February 18, 2013, UA

     Dean started the meeting while holding his banner, which reads, "HOMO SEX IS SIN" on one side and the other side reads Roman 1:26-27.   He had an attentive crowd. I spoke on principles of moral government; God governs man by moral influence; he governs the inanimate creation by the law of cause and effect; he governs the animal kingdom by the law of instinct.   It is difficult to get these concepts through to the so-called students since they live at the animalistic level; most of them are controlled by their sexual instincts. They are so dumb that they believe they are descendants of apes. 

Bro. Jed explains to University of Arizona students that God designed man to be governed by moral influence, not by animalistic instincts.

February 19, 2013, UA

     A class of elementary age students passed by the mocking mob as I preached. A girl about 10 years old said quietly to me, "I'm sorry." One of the hecklers overheard and announced what she had said to the gainsaying crowd. I suspected the girl was Catholic seeing that she was Hispanic. She may have viewed me as a priest. She was seeking forgiveness for her sins and sympathizing with my sufferings for the Gospel's sake.  

     The struggle today was over position. In warfare position is crucial in fighting a successful battle. We have been speaking at the bottom of Heritage Hill. However, today the same anti-Christ guy, who dressed up like Jesus last week and organized the Harlem Shake came out with his amplified guitar and started playing while Cindy was preaching. For a time she preached above the noise.   Eventually she stood on the hill in the midst of the students moving through the crowd reproving, rebuking and exhorting, which proved to be effective.

Bro. Dean, in the orange shirt, defended the faith to this small group near the top of Heritage Hill.  We are impressed with Bro. Dean's heart for souls.

     Dean suggested that we move to another wall facing the top of the Hill, which had steps and a small hill behind it. The wall faced the top of Heritage Hill. It took some work and time but slowly the students began to gather on the walled steps on the back of Heritage Hill and a few others gathered behind me on the other hill. I asked students to tell me what they thought the meaning of life is.   No one came up with a coherent, understandable or realistic purpose for life. I related my testimony. After telling my story, I called upon Sister Cindy. Lukas the episcopal priest challenged her, since she had been making a connection between so-called mental illness and sin. Cindy explained that there are times when sickness is the result of sin. A good example would be sexually transmitted diseases. Two virgins coming together in marriage will not get an STD.

Bro. Dean had presented Kelsey, his Valentine date, with a book on purity.  Kelsey, and another regular, read Dean's inscription in the book.

   My final session lasted almost two hours. It was a very effective time as I compared the religions of the world to Christianity. I spent much time speaking on the atonement. Two students insisted that Jesus' sacrifice was no big deal since he knew that he would rise from the dead and that his suffering was only for a matter of hours on the cross. I countered that Jesus' sufferings in his earthly life began with his debasement in taking on human flesh. He suffered much throughout his days, especially the three years of his ministry. His suffering was that of rejected love. He was falsely excused of doing his miracles by the power of the devil.

"Jesus's sorrows did not end with his death and resurrection. Jesus is still travailing over the sins of mankind," Bro. Jed.

   He endured the cross despising the shame; the essence of his suffering was not physical but spiritual. Even his resurrection was not a sure thing without faith. If Jesus' faith had failed him it would not have happened. He had to trust in the promises of God such as found in Psalm 16:10:   "Because you will not leave my soul in hell, neither will you suffer your Holy One to see corruption (Acts 2:27)."   Jesus' sorrows did not end with his death and resurrection. Jesus is still travailing over the sins of mankind. He is still experiencing rejected love. His sufferings may even be greater now than during his atoning work since there is so little appreciation of his sacrifice.   

   Many Christians, while accepting the fact of his death and resurrection, do not study and ponder the cross.   They tend to take their salvation for granted. Few are willing to survey the wondrous cross upon which the Prince of Glory died.   "Who shall declare his generation (Isaiah 53:8)?" I carry a crucifix staff as a lesson that Jesus is still suffering in the house of his alleged friends. Professing Christians who continue to sin are "crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame (Heb 6:6)." They trample under their feet the Son of God; they count the blood of the Covenant as nothing; they insult the spirit of grace (Heb 10:29).

"Who shall declare His generation?" (Isaiah 53:8)

     When I departed at 6 PM, several applauded. One who had been arguing with me and a few others thanked me for coming to campus annually. We took the mountain today! 

BROTHER JED CORRECTED

February 21, 2013, UA

     Today was cold for Tucson, low fifties and cloudy.   There was some sun when we started; however by 2 PM the sun moved behind the clouds and the temperature dropped.   By 2:30 we only had about 20 sitting on the Hill. Pat merely had the attention of several.

Bro. Jed reveals the ultimate sex act.