-10-25T09:41:00.000-07:002009-01-02T09:05:05.595-08:00Facing the Opposition (Answering last month's questions one by one)In September's Blog there were various Q's that I wanted to address. Throughout the next few months, I am going to address them one by one.1 – Look at all of the translations of the Bible there are. It does have errors in it, because man has changed it so much. The Bible has contradictions.What does God say in His word, the BibleClay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-88069036923311629592008-09-12T16:52:00.000-07:002008-09-12T16:55:14.314-07:00Choose LIFE!Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-2139267173611207232008-09-12T12:13:00.000-07:002008-12-01T13:46:03.536-08:00Facing the opposition(This image is a pentagram, a symbol of our main opposition. The symbol is found on the LDS Museum of Church History and Art.) What are five of the most common attacks, made by LDS members, against the true and living God, against His word (the Bible), and against His Church (the body of Christ, which is made up of members of born-again believers all across the globe, with Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-24476434566921208632008-08-15T16:31:00.000-07:002008-08-28T17:10:30.917-07:00A dead relgion vs. A living faithWhat are some of the most obvious of differences? Every single one of us, who names the name of Christ, needs to examine his heart in these things. If you look into the N.T., none were dealt with as much rebuke than the Scribes and Pharisees: "You hypocrites!" our Lord said of them. He dealt with their religion in a very hard way, and we need to deal with it Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-88777366865115173982008-07-31T15:48:00.000-07:002008-08-14T16:22:16.106-07:00Where's the love?We are currently living in the valley of Salt Lake City, Utah. ("Behind the Zion Curtain.") And, of course, it is not predominantly made up of born again Christians. This is The LDS state ... the very Mecca of Mormonism. Those who are His, in this part of the world, are few in number.This doesn't, however, make our circumstances any different than other believers throughout Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-73135534829945140842008-05-16T14:39:00.000-07:002008-11-13T16:18:32.199-08:00Where is your confidence?(Blog entry short and to the point.)Are you a born again Christian? If you are, where do you put your confidence?Listen ... don't rest your confidence in man, whether it be yourself or another.Paul put it this way: "Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus,Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-23400090015799593422008-04-15T14:38:00.000-07:002008-11-13T16:18:32.332-08:00Here [am] I; send meLife is short, isn't it? The word of God, the Bible, tells us that it's so short that it resembles even a vapor: It appears suddenly, and then vanishes away just the same. And how often is it that you hear someone say ... ? "Time goes by so fast!," "I can't believe that it's already (add Month here)!", or "Seems like that was just yesterday!" Indeed, life is very short ...Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-90472353298039258312008-02-29T21:16:00.000-08:002008-11-13T16:18:32.515-08:00!!!BEWARE!!!Construction Up Ahead!ATTENTION Body of Christ: Currently a grand bridge is in the process of being built in the great state of Utah. And Church, not only will this affect this state, but the surrounding states, and abroad as well. Is this construction absolutely necessary? No, in no way. However, whether or not it is, at this very moment it is under construction; and it has beenClay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-3601034307287342412008-01-28T08:22:00.000-08:002008-11-13T16:18:32.678-08:00Halle (pronounced "Halley") Ruth JacobsDue Date: January 12thBorn: January 15th, 2008 @ 4:37 am (She took her time, I guess.)Place: Parkview Medical Hospital in Pueblo, ColoradoWeight: 7 lbs - Height: 19 1/2 inches (Pretty tall!)She has been such a blessing to my wife Eileen and I. We love her sooo much. I wanted to share this poem that I wrote to my wife about our Little One after her Clay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21119556.post-63676559468751214772007-12-24T20:07:00.000-08:002008-11-13T16:18:32.891-08:00Merry Christmas!I wanted to share this short story with you.Looking unto the Messiah Jesus,One Clay Soldier among many“I’m just a simple shepherd…”Peace be with you, my friend!Can I have just a moment of your time?Good! Good! I want to tell you about the most glorious thing I have ever heard of or seen! This is a night that I will never forget. But before I tell you all that, I want to make itClay Soldierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142229555950852567noreply@blogger.com0