{"id":3284,"date":"2026-06-01T12:32:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T04:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbacf.org\/2026\/?page_id=3284"},"modified":"2026-06-08T13:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:33:14","slug":"lifedeath","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lbacf.org\/2026\/lifedeath\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Choice: Life or Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;]<div class=\"cz_mparallax_-2\"><div class=\"clr cz_parallax_v_-5\"><div id=\"cz_7438\" class=\"cz_7438 cz_video_popup clr cz_video_popup_bl\"><div><div class=\"cz_vp_c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j4pgLH84l_4\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/lbacf.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/may3126.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full\" alt=\"May3126\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lbacf.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/may3126.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lbacf.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/may3126-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lbacf.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/may3126-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lbacf.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/may3126-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lbacf.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/may3126-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><div class=\"cz_vp_inner\"><span><i class=\"fa fa-play\"><\/i><\/span><h4>The Ultimate Choice: Life or Death<\/h4><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;]<div class=\"cz_gap clr  hide_on_tablet hide_on_mobile\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_tablet clr  show_only_tablet\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_mobile clr\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div id=\"cz_4838\" class=\"cz_4838 cz_title clr cz_title_pos_inline\"><div class=\"cz_title_content\"><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><p>May 31, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap clr  hide_on_tablet hide_on_mobile\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_tablet clr  show_only_tablet\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_mobile clr\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div id=\"cz_5039\" class=\"cz_5039 cz_title clr cz_title_pos_inline\"><div class=\"cz_title_content\"><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><h6>Bro. Mark Daiz<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap clr  hide_on_tablet hide_on_mobile\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_tablet clr  show_only_tablet\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_mobile clr\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div id=\"cz_3734\" class=\"cz_3734 cz_title clr cz_title_pos_inline\"><div class=\"cz_title_content\"><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><p>Main Passage<\/p>\n<h6>Deuteronomy 30:11-20<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap clr  hide_on_tablet hide_on_mobile\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_tablet clr  show_only_tablet\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_mobile clr\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div id=\"cz_9861\" class=\"cz_9861 cz_title clr cz_title_pos_inline\"><div class=\"cz_title_content\"><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><p><strong>Neutrality is a Dangerous Myth<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the economy of God, a failure to actively choose obedience is, by default, a choice to drift toward destruction<br \/>\nYou are either actively listening to obey (shama) and tightly clinging to Him (dabaq), or you are slowly turning away<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap clr  hide_on_tablet hide_on_mobile\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_tablet clr  show_only_tablet\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_mobile clr\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div id=\"cz_4279\" class=\"cz_4279 cz_title clr cz_title_pos_inline\"><div class=\"cz_title_content\"><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><p><strong>True Prosperity (tov) Cannot be Deposited in a Bank<\/strong><br \/>\nOnce and for all shatter the cultural lie that equates God&#8217;s favor purely with material wealth, luxury vehicles, or worldly success<br \/>\nTrue prosperity is the functional alignment of your character, your marriage, your family, your work, and your business with the original design blueprint of the Creator<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap clr  hide_on_tablet hide_on_mobile\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_tablet clr  show_only_tablet\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_mobile clr\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div id=\"cz_10633\" class=\"cz_10633 cz_title clr cz_title_pos_inline\"><div class=\"cz_title_content\"><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><p><strong>Independence from God is the Definition of the Curse<\/strong><br \/>\nThe moment you prioritize your own human cleverness, your moral shortcuts, and your unrighteous <span style=\"color: #2783d5;\">diskarte<\/span> over the clear boundaries of Holy Scripture, you are stepping out from under God\u2019s umbrella of protection<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap clr  hide_on_tablet hide_on_mobile\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_tablet clr  show_only_tablet\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_mobile clr\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div id=\"cz_2584\" class=\"cz_2584 cz_title clr cz_title_pos_inline\"><div class=\"cz_title_content\"><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><p><strong>Independence from God is the Definition of the Curse<\/strong><br \/>\nGod does not need to actively strike you down; the natural consequence of your independent choices will bring its own decay, brokenness, and ruin<br \/>\nDo not mistake God&#8217;s current patience for His approval<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap clr  hide_on_tablet hide_on_mobile\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_tablet clr  show_only_tablet\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_mobile clr\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div id=\"cz_3510\" class=\"cz_3510 cz_title clr cz_title_pos_inline\"><div class=\"cz_title_content\"><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><p><strong>Our Daily Choice is Fueled by What Christ did at The Cross<\/strong><br \/>\nJesus Christ did not just save us from a temporary earthly crisis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap clr  hide_on_tablet hide_on_mobile\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_tablet clr  show_only_tablet\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_mobile clr\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div id=\"cz_4761\" class=\"cz_4761 cz_title clr cz_title_pos_inline\"><div class=\"cz_title_content\"><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><p>We do not obey God\u2019s commands to earn His love; we obey because He loved us first!<br \/>\nOur lifelong decision to love Him, to listen to His voice, and to hold fast to Him is the joyful expression of our eternal gratitude to Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap clr  hide_on_tablet hide_on_mobile\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_tablet clr  show_only_tablet\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap show_on_mobile clr\" style=\"height: 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