The religious “God-fearing,” churchgoers are among the most hateful of all those who oppose God, presuming to love Him when the very opposite is true. The most partisan of them are the worst of all, as were the Pharisees and Sadducees, and modern-day denominations, every one of them. They call what I have to say heresy and “bullshit!” Is that so? Not that one can exclude atheists who think they’re the salt of the earth in goodness, and infinitely wiser than “naïve” Bible believers. But God says, “The fool has said in his heart, there is no God.” Which includes atheists and those who fool themselves, professing faith in God when they don’t have any.
Such is the situation with a particular company of people who profess faith in Jesus Christ, whom we will discuss here. These people presume to witness of the Lord Jesus Christ while proudly presenting their children on a sacrificial, death-defying, self-glorifying altar to their god named after Jesus Christ, but not the True, Biblical, Almighty Jesus Christ, Lord of the universe. The matter is a hideous one.
Tara Robertson’s profession of faith in Christ – Tara, why are you angry with me? Can you say?
Not long ago, we repeatedly received you as a guest in our home and shared Scripture and the things of God with you. Shortly after, you FB messaged Marilyn asking for prayer for a friend of yours whose son was seriously injured in a dirt bike sporting incident and was hospitalized. Your friend was sending out an urgent public call to pray that God would heal him.
Here is the record of the conversation:
9/12/23, 2:29 PM
Tara
Asking for prayer for my very dear friend, this is her son.
9/12/23, 2:51 PM
You sent
We can ask the Lord what His Will is for this child and his family. [Tara sent a heart]
9/12/23, 4:54 PM
You sent
Tara, Victor here at Marilyn’s request, asking for my input. I agree with her and have some to say.
Presumptuous prayers abound in all theistic religions, and much we find in Christendom is borrowed from other religions and pagan traditions.
For example, the Lord taught that it was heathenistic (unbelieving) to trust in much prayer, be it by repetition or by trusting in many to pray, thinking that the faith prayer of one righteous person somehow isn’t enough. That is UNBELIEF.
The Scriptures are clear on that point. Anything else is unbelief. God will answer the prayer of a single person praying in faith and doesn’t hear the prayers of unbelief though a thousand or even a million pray (not saying many should not pray – I am saying the faith can be misplaced and therefore people are praying to “prayer” instead of to God).
God is no respecter of persons, few or many.
The heathen are superstitious and trust in their righteousness or power, as did the 450 prophets of Baal, who were many, with Elijah, who was only one. You know whose prayer the Lord heard and answered. The apostle James also speaks of Elijah and effectual faith prayer.
Nominal Christians follow pagan customs and traditions, presume they believe, and will thus be answered. It just isn’t true.
The prayer not so much appreciated by God is the “Gimme this or that” kind, though God directs us to ask things of Him. Unless we take our shoes off and step on His Holy Ground of true worship, He will not hear. It’s that simple.
It’s heartbreaking to encounter such situations as this, particularly if one has children of their own. We identify and can sympathize, but it’s not good enough. We must heed the Truth of God’s will and His requirements. There’s no other way.
The effectual prayer can only be, “Lord, what is the Issue here? What is Your will? What do YOU want?” Until then, the prayer is truly, “Here’s what we want. We don’t care what You want. We want You to prioritize what WE want over Your will.” Truly, that’s what it boils down to. It is the expression of the heart of the selfish soul, the unbelieving heathen. Profess faith in Christ all one will, we don’t fool God.
Believe me or not, I’m teaching/preaching things you don’t know, and you prove that by your request.
Still, it could be you’ve been brought here asking so that you will know and that you and your friends learn the Will of God. Which can only be a good thing, if you believe and act on what’s being offered you here.
I fear you and your friends don’t believe. Tara, I’m not convinced you believe me. The Lord will make things known as to who knows and speaks the Truth and who doesn’t. There’s nothing hidden that won’t be made manifest.
9/13/23, 6:02 PM
Tara
I appreciate you taking the time to address this. I’ve been trying to work all day while having this heart break for my friend, with a lot stirring in the back of my mind. I hesitated to include you in sharing their story, but I’m not sorry I did. There was a moment today, perhaps when I consider “if I were in their shoes” would I post such a thing? I don’t think I would. I saw in my mind the Roman soldier that went to Jesus and asked Him to heal his …slave? And told Jesus he only needed to command the healing not come to his house. Jesus remarks He hasn’t seen greater faith.
I’m convinced not to share prayer requests again, and time to digest the rest.
9/13/23, 6:32 PM
You sent
[A thumbs up]9/18/23, 8:53 AM
You sent
Hi Tara,
We heard Jason had passed away.
Why did he die? Why didn’t God answer the multitudes of prayer?
The answers are all here. God Heals Today, His Way:
https://www.thepathoftruth.com/teachings/god-heals-today-his-way-healing.htm. END
Tara, I had to tell you the Truth and warn you not to enter a wholesale demonstration of self-righteousness, angering God. I told you God didn’t care how many of you gathered for prayer. He wouldn’t hear you. Why wouldn’t or shouldn’t He hear you?
“You ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may consume it upon your lusts,” (James 4:3).
“She’s my friend!” you growl at me before others, suggesting I was so in the wrong. I tell you, you aren’t their friend, and they aren’t yours. True friends speak the Truth to each other instead of flattering one another, tickling one another’s ears, worshipping and defending their gods of pleasure, and despising those who speak the Truth.
“You adulterers and adulteresses, know you not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God,” (James 4:4).
Here are some sobering words from Martin Van Popta, a brother in Christ who also is given to speak to all those of you who find no fault with your contrary ways against God, His will, and His Law:
The Slingerlands sacrificed their child at the altar of Baal for attention, excitement, and second-hand worship for their son’s fearless performances.
It’s horrible.
Tara is offended with you, Victor, because she has no idea what righteousness is. Since men love pity, she’s decided to give them what they love and call that “righteousness,” so she can receive positive attention for how much she cares about others. It’s strange and unacceptable to her that you, a professing Christian, don’t give her the same praise.
That’s why Tara’s so offended with you. Because instead of the worship she’s used to receiving, you find fault with her. To her, that’s blasphemy. In her mind, pretending to have respect for you is degrading but hopefully worth it when you think she’s a good person. When she found out that you don’t think she’s a good person, she was offended because she didn’t get what she humiliated herself for.
The Slingerlands are guilty of their son Jason’s death. They soaked up attention and glory for themselves at his expense. “See what our kids can do!”
They call it a “lifestyle” and they justify the risk. Is it not a “deathstyle”?
And so, they perish.
Amazing! They haven’t learned a thing from the death, either. They’re preaching to others about how to get right with God because He can “take you home” any minute. And there they are, assuming they’re right with Him while they permit their children to tempt the Lord with reckless abandon.
They feast on the pity and flattery of the community that is commending them for their courage to keep letting their children race around like idiots for the sake of pleasure and glory, even though one of them already died doing so. Now the Slingerlands are preaching to everyone about God, and nobody can call their bullshit. Who is going to confront them for their idolatry after they’ve lost a son?
The parents still have a video on their Instagram page of their daughter flying on her dirt bike with a vile rap song called, “Till the Hearse Comes,” playing in the background. The hearse has certainly come, and it will come again.
They made their son Jason in their image fly high and then had to lower him into the ground. And now they’re soaking up even more attention than they did while he was living. Seems they’re winning either way.
Total darkness. No connection.
Will they have to lose another? How much worse does it have to get? They raise their kids to feel invincible and then the kids are maimed and killed in heroic lawlessness. It’s paganism; unbelief; anti-Christ.
They’ve already put one in the grave and still they persist. Their daughter is racing on a new bike with a cross decal on it that says, “Job 1:21”.
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
and naked I will depart.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
may the Name of the Lord be praised.”
The Instagram video shows off the new bike design with a song playing called, “Showing Off.”
Lyrics:
Let’s take it up another notch
All of y’all sit back and watch
Greenlight do what you do
Bout time to show em
Something new
Make ya jaw drop
Make it pop pop
Nonstop
Speak of tempting the Lord! Is there a greater example of a pokey stick in God’s eye?
It’s all the pride of the flesh with some “Christian” frosting on top for conscience-salving piety and self-justification. The Slingerlands take His Name in vain, and He hasn’t held them guiltless. Maybe He’ll have to take it up another notch before they get the point.
I don’t care if you’re Christian or not. What you’re doing is wrong. The Slingerlands sacrificed their child on an altar to Baal, in exchange for attention and recognition. And worse, they continue to capitalize on that loss to get even more attention and glory. That’s the ugly reality, whether you’re religious or not.
Those who live for their pleasures, die by their pleasures. Is that good? Is God thrilled with y’all of like minds? Will you agree with Truth and Reason, or justify the pride of life ‘til the hearse comes? END
Tara, Victor here. You’re seeking your glory and not the Lord’s, using His Name to get men’s favor and praise. Isn’t that so? If so, you are bearing a false witness to the Lord Jesus Christ. Shouldn’t I warn, even rebuke you for such conduct?
“I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, Who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching” (2 Timothy 4:1,2).
Haven’t I been dutiful in the needful things of God? Haven’t I been patient with you? Have I done you any evil? What can you say? The problem is, as Martin says, you’ve been found out and proven guilty. Partaking with an attitude like yours in such activities and claiming faith in Christ, you’ll “likewise perish.”
Victor Hafichuk
Hard things to hear, yes, but this isn’t rocket science. If the Slingerlands didn’t let their son ride he wouldn’t have died, he wouldn’t have been in danger in the first place.
Why would a parent put their child in a dangerous situation unnecessarily? Sure, some things are unavoidable like driving but stunts on dirt bikes are not. Can anyone imagine the apostles partaking in such activities? Or letting their children do so? Isn’t such a thought silly? This goes for so many things of the world, ask yourself, would the Lord be doing this?
Didn’t He address these things?
“5Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:
‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’
and,
‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”
7Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ” Matthew 4: 5-7 NKJV
If jumping dirt bikes isn’t “throwing yourself down” I don’t know what is. Thinking the angels will keep you safe, not thinking anything would ever happen to you.
And what about the response by the public to commend the Slingerlands for having the “courage” to continue riding? Is that not evil?
Aren’t they instinctively recognizing that the sport is dangerous? Yet they encourage someone to continue in it despite having lost a child? Evil. So evil. And extremely stupid. Not only do they permit the Slingerlands to continue but they cheer them on, is that not proof as was already mentioned, that people are sacrificing their children for mere excitement and attention? Evil.
When I get a speeding ticket, I rethink my driving habits. Get into a car crash? How much more so? But these people don’t worship Life or they would get the message and be more careful. They worship death, plain and simple.
To some, it’s “worth the risk”, but is it really?
Others do the same and might seem to get away with it, the difference is that the Slingerlands do it in the Lord’s Name. He says He won’t hold such a person guiltless, meaning, they are held to a higher standard and He will be more strict with them, especially if they’re being hypocrites and connecting their actions to Him. In other words, non believers see your alleged faith and think God approves of the things you say and do. That is why He is so quick to judge those that dirty His Name.
“23You who make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law? 24For “the Name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written.” Romans 2: 23-24 NKJV
These are the kinds of people that give non believers an apparent reason to dismiss the God of the Bible.
Not participating in these things, he wouldn’t have been in these dangerous situations in the first place, how do they make sense of that without seeing they’re wrong? How could you justify yourself? Only by denial.
And why do they persist? Is it not because of pride and the unwillingness to admit you’re wrong and so you will “prove” to God and man that your son’s death was just a fluke and one can live it up without consequence? Are they not being stubborn? Or do they truly invite these consequences and are that demented? How can it not be so? And death is a mercy stroke, what if he was maimed? It could have been worse. What if he hurt someone else?
So, can one pleasure themself while worshipping God? Or worship God and please yourself in your free time? Since when do servants have free time? (Luke 17: 7-10)
Jesus Christ was known as a Man of many sorrows, how much fun did He have while on earth? The Slingerlands have no part in Him and so can’t identify, they can’t relate. Rather they flow with and love the world. They don’t “fill up the lacking afflictions of Christ.”, they’re selfish. They live for themselves. They aren’t “persecuted for righteousness’ sake”, they aren’t Christians.
And you non believers are no better off.
“…for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:20 NKJV
You have no right to live as you please and ignore God.
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10 KJV
Job accepted the loss of his children. Do you have the same peace about the loss of your son? Job’s children were taken because they weren’t serving God, are you acknowledging that that is why your child was taken? And then you paint the verse on your daughter’s motorcycle as well? How foolish, you openly taunt and tempt God? Do you desire Job’s trial? How foolish.
Here’s a question, if he was brought back, and you had a second chance, would you let him do it again?
Yes, and now you double down with your daughter. Perhaps she will wise up to your foolishness and reconsider, let her read and let her hear.
Michael Lash