PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN - HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN IN THE TURMOIL OF OUR WORLD

PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN

John 16:33 (NKJV) ³³ These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will^[a] have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

PEACE ON EARTH, GOODWILL TOWARD MEN, Words that are not TRUE, Words that are not reality throughout the world... Listen to this video and you will see the REALITIES of this real world...

Real LIFE is often NOT FAIR.  Real LIFE has many difficulties, famines, wars, and great suffering...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a song called Christmas Bells.  He wrote this song during the Civil War Time in 1863.  The worst time that our nation in America ever went through during the Civil War.  Brother killing brother during this time.  At the same time Longfellow lost his beloved wife during this time period.  He then got word that his own son was seriously injured in the Civil War battle. 

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)

Christmas Bells

(He wrote this during the Civil War Period where death was all around)

... I HEARD the bells on Christmas Day

Their old, familiar carols play,

And wild and sweet

The words repeat

Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And thought how, as the day had come,

The belfries of all Christendom

Had rolled along

The unbroken song

Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Till ringing, singing on its way,

The world revolved from night to day,

A voice, a chime,

A chant sublime

Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Then from each black, accursed mouth

The cannon thundered in the South,

And with the sound

The carols drowned

Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

It was as if an earthquake rent

The hearth-stones of a continent,

And made forlorn

The households born

Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And in despair I bowed my head;

"There is no peace on earth," I said;

"For hate is strong,

And mocks the song

Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:

"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;

The Wrong shall fail,

The Right prevail,

With peace on earth, good-will to men."

THE BIOGRAPHY HISTORY OF A FAMOUS POET AND SONG WRITER NAMED HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW (He wrote the song called 'I heard the bells on Christmas Day'.. Longfellow suffered great loss within his life when his own wife had caught fire by the stove and died.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Wadsworth_Longfellow

Are you going through great difficulties at this time. maybe the loss of a loved one, maybe a child that has run away and is on drugs, maybe a divorce, maybe your health, maybe you lost your job and can no longer afford the mortgage on your house, maybe you have experienced rape, or being sexually violated or even have come home from the true war, suffering greatly from that war... 

How can one experience 'peace' this time of year - when you are suffering greatly.

But there is HOPE for today, no matter what you are going through or what you have suffered - THERE IS HOPE...  and you can experience GREAT PEACE within your own heart, no matter what you are facing or going through...

John 16:33 (TNIV) ³³ “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have pea#e. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

God made MAN a promise by giving us a WAY of HIS TRUTH...  The word Immanuel means God with you.

"Then he said, 'Hear now, O house of David! Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary my God also?  Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.'" Isaiah 7:13-14

"now in the sixth month the angel gabriel was sent by God in a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph of the house of David. The virgin' name was Mary. And having come in, the angel said to her, 'Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women."...  Then the angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, for you have found for with God.  And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus." Luke 1:26-28, 30-31d

"For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given.  And the government will be upon His shoulder. ANd his name will be all Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  Of the increase of His government and peace there ill be no end.  Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it with Jugment an Justice from that time forward, and forever." Isaiah 9:6-7

"And behold, you will coceive i your womb an bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.  He will be great and will be called the Son of the Highest and the Lord God ill give Him the throne of His father David".  Luke 1:31-32

"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from old, from everlasting." Micah 5:21

Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the City of Nazareth." Luke 2:4-7


Immanuel came to us through the name of YESHUA / JESUS...  He became GOD WITH US... He became the MANNA of heaven, the BREAD OF LIFE...

Christianity is not a religion, it is not lighting candles, or doing the 'right' things but Christianity is a relationship between GOD and with everyday ordinary people like you and me.  As human beings, we screw up, we doubt, we mess up... but there is NOTHING we have to do to be GOOD ENOUGH for God to accept us or receive us...  Being GOOD does not make us to go to heaven...  but it is all about a GIFT FROM GOD... and receiving that FREE GIFT that HE has given us through HIS SON JESUS... 

WON - IT IS DONE!!!

No matter what you have done, no matter what you have gone through, no matter what you will go through in the future... GOD IS WITH YOU ALL THE WAY...

Romans Chapter 5 - GRACE RULES

When GRACE RULES there is no need for any other rules...

Romans 5  (NLT)

Faith Brings Joy

¹ Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. ² Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.  ³ We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. ⁴ And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. ⁵ And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

⁶ When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. ⁷ Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. ⁸ But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. ⁹ And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. ¹⁰ For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. ¹¹ So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.

Adam and Christ Contrasted

¹² When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. ¹³ Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. But it was not counted as sin because there was not yet any law to break. ¹⁴ Still, everyone died—from the time of Adam to the time of Moses—even those who did not disobey an explicit commandment of God, as Adam did. Now Adam is a symbol, a representation of Christ, who was yet to come. ¹⁵ But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ. ¹⁶ And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins. ¹⁷ For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone. ¹⁹ Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous. ²⁰ God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant. ²¹ So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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In the beginning Adam and Eve got exactly what they did not earn... It was given to them by the GRACE OF GOD.. GOD WITH THEM.  GOD provided Adam and Eve everything.

Garden in Eden - there was only one rule - 'don't eat of the tree of good and evil for if you do you are going to die'...

They (Adam and Eve) disobeyed God and GRACE went out the back door... and DEATH AND SIN entered through the front door.  People began being selfish, jealous, envious of wanting things that were not theres to have,  and look at the world, look at your own heart...  The world is all about UNGRACE - world of self.

Our own struggle is a world of UNGRACE and it rules, lack of justice, poverty, wars....

When Adam sinned it brought death and SIN to all the world... Death entered the world and separated us from GOD...

Once Adam sinned - ALL of us sinned...

Once grace left .... fairness left, justice left... Life is not fair.

SIN RULES in this world today...  This is our struggle.  SIN and DEATH rules, lack of justice...

Romans 5:¹² When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.

Romans 5:¹³ Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. 

Before even the 10 commandments were given by GOD - people sinned.

One mans sin, through Adam, brought SIN to all...

Romans 5: ¹⁶ And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins.

How many of you have received a speeding ticket - one thing you can do is go to 'Traffic School'...  and the judge counts the speeding ticket.  Are you guilty of speeding - YES... but the Judge wipes out/clears out your speeding ticket as though you never did it.

This is GOD'S GRACE...  Adam brought sin, GRACE left the world, DEATH AND SIN came in.  Even though we are guilty of our sins we are made RIGHTEOUS before GOD...  Romans 5:  ¹⁶ And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins

Romans 5:  ¹⁷ For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.

GIFT OF RIGHTEOUS from GOD to you...  Right standing before GOD. Reintroduced into the WORLD OF GRACE...

Those of us whom chose to RECEIVE this gift... If we are willing to RECEIVE THIS GIFT - The gift is ours...  This is a FREE GIFT from God himself...

Romans 5:  ¹⁸ Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone. ¹⁹ Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous.

The message of Christmas is simple:  The gift of righteous is a GIFT with no strings attached and to have GOD actually give it to you.  GOD will never force it... The gift is there but you must chose to receive it... and if we chose to receive it we are made in RIGHT STANDING before GOD.

This is what CHRISTMAS is all about - GRACE

We live in a ungraced world...  ungraced DNA

GRACE HAS WON - IT IS DONE

Romans 5: ¹⁹ Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous.

Do you know 'why' you are a sinner... it is not because you have sinned... It is because you were born into sin...  That is who you are to the core...

Just like a dog is not a dog because he barks - it is because he was born as a dog...

You and me, were BORN as sinners...  We do not become sinners because of acting like sinners but we are BORN as sinners...

Romans ²⁰ God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant. ²¹ So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

GRACE HAS WON, IT IS DONE

Noel - meaning the First Christmas

God brought GRACE back to the world and He came as a little baby that grew up like a life that you could never live, and HE died on a cross... for your sin and my sin, and HE is going to pay for your sin and my sin, sins of the entire world,  even though we do not deserve it... 

It is not about me being religious, me going to church, me doing the right things, but it is all about what CHRIST did for me... there is NOTHING I can do to SAVE myself.... it is simply about RECEIVING HIS GIFT O GRACE...  It is all about HIM.

People do not miss heaven because of their SIN - people miss heaven because they do not accept GOD's GRACE....

John 3:17-18 (NLT)

¹⁷ God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. ¹⁸ “There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son.

GRACE HAS WON, IT IS DONE

We can experience GREAT PEACE within our hearts... Even if the world collapses we can still walk in PEACE knowing whom holds our FUTURE... 

Psalm 33:11 (NKJV)  ¹¹ The counsel of the LORD stands forever,

The plans of His heart to all generations.

Isaiah 40:31³¹ But those who wait on the LORD

Shall renew their strength;  They shall mount up with wings like eagles,

They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

Jeremiah 29:11¹¹ For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Romans 5:5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us

Romans 15:13¹³ Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit

Psalm 73:26 ²⁶ My flesh and my heart fail;

But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

WHAT IF YOU DIED TODAY AND GOD ASKED "WHY SHOULD I ALLOW YOU INTO HEAVEN?" What would be your answer?

WHAT IF YOU DIED TODAY?

Imagine that you died today,

That you stood before God

And God asked you,

"Why should I let you into heaven?"What would you say?

This is an important question, isn't it?

If You Want to Answer it Correctly

Then You Must Think About Several Things

Be sure that you know what God is like. God created you and is your rightful owner. God is loving, merciful, and kind. But we often d/ not think about the fact that God is holy. The Bible says that "God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all." (1 John 1:5) This means that God is perfectly holy. God always does what is right, and His laws are perfect. God never makes a mistake. God never approves of or ignores evil. Because God is holy, He hates all sin. (Psalm 5:5) Anything that is sinful or wrong cannot even come near God -- it would be burned away by His holiness. The Bible says that God is "of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity." (Habakkuk 1:13; "iniquity" is another word for "sin"). God is so holy that the Bible compares Him to a consuming fire.
(Hebrews 12:28-29)

God's holiness is an awesome thing. The Bible says, "who shall not fear Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy name? For thou only art holy." (Revelation 15:4) This pure, holy God who hates sin is your Judge. The Bible says, "Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God?" (1 Samuel 6:20)

God's holiness is the opposite of our sinfulness.

Everybody admits that they are not perfect. We all know that we have done some bad things in our lifetime. But most people do not understand what the Bible teaches about sin.

What is sin?

The Bible says that "Sin is the transgression of the law." (1 John 3:4). In other words, sin is rejecting or disobeying God's laws. We sin any time we do not do what God wants us to do. If we disobey God's laws, then we sin. If we fail to do the good things God commands us to do, then we sin. Some people think sin is only really horrible things like murder, adultery, getting drunk, or robbing a store. These are sins, but the Bible says that we sin when we disobey any of God's laws. The Bible also says that our attitudes and thoughts can be sinful -- so things like pride, lust, selfishness, greed, and hatred are sins, too.

I describe sin in this way: Imagine taking out every stop sign and stop light and speed limit and everyone could go, stop, and speed in their own way, and what would you have. Your answer is probably very correct as you would have chaos and death. Well this is sin... SIN has no boundaries and wants to do what it wants, when it wants, and if it feels good - do it... Whether in a sin of sexual sin of homosexuality, or having sex outside of the boundaries of marriage, or even eating without limits or boundaries.... It is still all SIN. SIN will only bring chaos and death to not only us in our lives but will bring death to our very souls, and SIN will always affect others... The same if there were no stop signs. or stop signals. or speed limit boundaries - SIN affects not only the person driving the vehicle in these kind of 'NO LIMITS' but it affects ALL OTHERS.... GOD'S WORD are those stop signs, st/p signals, and speed limits for our lives here on earth. For GOD'S WORD gives us boundaries, security, makes us safe and others safe, and is TRUTH of great boundaries. Imagine Niagara Falls without any kind of boundaries - this would bring CHAOS to this area with flooding and out of control. Niagara Falls with these great boundaries makes it powerful with full of strength in helping others... May we all learn boundaries of TRUTH within our lives and that LIFE without boundaries brings chaos and death to us.

Here are a Few of God's Laws
Have You Broken Any of Them?

"Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,  and with all thy mind." (Matthew 22:37) This means that God must be the most important thing in your life.

"Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." (Matthew 22:39) 

This means that it is not enough to put up with other people. 

God commands us to love them.

"Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain." (Exodus 20:7) This means that we cannot use God's name in a joking way or to curse with.

"Thou shalt not steal." (Exodus 20:15) Even stealing little things is a sin. 

"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor." (Exodus 20:16) Telling lies and deceiving people are sins.

"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old, Thou shalt not kill and whosoever shall kill will be in danger of judgment; but I say unto you that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of judgment." (Matthew 5:21-22) This means that feeling hatred or strong anger toward someone is usually a sin.

"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old, Thou shalt not commit adultery; but I say unto you that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." (Matthew 5:27-28) This means that lust is a sin.

Think about TODAY.... people are in and out of marriage, (There is about 56% divorce rate within the church today); people think NOTHING about having sex outside of marriage (including within the church today); people accept that being GAY is being born that way (including within the church today); but the sad reality is that those whom practice any sexual behaviour outside of marriage, even through Internet sex or pornography; it still is SIN.

SIN SEPARATES US FROM A HOLY GOD, and SIN BRINGS DEATH.

Isaiah 59:1 (NLT) Listen! The LORD is not too weak to save you, and he is not becoming deaf. He can hear you when you call. Isaiah 59:2 (NLT) But there is a problem--your sins have cut you off from God. Because of your sin, he has turned away and will not listen anymore.

Habakkuk 1:13a You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing.

Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; bu4 the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord".

If you did one sin every day, in ten years that would add up to 3,650 sins. In forty years, you would be guilty of 14,600 sins. And this is if you did only one sin a day!

This is why the Bible says that "all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23) The Bible also says "there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good and sinneth not." (Ecclesiastes 7:20) Is there such a thing as a righteous man who never sins? The Bible says, "If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar." (1 John 1:10) It is true that no one is perfect. But the Bible teaches that we are not even close to being perfect! All of us have broken God's laws many, many times. All of us are guilty sinners.

Stop and think for a moment. How many sins have you done in your lifetime so far? 100? 1,000? 10,000? More than that?

WHY DO WE SIN SO MUCH?

The Bible says we sin over and over again because we have a sinful heart (or, as some people call it, a sinful nature).

Just like it is the nature of a fish to swim and it is the nature of a bird to fly, it is the nature of a human to disobey God and reject His laws. This is the source of our sin problem. Deep down inside our heart, we really want to sin. We like to sin. That is why we do it so much. "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?" (Jeremiah 17:9) Have you ever noticed that you do not have to teach a child how to lie or how to be selfish? They will do that on their own! That is because we are all born with a sinful heart. The Bible says that our sins (things like evil thoughts, lying, stealing, cursing, greed, lust, and pride) come "from within, out of the heart of men." (Mark 7:21-22)

Because we have a sinful heart, we refuse to let God be the Boss of our lives. We do not want anyone -- including God -- telling us what to do. e want to live our life the way we want to. We want to be the boss of our lives. We might believe in God, and we might even go to church or get baptized or sing songs about God, but we do not want Him to run our life. Either we do not want to obey God, or we will only obey God when it is easy. We do not care about God. We all have this attitude, and it comes from our sinful heart.

God created us and is our rightful owner. He demands that we love Him, obey Him, and live the way that He wants us to live. It is a serious sin if we will not let God be the Boss of our lives and if we insist on running our lives the way we want to. If we say, "God, You won't be my Boss! You won't tell me what to do! I'll do whatever I want to with my life, and I'll live my life the way I please!", isn't this just as serious as slapping God in His face?

Do you have a sinful heart? Is God the boss of your life?

Because God is Holy
He Must Judge All Sin
God cannot ignore our sins or pretend like our sins never happened. Because we have broken God's laws, we deserve God's punishment. Look at these Bible verses:
"The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord." (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9)
"God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day." (Psalm 7:11)
"The soul that sinneth, it shall die." (Ezekiel 18:4)
"The wages of sin is death." (Romans 6:23)
A holy God must judge sin. If God allowed our sin to go unpunished, He would be saying that sin is okay. God will punish all sin because He is a God of justice.
We all know that this is fair. What if a murderer stood before a human judge and the judge knew that the murderer was guilty. What would you think if the judge just let the murderer go free? He would not be a very good judge, would he? He would be a bad judge! A good judge must punish people who are guilty -- he cannot just forget or ignore their crimes. In the same way, a holy God must judge all sin. When God punishes people for their sins, He is only giving them what they deserve.
The Bible says "it is appointed unto man once to die, but after this the judgment." (Hebrews 9:27) You will stand before God one day. You have broken God's laws many times. You deserve God's punishment. The Bible uses the word "wrath" (which means "anger") to describe God's punishment. "The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men." (Romans 1:18) "The day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate; and He shall destroy the sinners out of it." (Isaiah 13:9) When you disobey God and reject His laws, the Bible says you "treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God." (Romans 2:5)
If God judged you for your sins, what would you deserve?

Here Are Some Common Mistakes That
People Make About Heaven

Some think, "Yes, I have sinned, but I've done many good things in my life. My good deeds will make up for my bad deeds. I'm good enough to get into Heaven." This kind of thinking is wrong. The Bible never says that good deeds can pay for sins. Only the shedding of blood takes away sins. (Hebrews 9:22) The Bible says "all our righteousness are as filthy rags." (Isaiah 64:6) This means that our good deeds are not very good when we compare them to God's holiness. Our good deeds still come out of a sinful heart that refuses to let God be our Boss. That is why they are not better than "filthy rags." When the Bible says "a man is not justified by the works of the law," (Galatians 2:16) it means that our good deeds or good works can never take away our sins and get us into Heaven.

Some think, "I'm not really bad. I'm not as bad as some people. So God won't judge me too hard. I'm good enough to get into Heaven." But God does not judge based on how we compare to other people. He judges by how we compare to His perfect standards of holiness. Maybe you are more kind or more honest or more religious than most people, but that does not matter. God will punish all sin. You need to ask yourself: Have I broken God's laws? Have I refused to let God be the Boss of my life? What do my sins and disobedience deserve?
Some think, "I'm doing the best I can. God will let me into Heaven because I'm doing my very best. And I'm going to try harder." The Bible never says that God will let you into Heaven if you do the best you can or if you try harder. Doing your best and trying harder can never take away sins. But have you really done the best you can? Do you always love God with all your heart? Do you serve God as much as you should? Do you do all the good things that you know you should do? None of us have done our very best!
Many think they are saved because they belong to a certain church, because they were baptized, because they attend church regularly, because they pray, or because they have had religious feelings. The Bible does not teach this. Things that we do, like joining a church or getting baptized can never take away our sins. Only God can take away sins!
You understand sin and God's holiness correctly when you realize that you can never be good enough to deserve to get into Heaven.
King David was a man in the Bible that God was pleased with. David knew that he was a sinful man. (See Psalm 51) David also knew that God is a holy Judge who hates sin. David prayed, "Enter not into judgment with Thy servant; for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified." (Psalm 143:2) David knew that he would be in big trouble if God judged him for his sins and gave him what he deserved. "If Thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?" (Psalm 130:3)
Your sins are so many, and God is so holy, that you could never be good enough to get into Heaven. You can never earn or deserve God's forgiveness. There is nothing you can do to get into Heaven because you cannot erase or get rid of your sins. You have broken God's laws many times. You have refused to let God be the Boss of your life. Because of your sins, God's wrath is upon you. You are in big trouble! If you ever stand before God and He judges you for your sins, you will get what you deserve: everlasting punishment in Hell.
Has the fact that you have disobeyed God many times ever really bothered you?
These are important questions because you can only come to the Lord Jesus Christ for forgiveness if you know that you are a guilty sinner. Jesus said, "They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance." (Luke 5:31-32; see also Luke 18:9-14) Jesus is saying that you must realize how serious your sin problem is before you can be forgiven. If you are not convinced that you a2e a guilty, lost sinner, then Jesus will not forgive you.
GOOD NEWS
God Himself Made a Way
For Our Sins to be Forgiven

God's Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, came to earth 2,000 years ago. Jesus was both God and man at the same time. Jesus did many miracles while on earth. He taught us how God expects us to live. Jesus never sinned and always obeyed all God's laws perfectly. Most importantly, Jesus came to earth to die for our sins.

Jesus Christ was nailed to a cross and crucified. As the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross, the sins of all God's people were put on Him. Jesus Christ bore or carried our sins in His body. The Bible says that "He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities ... and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all." (Isaiah 53:5-6; "iniquity" means "sin") The Lord Jesus "His own self bore our sins in His own body on the tree."

(1 Peter 2:24, Galatians 1:3-4)

JESUS THE WAY, THE TRUTH, THE LIFE
(THERE IS NO OTHER WAY FOR ETERNITY AFTER WE DIE ON THIS EARTH)

As Jesus hung on that cross, God poured out His holy punishment for sin on Him. Jesus did not deserve that punishment because He never broke God's laws. But He was carrying our sins, and God gave Jesus Christ the punishment that we deserved. He became our Substitute who died in our place. Jesus Christ paid the penalty for all the sins ever committed by God's people. "Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God." (1 Peter 3:18)
This proves how much God loves us. The Bible says, "God commandeth His love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8; "commandeth" means "demonstrates" or "proves")

PASSION OF JESUS LOVE FOR YOU

Jesus's death was a sacrifice for our sins. Because Jesus is God, His sacrifice was big enough to fully pay for all those sins. Jesus did not just pay for some sins -- He paid for all the sins of God's people. Jesus Christ satisfied the demands of God's holiness and justice. That is why the Bible says that Jesus "taketh away the sin of the world," that Jesus "shall save His people from their sins," and that Jesus is "able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him." (John 1:29, Matthew 1:21, Hebrews 7:25)
Jesus did not stay dead. God raised Him back to life, proving that Jesus fully paid for all the sins of God's people. He then returned to Heaven. The Lord Jesus Christ will come back to earth some day to judge the world. Though we cannot see Him, Jesus Christ is alive today. He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. (Revelation 19:16) The Lord Jesus Christ today has all power in Heaven and earth. (Matthew 28:18) The Bible says that "Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that He might be Lord both of the dead and living." (Romans 14:9) Lord means Master, Boss, or Owner. Jesus Christ is our Savior, but He is also our Lord. "God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow ... and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God, the Father." (Philippians 2:9-11) People today who disobey, ignore, or reject Jesus Christ are rebelling against the Lord and Ruler of the Universe! You must bow before Jesus and give Him your whole life!
Do you remember the two parts to our sin problem? First, we have done many sinful things. Second, we have a sinful heart or nature that causes us to keep on sinning. The Lord Jesus Christ takes care of both parts of our sin problem. This is what the Bible means by "being saved" or "salvation." It is true that God saves people from Hell, but being saved also means being freed or rescued from living a life of sin.

First, all your sins can be forgiven. Because God fully punished sin when He poured out His punishment on Jesus Christ, there is no need to punish sin again. That is a debt or a bill that is already paid. "The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all sin." (1 John 1:7) Second, the Lord Jesus can change your sinful heart. This change makes you want to live a holy life -- you do not want to sin and you want to please God in everything you do. Jesus can make you into a new person! This is why the Bible says the "if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Coming to Jesus Christ to be rescued from your sins produces big changes. All your sins are forgiven. You receive a new heart. God accepts you as a child in his family and becomes a Father to you. You are justified, or declared righteous, in God's sight. It is like starting your life all over again -- or, as the Bible says, being born again. Jesus said, "Ye must be born again." (John 3:7)
Has your sin problem been taken care of by the Lord Jesus Christ?

Do you know that you are totally forgiven of all your sins?

There is nothing that you can do to have your sins forgiven and to receive a new heart. You do not earn God's forgiveness by being good. The Bible teaches that God gives this as a gift to guilty, undeserving sinners like you and me. Being saved or rescued from your sins requires God's grace. Grace means "blessing or gifts that someone does not deserve." The Bible says, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God -- not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9) It also says that through Jesus Christ "we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace." (Ephesians 1:7) The Bible also says that we are "justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." (Romans 3:24; "justified" means "declared right with God") How does someone become a Christian? Only through God's grace.

The Bible says there are two conditions we must meet to receive this grace.
We Must REPENT of Our Sins

God "now commandeth all men everywhere to repent." (Acts 17:30) The Lord Jesus Christ said, "except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." (Luke 13:3,5) "Repent" means to be so sorry for your sins that you stop doing them. When you repent, you realize that your sins are evil and you feel bad about them. (2 Corinthians 7:10-11) Someone who repents hates their sins; they do not keep on doing them! When you repent, you must make two turns: you must turn away from your sins and you must turn to the Lord Jesus Christ to obey Him. Our biggest sin is that we do not want God to be the Boss of our life. To repent means to turn around and go the opposite way: we now make the Lord Jesus the Boss of our life and we live the way He wants us to.

Is there some sin in your life that you will not give up? Repenting is a matter of ALL or NOTHING. If you will not stop doing your sins, then you cannot be forgiven. God only saves people who really repent.

Jesus said, "If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me." (Matthew 16:24) This is what repentance is: we say "no" to our old way of living and our sins, and we follow Jesus Christ. Our old life of disobeying God is over.

Do you feel so sorry for your sins that you will stop doing them... ?

WHERE DO YOU PLAN TO SPEND ETERNITY AFTER YOUR LIFE IS OVER ON THIS EARTH?

The moment we are born from our mothers womb on this earth - we are ALL destined to die. There are no 2nd chances.... the consequences of SIN is separation from God and SIN BRINGS DEATH and if we do not repent and turn away from SIN while on this earth then we will face the consequences of our FREE WILL CHOICE while on this earth and DEATH through SIN will have a great STING OF DEATH that will never stop for eternity....

What is your CHOICE today... FREEDOM or BONDAGE to sin.

The choice belongs to you... and it is only YOU that will face your own consequences from your free will choice...

SIN may feel good right now... but SIN will not feel good when your choice is an ETERNITY IN HELL where you will experience TORMENT DAY AND NIGHT, NEVER ENDING....

Will your choice of SIN in feeling GOOD right now for this temporary moment of living on this earth? Is your choice while on this earth in sexual immorality, or lust - worth the consequences of ETERNITY? 

EVEN THE VERY ELECT OF GOD WILL BE DECEIVED AND FALL AWAY

For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect." Matthew 24:24 (NKJV)

"He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived." Revelation 13:13-14 (NKJV)

We have already had more than a few people who claimed to be Jesus Christ in contemporary society. The Bhagwan Shree Rajineesh brought his cult to Oregon and while there declared himself to be Jesus Christ. He also stated that Hitler was a great spiritual leader. David Koresh claimed he was Jesus, as he married and molested twelve-year-old girls, and Sun Myong Moon has also stated he is Jesus, as he continues to exploit and deceive his devotees, commonly known as "moonies." However, in reference to the Scripture quoted above from Matthew 24:24, it is quite obvious that these frauds lack the accompanying signs and wonders that would seem to verify their pronouncements. As a matter of fact, only those most lacking in spiritual discernment and who have opened themselves up to deception would be taken in by their absurd claims.

Nevertheless, it is a certainty that the prophecy Jesus warned us with will eventually come to pass. And this means that some time in the future there will be those who will claim to be Jesus Christ and who will perform astounding signs and wonders that will be so convincing they will have the potential to deceive even dedicated Christians. Moreover, the ultimate fulfillment of this prophecy will be the deception of Israel by the Antichrist and the False Prophet, one of whom will convince the Jews that he is their divine leader. Jesus alluded to this in the Book of John, when He told the Jews:

"I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive." John 5:43 (NKJV)

The Cause of False Teaching

Understanding that the advent of these deceivers is at hand, Christians need to prepare themselves spiritually so that they will not be taken in by false teachings. In the Book of 2nd Peter, we read more information about this problem:

"But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber. 2 Peter 2:1-3

The word "heresies" here means "to choose" in Greek. It carries the understanding that when people decide they will believe in a false doctrine it is by their own free will. Generally, there is a conflict in their heart with the true word of God - something they do not wish to conform to. This opens them up spiritually to deception, because deep down they are seeking a way to avoid coming under the complete authority of God and His Word. This applies to the leaders as well as their followers. In describing the leaders, Peter tells us that "by covetousness they will exploit you," and this phrase contains a Greek word that has a special meaning.

The word used here is "pleonexia", and it means more than covetousness. It means "evil ambition," or "the desire to have more." It is by no means always a sin to desire more; there are many cases in which this desire can be honorable. We should desire more knowledge and wisdom. We may even have a business and want it to expand in the context of desiring to be industrious. However, pleonexia means the desire to possess that which no man has the right to desire, much less take. It is an unholy ambition which desires to not only have what other people own, but also exploit them both in the lustful sense, and in the sense that they may be controlled. The word perfectly describes the perverted ambition of cult leaders. The man or woman who has this ambition essentially desires to usurp the place of Christ in people's lives. In this respect the leader is filled with the same unholy desires as Satan.

The Method of False Teaching

Peter says the method of false teaching is deceptive words, which could also be translated as "cunningly forged arguments." Recently in the newspaper there have been reports of a group of polygamists who claim to be Christians and are not associated with the Mormon Church. They use the Old Testament in their attempt to justify their sin. Although it is clear that they use Scripture in a deceptive way, we also know that people would not fall for such perverseness unless they desired deep down to be involved with such a situation. Therefore, we see that false teaching seeks out those who want to justify their sin against God.

The Effect of False Teaching

The effect of false teaching is blatant immorality. The Greek word "aselgeia" describes the attitude of people who have lost their shame and have lost the fear of God and man. It is used in Jude 1:4 as "lewdness" where we read about ungodly men who, "…turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ".

The press has run national articles on this small group of polygamists, but since they only number thirty or forty, we might wonder if they are worthy of a story. And, of course, any responsible journalist would know that since their beliefs are so antithetical to true Christianity, these people should not be called Christians. Nevertheless, the media's agenda is clear; they want to discredit Christians. And this small group certainly gives them the ammunition by which to do so.

King David's sin with Bathsheba had the same effect. God said to him in 2nd Samuel 12:14: "However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die." And Paul advises young women in Titus 2:5 "to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands," but for what reason? He ends his advice by giving the reason: "that the word of God may not be blasphemed."

Today's Deceptions

Some of these FALSE TEACHINGS AND DECEPTIONS are found in CULTS such as ISLAM, MORMON, JEHOVAH WITNESS, SCIENCETOLOGY, CHRISLAM (mixture of both Christian teaching and Islam teachings to blend together a false unity), and many others.....

False teaching may not at first seem to lead to immorality. It may even appear to originate with strict legalism. However, the spirit behind a deviation from the Word of God will find its extremity in overt sin. This is why any major false teaching or prophecy is a serious matter. The recent Y2K situation is a case in point. It is one thing to speculate on the possibilities of what might happen with such an unprecedented situation, but there were also many prophecies from well-known Christian leaders declaring an irreversible societal collapse.

Many were deceived themselves, and had no agenda. However, many of the so-called prophets profited immensely by selling books and other merchandise, and this is where the immorality of greed and deception came into play. One radio ministry used fear-mongering to sell thousands of preserved dinners, water purifiers, and other items for huge sums of money, and many deceived believers took out their life savings to stock up on such items. All of this has made the church a laughingstock and brought it into disrepute in the world. What, then, will happen if a real calamity is about to befall the world and true prophets attempt to give warnings? Is it not likely that the world, perhaps with good reason, will disdain what they say because of the falsity of the Y2K warnings? And let us not be further deceived with claims that a calamity was prevented; small businesses and foreign countries that made no preparations had virtually no disruptions.

We should know from this deception that many Christians, particularly the leaders who were drawn in, were not in prayer. Not all profited financially from books or other merchandising, but they were obviously listening to men and not God. Moreover, even if Y2K had turned out to be a calamity, is it not true that Christians, above all the people in the world, should have had peace, and not reacted like a bunch of frightened children?

The Next Y2K

The overreaction and irrational fear that characterized the response by some to Y2K will probably occur again in some other guise. The same leaders remain susceptible if they have not repented, because by hardening their hearts they open themselves up to further deceptions. Some speakers on Christian radio are presently warning many about the corruption of the United States government. They talk endlessly about the New World Order, the Illuminati, the Tri-lateral Commission and the United Nations. Some of what they say may be true, although most is hysterical drivel; but even if all of it were true, what is the reason for it to be discussed? Is not salvation the message of Christianity? And when Christians rant and rave and say the government is after them, might this not become a self-fulfilling prophecy? Moreover, if we are so frightened by these things, where is our faith? Do we not believe that Jesus will get us through the trials that we may face? Perhaps some of these "prophets" on the radio need to read the following Scriptures:

"If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? And if in the land of peace in which you trusted, they wearied you, then how will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan?" Jeremiah 12:5 (NKJV)

"If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small." Proverbs 24:10 (NKJV)

All That Glitters is Not God

In some churches we find that "miracles" of golden dental work are occurring. Moreover, some have even discovered that "gold dust" is falling from their hair and hands when they pray. However, when this "gold dust" was laboratory tested, it was found to be gold glitter, and the dental work, in some cases, has been proven fraudulent. In spite of this, we are told by some that even the plastic glitter is a sign from God.

Again we are made a laughingstock. One dentist said that a man's claim to a supernatural metamorphosis of old silver dental work into shiny gold was actually his work. The pretender then claimed that he had forgotten the dentist had actually done the work. This dentist, not a believer, but having some modicum of common sense, thought that if God were going to perform such a miracle, He would have made the tooth a natural tooth, not a gold one.

Fool's Gold?

Let us stop and consider what is happening to Christians around the world. While the affluent church in America indulges in a multitude of gourmet luxuries, Christians in third world countries are barely getting sufficient nutrition. While American Christians spend more time shopping for trinkets and watching television than praying and reading the Bible, Christians in many countries are withstanding terrible persecution, with some risking their lives to keep a Bible in their home. While many American Christians go to church perhaps once or twice a month, Christians in China are risking their lives and liberty to meet in underground churches. Does it then make sense that to reward us for our great sacrifices and dedication, God is performing supernatural signs by changing our dental work into gold?

Add to this the fact that gold just happens to be the metal used by most dentists to fill teeth in the first place, and we must see that such claims are exceedingly convenient. In fact, the whole concept of God giving Christians literal gold as a supernatural sign seems to contradict the spiritual symbolism of the Bible. Gold and the wealth of the world represent the fleshly or carnal nature, while spiritual gifts are the only true "gold" to the Christian. In Proverbs 16:16 we read: "How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver." Yes, as a motif, gold is just the metal for the materialistic Western church, and it may remind us of something that Jesus said to the Pharisees:

"Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?" Matthew 23:17 (NKJV)

The Bible Will Have the Last Word

"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last" Revelation 22:13

"For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book." Revelation 22:18(NKJV)

Recently a well-advertised movie about a Bible code was produced by a Christian television company. In it, there is a search to find a code to the Bible that will give special power to the one who discovers it. This movie has been heralded as a wonderful Christian movie. However, the truth is that it is neither wonderful nor Christian.

The Bible code deception started several years ago with the publishing of a book by a non-believing Jewish journalist, who stated that he had found secret messages in the Bible. Soon after his publication, many well-known Christian prophecy writers jumped on the bandwagon, and wrote similar books. One writer claimed that if it could be shown to him that codes like the ones he found from the Bible could be found in any other publications, he would stop writing on the subject and admit his errors. As a matter of fact, messages such as these may be easily found in any publication.

The method is quite simple if one has a powerful computer and the appropriate software. All one has to do is select a pattern from what is written (generally from the original language) and see what it spells. For instance, every fifth letter could be chosen, or every third and seventh, or any other pattern. In seconds the computer can check thousands of patterns until something is spelled out. It is a matter of random chance, and if people search long enough, they will find all types of "secret messages." People who do not believe in Christianity have already used this method to spell out words that deny the deity of Jesus Christ. And, as far as other documents go, with the same system researchers have been able to spell out "John Wilkes Booth" and "Abraham Lincoln" in Lincoln's Gettysberg Address.

Just after the release of this movie, the couple who produced it with their son was hosting their Christian television program, which included an interview with a Bible code "expert." He told them that their first names were encoded in the Bible, in addition to words which said that multitudes would go to see the movie they produced. Here, obviously, the enemy has overplayed his hand, for surely even the shallowest Christian can see how absurd this claim is. Let us also not forget the promise of judgment for "anyone who adds to these things," stated in Revelation 22:18 (quoted above).

Not of Any Private Interpretation

"And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation" 2Peter 1:19-20 (NKJV)

The message of the Bible is clearly written in the Bible. There are no secret messages. If there were, the Scripture above would be invalidated. Moreover, we read in Second Timothy that the Bible is complete to equip us, and nothing is said about needing a computer.

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2Timothy 3:16-17 (NKJV)

In fact, when Jesus corrected the Pharisees, He spoke to them about the reading the Scriptures. He did not ask them if they had ever analyzed them with a computer.

"Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read in the Scriptures?'" Matthew 21:42 (NKJV)

The movie in question is spiritually flawed in a major way. It exalts superstition, New Age thinking, and the occult through its message. It uses the Bible as a magic charm, rather than a book written with godly rules by which to live. And it mocks the power of God, relegating it to a matter of possessing something, rather than crediting the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Many seem impressed that this movie appears to be monetarily profitable. However, this should be no surprise - when we trade the truth for the world's ways, we may well get the world's rewards. Furthermore, the true message of the Cross will never be popular to the world at large, because it requires repentance and sacrifice, the combination of which is unlikely to ever bring in multiplied millions at the box office.

Prone to Deception

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?" Jeremiah 17:9 (NKJV)

We know the world is deceived because they do not realize their need for God's forgiveness. However, many Christians are also deceived, for the Scripture quoted above from Jeremiah does not refer only to the unregenerate. Satan does not give up on the Christian after salvation; it is quite the opposite. In fact, it is then that the true battle begins, and his most effective ploy is to make us feel that we are not susceptible to deception.

Humility is Our Defense

The alcoholic who says he can quit any time cannot be delivered until he realizes his weakness. In the same way, we remain exceedingly vulnerable to deception until we can accept that fact that we are vulnerable. When the truth of our potential for spiritual blindness dawns on us, the effect should be that we are deeply humbled. We then understand the drastic limitations of our knowledge - and rely instead on the One who knows all.

The Bible is quite clear about deception increasing in the world, and we have seen that many in positions of leadership are not hearing God very well. Consequently, let us be very careful to compare everything we see and hear with God's Word, and not believe everything that is proffered by men. God will not allow us to live on the advice of others. Rather, it is His intention that we learn to get our guidance from the Holy Spirit, which is accomplished only when we diligently seek Him and wait on Him. He promises that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6) and will not let us down if we wait patiently for Him.

This is all the more important when we realize that Satan has a deception that is tailored to each of us. We may not be taken in by some things, and may even feel proud that we have discerned error in certain cases. Nevertheless, we all have different personalities and proclivities, and unquestionably there are tailor-made deceptions just for us - ones to which we are particularly susceptible. God is allowing flaws to be revealed, such as the Y2K stir, because in His mercy He seeking to warn us for the future.

CONTACTS FOR SPAM / PHISHING / ABUSE ON INTERNET - WHOM TO CONTACT

Many people on the Internet, Facebook, E-Mail's are being SPAMMED / PHISHING / ABUSE / SCAM / PORNOGRAPHY REQUESTS/ REQUESTS ASKING  FOR MONEY AND MANY VARIOUS WAYS TO STEAL OUR IDENTITY...

When you receive these kind of emails, including on facebook, please always REPORT THEM.

I am constantly getting these kind of SCAMS but I take extra time to always report any and all of these scams...

If an email from a stranger says they are contacting me from FED EX as I have much money coming to me - I will then always 'FORWARD' that particular email that I have received to the following:

1.   FED EX ABUSE email contact... to report the email.
      This email contact is:   abuse@fedex.com;
2.   If the sender's service states from AOL then I will forward this same copy to:
       abuse@aol.com;
      or if sender's service states from HOTMAIL then I will forward this same copy to:
      abuse@hotmail.com;
3    I then will always send to:  Federal Trade contact at:  spam@uce.gove
4.   Better Business Bureau at:  nophishing@cbbb.bbb.org

As I 'forward' this unwanted scam that I received in my email's I will include a written email that says:

             'I received this spam / scam / phishing from my email and am frowarding to you to report

             I do not know this person and/or business and have never contacted this person

             and/or business. It is apparent that this email is only for the purpose of stealing identity. 

             Thank you for helpng to take care of this matter.'

If the email states that it comes from NAME OF BANK - I will go on google - look up that NAME OF BANK that they listed, check for a email contact that their site has listed (I have even gone to the point to actually look up on 'google' and then call the number and speak with a Security Representative'... I then will forward directly to that bank.

These are just some of the amail contacts that you can 'FORWARD' any and all of any unwanted emails (I will continue and update this list as I learn of other contact sites.). 

AOL INTERNET abuse@aol.com EARTHLINK abuse@earthlink.com GMAIL abuse@gmail.com LIVE abuse@live.com MSN abuse@msn.com VERIZON abuse@verizon.com YAHOO abuse@yahoo.com YALE UNIVERSITY abuse@yale.edu FBI: fbi@service.govdelivery.com FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: spam@uce.gov FED EX: abuse@fedex.com PAY PAL ON INTERNET: spoof@paypal.com MASTER CARD: FraudTeam@mastercard.com BETTER BUSINESS: nophishing@cbbb.bbb.org BANK OF AMERICA: abuse@bankofamerca.com CHASE BANK/LOAN: abuse@chase.com CITI CORP BANK/LOAN spoof@citicorp.com CITIZENS BANK: fraudprevention@citizensbank.com UPS/UNITED PARCEL fraud@ups.com WESTERN UNION: spoof@westernunion.com
A good site to refer to is:
Consumer Fraud Reporting Report a Scam Reporting on the Latest Frauds, Scams, Fake Lotteries, Spams and Hoaxes http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/reporting.php