"But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:" 1 Peter 3:15 (KJV)
34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 35 For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; 36 and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ 37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. Matthew 10:34-39 (NKJV)
I strongly believe that we are in the historical and prophetic center of the realization of these words. Beloved, as I heard said so many times, Christianity is free, but it will cost you everything.
God is a jealous God and HE will not take second place in our hearts. These Bible verses will become a reality when God’s people become passionate about God’s holiness.
But this word is specifically to the Men of God who are pursuing God’s holiness. This word is for the head of a rebellious home.
Your whole family will indeed become your worst enemy when you start establishing that you and your house will serve the Lord. When you tell your daughters that they will not be dressed like prostitutes, when you tell them that they will not be dating. When you tell your children the truth about God’s holiness. When you tell your family we will not be watching that movie and we will not listen to that garbage… oh yes, if your family is a spiritual family they will love you, but if they are a unspiritual bunch they will indeed become your worst enemy.
At that hour, let your wife and children rebel against God and against you; do not compromise. Keep loving and keep holding on to the truth. Loving our family more than God will disqualify us from God’s promises. It is a rejection to Him and a direct disrespect against you as the man of God in that house. If they do rebel against, you don’t be surprise, people curse God and reject Him every day. Stay strong! Keep praying, keep loving, keep trying and don’t loose hope.
An independent thinker with a profound call to see the orthodoxy of the church and passion for Christ manifesting together. Angel was born in Brooklyn, New York in April of 1968, he was raised on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico where he earned his B.S. degree in Sociology with a minor in Education from the Inter American University in San Germán in 1991. That same year he moved to Jacksonville, Florida. After working construction jobs for a year and learning the English language, his first job working with foster-care children in the capacity of youth care worker was with Jacksonville Youth Sanctuary in September of 1992. With JYS he was promoted several times as group home supervisor, legal caseworker, and program director.
While in Jacksonville, Angel studied a couple of martial arts styles. After earning his black belt, he became the founder of Good Fight Ministries as he used martial arts as an instrument to preach the gospel. In 2004 Angel was selected Martial Arts Instructor of the Year for the State of Florida and in 2005 Angel was inducted in the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame where he also received the Christian Spirit Award. In July of 2005 Angel accepted his call to pastor a bilingual church in Winton, NC where he served for a couple of years. Five months later he lost his first wife to cancer in December of that same year. This initiated a deep valley of suffering in his life, a mountain of costly mistakes and the embracing of lifestyles of sin that are well documented through this blog.
In August of 2012 Angel moved to Fairbanks Alaska with his wife Rayette Casiano and six children who are now adults. In Alaska, Angel continued his social work-related career and his ministry of preaching, teaching and writing. Angel is the author of two books, Hope for the divorcee: Forgiving and Moving Forward and 7 Banderas de Esperanza: La Bendición de Yokdzonot.
In January 8th of 2020 Angel and his wife moved to Arizona. On June 8th 2021 Angel started his home church, not as a starting point, but as a closer way to how the church is suppose to look like according to Scripture.
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