5 Reasons Not to Take Your Kids to the Carnival Ball

Today you take your children, tomorrow they will go alone

Every now and then someone asks me: “Pastor, what's wrong with taking my children to a children's carnival dance? Do you see any mistake in that? My wish is for them to have a little fun, nothing more. By the way, what is your opinion on the matter?

Now, I know very well that parents' motivation in taking their children to a children's carnival dance is the best possible. However, I see that, in doing so, parents commit a very serious error.

Below are five reasons why I believe parents should not take their children to a carnival dance:

Carnival is a profane party that promotes concepts and values that are absolutely antagonistic to the Word of God;

Carnival is a promiscuous and immoral party, where adultery, immorality and sexual irresponsibility are exalted;

Carnival is a mundane party where love is relativized, life is “objectified” and relationships are discarded;

Carnival is the feast of the flesh, where fallen and apostate human nature feeds on all kinds of sin and iniquity;

The carnival, its content, its values and sinfulness affront the holiness of God, not glorifying the name of Christ in any way.

As you read these reasons, you may be saying to yourself, “Ah! How silly! I disagree with that. Especially because I intend to take my children to a children's dance and not to an adult dance.”

Well, to these I reply by saying:

Today you take your children, tomorrow they will go alone. And it won't do any good to tell them that Carnival is promiscuous, immoral and perverse, because they will respond by saying: “Wow! If that's all, why as kids did you take us to children's dances?"

Therefore, before taking your children to the “feast of the flesh”, think carefully and consider whether, with this attitude, you will be glorifying God, as well as contributing to the edification of those the Lord has entrusted to you.

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 SAY NO TO CARNIVAL!

CARNIVAL has been constituted in the direct denial of Christian values of behavior, as if it were possible to take a vacation to morality, sobriety and decency. “Blessed are those servants whom the Lord

when he comes, find them watchful ′′ (S. Luke 12:37), declared the Master. And more

further: “Take heed to yourselves, lest it happen to you that your

hearts are weighed down with the consequences of debauchery, drunkenness, and

from the cares of this world” (Luke 21:34). The present time demands austerity,

sobriety. Not that square sobriety, so characteristic of closed figures

in “ivory towers”, but the necessary sobriety to face the clashes

end of the history of this planet (Júlio César Prado).

 

  Now the works of the flesh are manifest: sexual immorality, impurity, and licentiousness; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before: Those who practice these things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:19-21

 Some people say we have nothing to do

  with the choices of the other. Therefore, we should not meddle in other people's lives, however,

  the Bible says:

Luke 17:3

Look out for yourselves. And if your brother sins against you, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

We also implore you, brethren, to admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, uphold the weak, and be patient with all .

And it can also edify the lives of brothers and sisters:

Colossians 3

1 Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

2 Set your minds on things above, not on things on earth;

3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

4 When Christ, who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

6 For which things the wrath of God cometh upon the children of disobedience;

7 In which you also once walked, when you lived in them.

8 But now also, put away all things: anger, anger, malice, slander, filthy words out of your mouth.

9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds,

10 And ye have put on the new, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him;

11 Where there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, bond or free; but Christ is all, and in all.

12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

13 Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; as Christ forgave you, so do you also.

14 And above all this, clothe yourselves with love, which is the bond of perfection.

15 And the peace of God, to which you were also called in one body, rule in your hearts; and be grateful.

  16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing to the Lord with grace in your hearts.

17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

18 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be angry with them.

20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

21 Fathers, do not exasperate your children, lest they lose heart.

22 Servants, obey your masters in all things according to the flesh, not serving in appearance, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.

23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,

24 Knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance, because you serve Christ the Lord.

25 But whoever does wrong will receive the wrong he has done; for there is no respect of persons.

 6 REASONS WHY CHRISTIANS SHOULD HATE CARNIVAL

1. It is spiritually damaging. Carnival is a feast of carnality. Sensuality is extolled in the streets and sexual immorality is practiced in the salons. The Christian is the one who has crucified carnality with its passions and desires (Gl 5.24), flees from sexual sins (2 Tm 2.22) and, clothed in Christ, no longer feeds his flesh (Rm 13.13,14). In this sense, there is nothing more harmful to sanctification than Carnival.

2. It is culturally poor. The musical culture in Brazil has not been going well for a long time, however, during Carnival it gets worse. The marchinhas with a double meaning, with a sexual connotation, are proof of that. Carnavalescos even try to put a bit of Brazilian history in the lyrics of the songs, to give an impression of high culture, but the result is pathetic: excerpts from our history accompanied by drums and naked women.

3. It is patriotically disastrous. Unfortunately, around the world, Brazil is known as the country of football and Carnival. Scenes of naked women dancing on floats travel the world, reinforcing the image of easy sex and prostitution in our country. There are many instances of women being treated as prostitutes when, abroad, they identify themselves as Brazilian. The blame for this confusion comes, to a large extent, from Carnival.

4. It is politically indecent. Since antiquity, governments have entertained the people with bread and circuses. In this sense, the Brazilian government counts on the help of football and Carnival. In recent times, the situation is even worse because of the crisis that has settled in our nation. As the song said: Life of cattle, marked people, happy people...

5. It is economically unfair. The millions of reais invested by the government in this party could be used in housing, hospitals and schools. The ambulances and police that are deployed to the parades could be available to the population. In a country that still cares for patients on stretchers in hospital corridors, Carnival should definitely be the last option for the government to invest taxpayer money.

6. It is socially harmful. Carnival does not bring any good to society. On the contrary, the amount of young people taking drugs and drinking alcohol is gigantic. Diseases such as flu, herpes, conjunctivitis, hepatitis and AIDS multiply during this period and promiscuity generates thousands of unwanted pregnancies and abortions. The number of car accidents increases.

For all this, it is inconceivable that a Christian, committed to Jesus Christ, could have any admiration for Carnival. If by chance you feel tempted by this feast, remember that "God did not call us for filthiness, but for sanctification" (1 Thess 4.7) and that whoever loves the things of this world makes himself an enemy of God ( Tg 4.4). May God sanctify you.

AGEU MAGALHÃES

 WHAT IS DEAD IN YOUR LIFE?

JESUS CAN RESUSCITE TODAY!

The Resurrection of Lazarus

11 A certain Lazarus, from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha, was sick at the time. 2 And Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with ointment and had wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 His sisters therefore sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, the one whom you love is sick. 4 And Jesus, hearing this, said: This disease is not for death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 So when he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. 7 After this he said to his disciples, Let us go again into Judea. 8 His disciples said to him, Rabbi, even now the Jews were seeking to stone you, and are you going back there? 9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks by day, he will not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. 10 But if he walks by night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him. 11 So he spoke, and afterward he said to them, Lazarus, our friend, is sleeping, but I am going to wake him up from his sleep. 12 His disciples therefore said, Lord, if he sleep, he shall be safe. 13 But Jesus said this of his death; but they thought he was speaking of the rest of sleep. 14 Then Jesus said to them plainly, Lazarus is dead, 15 and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let's go to him. 16 Then Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

17 When Jesus arrived, he found that he had already been in the tomb four days. 18 (Now Bethany was about fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem.) 19 And many of the Jews had gone to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him. Mary, however, sat at home. 21 Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But now I also know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you. 23 Jesus said to him, Your brother will rise again. 24 Martha said to him, I know that he will rise in the resurrection on the last day. 25 Jesus said to him, I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live; 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe that? 27 She said to him, Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.

28 And having said this, he departed and called in secret to Mary his sister, saying: The Master is here and calls you. 29 When she heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.

 YOU HAVE BEEN REACHED BY JESUS

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IF YES, YOU ARE CALLED TO PREACH THE GOSPEL, FIRST WITH YOUR LIFE BEING AN EXAMPLE AND, ALSO SPEAKING, WHEN YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY!

  BELOW SOME VERSES THAT PROVE WHAT I AM SAYING ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES...

WHEN PAULO PREACHED FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE HAD A VISIBLE DISEASE. THIS SHOWS THAT EVEN HAVING OR GOING THROUGH AN ILLNESS, OR ANY STRUGGLE, THIS DOES NOT STOP US FROM PROCLAIMING THE KINGDOM OF GOD! DON'T EVEN BE SHAMEFUL ABOUT IT! THEY ARE TRIALS!

Galatians 4:13 And you know that I preached the gospel to you first, being in the weakness of the flesh;

14 And the temptation that was in my flesh you did not reject or despise, but received me as an angel of God, even as Jesus Christ.

15 What then is your blessedness? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would pluck out your eyes and give them to me.

16 Have I made myself your enemy by telling the truth?

17 They are jealous for you, not as it should be; but they want to exclude you, so that you may be zealous for them.

18 It is good to be zealous, but always for the good, and not only when I am present with you.

19 My little children, for whom I am in labor again until Christ is formed in you;

20 I would now like to be present with you, and change my voice; because I am perplexed concerning you.

21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?

22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.

23 However, that which was of the slave was born according to the flesh, but that which was of the free woman, by promise.

24 What is meant by allegory; because these are the two covenants; one, from mount Sinai, bearing children for bondage, which is Agar.

25 Now this Agar is Sinai, a mountain in Arabia, which corresponds to the Jerusalem that now exists, for she is in bondage with her children.

26 But the Jerusalem which is above is free; who is the mother of us all.

27 For it is written: Rejoice, barren, who do not bear; Strive and cry, you who are not in childbirth; Because the children of the solitary woman are more than those of the one with a husband.

28 But we, brothers, are children of the promise like Isaac.

29 But as then he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so it is now.

30 But what does the Scripture say? Throw out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman will by no means inherit with the son of the free woman.

31 So then, brothers, we are children, not of the slave girl, but of the free woman.

JESUS LEFT AN ORDER FOR EVERYONE:

And he said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Mark 16:15

WHAT IS YOUR WORLD? IT IS IN HIM THAT JESUS WILL USE YOU AS AN INSTRUMENT TO PREACH AS AN EXAMPLE AND!

THIS MUST BE DONE AT ALL TIMES

2 Timothy 4:2-3

2 Preach the word, be prepared in season and out of season, rebuke, correct, exhort with all patience and doctrine.

3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; on the contrary, having itching ears, they will gather masters for themselves, according to their own desires.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHICH SEED WILL GERMINATE!

DO YOUR PART! SOW! THE WORK IS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

REMEMBER THE PARABOL OF THE TALENTS!

WHEN JESUS COMES BACK, HE WILL CHARGE THE DEPOSIT HE MADE IN YOUR LIFE WITH INTEREST! MULTIPLY .THIS IS THE ROLE OF THE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT. DO NOT BURY! FOR, YOU MAY BE AN EVIL AND NEGLIGENT SERVANT WHO WAS THROWN INTO DARKNESS.

THAT JESUS CAN USE US AS INSTRUMENTS TO PROCLAIM HIS KINGDOM AND HIS RETURN AMEN?

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THROW THE SERPENT INTO THE FIRE!!!

MANY TIMES, WHEN WE HELP SOMEONE, PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, SPIRITUALLY; WHEN WE ENGAGE IN ANY PROJECT TO HELP OTHERS; TO BRING A LITTLE COMFORT; A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT AT TIMES OF PAIN, AGONY, SUFFERING; THE ENEMY (SATAN) AFFRONTS US, LIKE A VIPER! PAULO WHEN BRINGING PROVISIONS (STICKS) TO INCREASE THE FIRE AND WARM UP EVERYONE, IN THE MIDST OF THE SITUATION THE VIPER ARISES AND WANTS TO BITE OUR HAND, POISON US, KILL US, BRING SOME DAMAGE TO OUR LIVES AND FAMILIES. WHEN WE DO GOD'S WILL, WE DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID. THROW THE SERPENT INTO THE FIRE!!! WHICH IS HER PLACE! NO EVIL WILL BECOME YOU. FINALLY, JESUS SAID:

Behold, I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and all the strength of the enemy, and nothing will hurt you.

Luke 10:19

DON'T CARE ABOUT THE JUDGMENTS OF OTHERS. THEY CAN SPEAK BADLY ABOUT YOU, MAKE GOSSIP, BADLY INTERPRET YOU BUT IN THE END THEY WILL KNOW THAT JESUS IS WITH YOU!!! AND ACT ON YOU!

And having escaped, then they learned that the island was called Malta.

And the barbarians used us with no little humanity; because, lighting a big fire, they gathered us all because of the falling rain, and because of the cold.

And when Paul had gathered a quantity of vines, and had put them on the fire, a viper, fleeing the heat, attacked his hand.

And the barbarians, seeing the viper hanging from his hand, said to one another: Surely this man is a murderer, since, escaping from the sea, justice does not let him live.

But when he shook off the viper into the fire, he suffered no harm.

And they expected him to swell up or drop dead suddenly; but having already waited a long time, and seeing that no discomfort came to him, changing their minds, they said that he was a god.

And there, near that place, there were some estates belonging to the chief of the island, by name Publius, who received us and hosted us benignly for three days.

And the father of Publius happened to be lying sick with a fever and dysentery, whom Paul went to see, and having prayed, he laid his hands on him, and healed him.

So when this was done, the others who had illnesses on the island also came to him, and they recovered.

Which also distinguished us with many honors; and, having to sail, they provided us with the necessary things.

And three months later we sailed on a ship from Alexandria that had wintered on the island, whose ensign was Castor and Pollux.

And when we reached Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

Whence, going along the coast, we came to Reggio; and blowing, a day later, a wind from the south, we reached Poteoli on the second day.

Where, finding some brethren, they begged us to stay with them for seven days; and then we head to Rome.

And from there, when the brothers heard the news about us, they went out to meet us at the Square of Appius and the Three Sales, and Paul, seeing them, gave thanks to God and took heart.

And as soon as we arrived in Rome, the centurion handed over the prisoners to the captain of the guard; but Paul was allowed to live on his own apart, with the soldier who guarded him.

And it came to pass, after three days, that Paul summoned the rulers of the Jews together, and he said to them together, Men and brethren, when I had done nothing against the people, or against the rites of the fathers, nevertheless I came bound from Jerusalem, delivered into the hands of of the Romans;

Who, having examined me, wanted to release me, because there was no crime of death in me.

But the Jews being opposed, I was forced to appeal to Caesar, not having, however, to accuse my nation.

For this reason I called you, to see you and speak with you; because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

Then they said to him, We received no letter concerning you from Judea, nor did any of the brethren come hither to tell us or say anything bad about you.

However, we would like to hear from you what you feel; for, as for this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.

And when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at the inn, to whom he declared the kingdom of God with good testimony, and he tried to persuade them to believe in Jesus, both by the law of Moses and by the prophets, from the beginning. morning until afternoon.

And some believed what was said; but others do not.

And when they disagreed among themselves, they parted, Paul saying this word: Well said the Holy Spirit to our fathers by the prophet Isaiah,

Saying, Go to this people, and say, By ear ye shall hear, and shall not understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive.

For the heart of this people is hardened, and with their ears they hear heavy, and they have closed their eyes, so that they may never see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, nor understand with their heart, and convert, and I heal them.

Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it.

And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having a great strife among themselves.

And Paul stayed two whole years in his own room which he had rented, and received all who came to see him;

Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things pertaining to the Lord Jesus Christ with all freedom, without any hindrance.

Acts 28:1-31

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