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...
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Most 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 QuietClear 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?) ChurchesIf 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 About Bob? – He’s a Really Nice Guy, Right?
Of course the title of this post is a reference to the movie in which Bill Murray played the agoraphobic, manipulative narcissist - Bob Wiley. The movie was a comedy. In real life, there is nothing funny about Bob. So,...
Continue ReadingWhat About Bob? – He’s a Really Nice Guy, Right?The Light is Dim in Goshen
I have selected the name for this blog very purposefully. It is my judgment that the evangelical church of our present day has a bad eye and that therefore our Lord's words apply directly: Your eye is the lamp of...
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