John 10:1-5 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. (2) But he who enters by the door...
Continue ReadingThere are Many False Sheep and Shepherds and we Need to Say SoTag: deception
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” PastorJust STOP Saying “We Are All Sinners” – STOP IT!!
1Co 6:9-11 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, (10) nor thieves, nor the greedy,...
Continue ReadingJust STOP Saying “We Are All Sinners” – STOP IT!!Beware the “Happy” Church
1Co 11:28-30 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. (29) For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. (30) That is why...
Continue ReadingBeware the “Happy” ChurchSpotting the Wicked by Watching for their Unguarded Moments
1Ti 5:24 The sins of some people are conspicuous, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others appear later. If you are a Star Trek fan, you know that the Klingons have a device on their ships called...
Continue ReadingSpotting the Wicked by Watching for their Unguarded MomentsWe Must Understand What Reviling is and What the Reviler Looks Like
Luk 6:22 "Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! 1Co 5:11 But now I am writing to you not...
Continue ReadingWe Must Understand What Reviling is and What the Reviler Looks LikeThe Wicked Blame Everyone but Themselves
Mal 1:6-7 "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the LORD of hosts to you, O...
Continue ReadingThe Wicked Blame Everyone but ThemselvesShunning is Not Always Wrong
Many times I have heard people criticize churches and Christians for "shunning" someone. And in many of those cases the criticism is valid because the person being shunned is in fact a victim of some evil which the church refused...
Continue ReadingShunning is Not Always WrongThe Danger of Confusing Faith with Superstition
Heb 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Many non-Christians accuse Christians of being superstitious (and therefore foolish) people. Some of these accusations are correct. Let me show you why. First,...
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