Mat 10:16 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. How many of you were taught in your family or in your church, as you grew...
Continue ReadingInnocent of Evil does not Mean Ignorance of EvilCategory: Evil in Churches
Let’s Say it Again – You Don’t Need Your Church’s Permission to Divorce an Abuser
Est 1:16-18 Then Memucan said in the presence of the king and the officials, “Not only against the king has Queen Vashti done wrong, but also against all the officials and all the peoples who are in all the provinces...
Continue ReadingLet’s Say it Again – You Don’t Need Your Church’s Permission to Divorce an AbuserCreeps Creep in Among us – We must be more Watchful
Jud 1:4 For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. I was reading from Thomas...
Continue ReadingCreeps Creep in Among us – We must be more WatchfulThoughts on the Hypocrite by John Bunyan
Luk 13:6-7 And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. (7) And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I...
Continue ReadingThoughts on the Hypocrite by John BunyanThat Point of Decision at Which we Must Decide
Mat 19:21-22 Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” (22) When the young man heard this he...
Continue ReadingThat Point of Decision at Which we Must DecideGoing to Church Does not Mean Assembling with the Wicked (Psalm 26)
This is an amazing Psalm. Amazing in its content and amazing in its timelessness. This Psalm serves as a huge encouragement to me, and so it will for you. We who have experienced abuse and injustice from people who claim...
Continue ReadingGoing to Church Does not Mean Assembling with the Wicked (Psalm 26)When the Wicked are Comfy in Church….What Does that Tell us?
But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery and walk in lies; they strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from his evil; all of them have become like Sodom...
Continue ReadingWhen the Wicked are Comfy in Church….What Does that Tell us?Think What it Means to Have no Conscience
Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand...
Continue ReadingThink What it Means to Have no ConscienceMany Churches are Led by Unregenerate People
1Ti 5:22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure. I have been a pastor now for approaching 40 years. I have been the pastor of four...
Continue ReadingMany Churches are Led by Unregenerate PeopleBeware of the Scribes
And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, who...
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