1John 2:19-21 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not...
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Evil Recognizes Evil
Gal 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, (20) idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, , dissensions, divisions, (21) envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned...
Continue ReadingEvil Recognizes EvilTake Care to Build on a Sound Foundation -Or Trouble’s a-brewin’
1Corinthians 3:9-15 For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building. (10) According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it....
Continue ReadingTake Care to Build on a Sound Foundation -Or Trouble’s a-brewin’Many Years Ago….A Story of Evil Hiding in the Church
1Ti 1:18-20 This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, (19) holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some...
Continue ReadingMany Years Ago….A Story of Evil Hiding in the ChurchA Lady’s Wise Words about Spotting Evil
Pro 18:5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice. I listened to a phone message today from a lady I don't know - I don't even know her name. She...
Continue ReadingA Lady’s Wise Words about Spotting EvilMany Churches Teach a Roman Catholic View of Pastoral Authority
Mat 7:15-16 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. (16) You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? In this passage, the Lord...
Continue ReadingMany Churches Teach a Roman Catholic View of Pastoral AuthorityWhy is Our Default Tendency to Focus on “Fixing” the Evil Person Rather than Helping His Victim?
Deu 13:6-10 "If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace or your friend who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, 'Let us go and serve other...
Continue ReadingWhy is Our Default Tendency to Focus on “Fixing” the Evil Person Rather than Helping His Victim?Beware the Typical Distortion of the Biblical Doctrine of Accountability
Heb 4:13 And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account. Heb 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping...
Continue ReadingBeware the Typical Distortion of the Biblical Doctrine of AccountabilityReject the “Politician” Pastor
Job 32:21 I will not show partiality to any man or use flattery toward any person. Psa 5:9 For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with...
Continue ReadingReject the “Politician” PastorA Few More Thoughts on “The Happy Church”
I recently posted the article Beware the Happy Church and add some additional thoughts this morning. Consider again the following: 1Co 11:20-30 When you come together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. (21) For in eating, each...
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