Galatians 6:2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. When it comes to evil attacking Christ's people (always of course in the form of agents of evil who most often disguise themselves as fellow sheep), Christ...
Continue ReadingBear One Another’s Burdens? Then Why are the Oppressed Being Told to go it Alone?Month: November 2017
A Typical Distortion of Scripture Used by False Shepherds to Protect the Wicked
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor...
Continue ReadingA Typical Distortion of Scripture Used by False Shepherds to Protect the WickedBlind Guides End up in the Pit Too
Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit." (Matthew 15:14) I have written many times about how pastors, counselors, authors, and other church leaders lead people like victims...
Continue ReadingBlind Guides End up in the Pit TooIf We are to Walk in the Light, We Must See the Darkness
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie...
Continue ReadingIf We are to Walk in the Light, We Must See the DarknessWhat Would John Piper, Jim Elliff, and Other “No Divorce for Any Reason” Dictators Say Now?
By now most everyone has heard the details of the shooting murders of at least 26 men, women and children in a church in Texas yesterday. The murderer (too nice of a word for him) was a convicted domestic violence...
Continue ReadingWhat Would John Piper, Jim Elliff, and Other “No Divorce for Any Reason” Dictators Say Now?The Prevalent False Gospel Among Us – “No one is beyond God’s mercy”
It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let...
Continue ReadingThe Prevalent False Gospel Among Us – “No one is beyond God’s mercy”Addendum to Today’s Post on Jim Newheiser – Original sent out had typos
Please read this post directly from the Light for Dark Times website. The original post that was sent out to those who follow this blog had a couple of typos in it that altered the intended meaning. Sorry for the...
Continue ReadingAddendum to Today’s Post on Jim Newheiser – Original sent out had typosJim Newheiser is Still no Defender of Abuse Victims – Don’t be Deceived by His Claims
The following is a link to an article by Jim Newheiser who is now head of the counseling program at Reformed Theological Seminary. It is entitled Helping Churches to do a Better Job Handling Cases of Abuse. Read it for yourself at...
Continue ReadingJim Newheiser is Still no Defender of Abuse Victims – Don’t be Deceived by His ClaimsYou Cannot Discern Good from Evil if You are still a Baby in Diapers
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in...
Continue ReadingYou Cannot Discern Good from Evil if You are still a Baby in Diapers