Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?" He answered, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. Let them alone; they...
Continue Reading“Propriety” and “Protocol” are Often Used to Protect EvildoersMonth: December 2017
When Victims of Evil Become Evildoers Themselves
Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, "Oh that we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the...
Continue ReadingWhen Victims of Evil Become Evildoers ThemselvesWhen a Church Becomes a Man’s World it has Strayed from Christ’s Model, And from His Blessing
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for...
Continue ReadingWhen a Church Becomes a Man’s World it has Strayed from Christ’s Model, And from His BlessingMost Local Churches Today are Dominated by a Plague of Legalism and Taught by Legalists
Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion, desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions. Now we know that the...
Continue ReadingMost Local Churches Today are Dominated by a Plague of Legalism and Taught by LegalistsEvil is Darkness – It Always Pressures Us to be Quiet
And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. (John 3:19) This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to...
Continue ReadingEvil is Darkness – It Always Pressures Us to be QuietWhy Evil-doers are Enabled and Welcomed in Local Churches
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 ReadingWhy Evil-doers are Enabled and Welcomed in Local ChurchesYou Will be Cast Out – The Counterfeit Church Expels Christ’s True People
I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And...
Continue ReadingYou Will be Cast Out – The Counterfeit Church Expels Christ’s True PeopleEvil Reigns in “Churches” When the Spirit Departs
Revelation 2:7a He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. Christ's letters to the seven churches in Asia are recorded for us in the second and third chapters of Revelation. In each one...
Continue ReadingEvil Reigns in “Churches” When the Spirit DepartsClear Signs that Pharisees are Controlling Many (most?) Churches
The more I read about the Pharisees in Scripture, the more certain I am that many, many local churches, seminaries, and other "christian" entities are controlled by them today. In fact I conclude that the Pharisees (along with their libertine...
Continue ReadingClear Signs that Pharisees are Controlling Many (most?) Churches