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 ChurchesCategory: Evil in Churches
You 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?) ChurchesAn Absolutely Accurate Description of the State of today’s Church
Our friend Dale Ingraham gave the following assessment of the state of the visible church today. He is saying exactly what I have been preaching increasingly this last year. I believe the church today is much like Israel in Jesus'...
Continue ReadingAn Absolutely Accurate Description of the State of today’s ChurchThe Reprobate Wicked Always Cast Blame, Never Acknowledge Their Guilt
The following verses from Malachi perfectly illustrate the mentality of the wicked who have crept into the visible church. They are never to blame. Someone else is always guilty, not them. In this case, they are blaming God Himself. Read...
Continue ReadingThe Reprobate Wicked Always Cast Blame, Never Acknowledge Their GuiltHow to Watch for the Rise of Evil in Your Church
The following verses from Paul's letter to the Galatians outline a flow of events that has continued to replay itself in every era of church history, and it continues to thrive today. This sequence inevitably introduces evil (through evil persons)...
Continue ReadingHow to Watch for the Rise of Evil in Your ChurchWhy Does the Lord Describe the Motives and Methods of the Wicked for Us?
We have been learning about this category of person called the reprobate. The kind of false teacher described by Peter (2 Peter 2-3), Jude, Hebrews 6, and many other Scriptures. Peter says of such people: These are waterless springs and mists...
Continue ReadingWhy Does the Lord Describe the Motives and Methods of the Wicked for Us?When Churches Exceed Their Authority, Evil Comes into the Church
This is a guest post kindly submitted at my request by James and Linda Sander. They are the authors of Rethinking Biblical Divorce: Let Scripture be Your Guide, which I highly recommend. Let me introduce their article with a few words: Without...
Continue ReadingWhen Churches Exceed Their Authority, Evil Comes into the ChurchEvil Always Has an Element of Betrayal – And this is Very Telling
Matthew 26:47-49 While he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people. (48) Now the betrayer had given them...
Continue ReadingEvil Always Has an Element of Betrayal – And this is Very Telling