Jer 6:14 They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace. The Jews knew full well what the Law of God said. They also knew the promised blessings for obeying that Law...
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The Evil Man Consistently Works to Make the Righteous Look Bad
Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in the language of Judah: "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! Thus says the king: 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will...
Continue ReadingThe Evil Man Consistently Works to Make the Righteous Look BadThe Mortal Danger of Living as if Evil is Non-Existent
As a contributor to the Yale Review has pointed out, [Winston Churchill's appeal for a recovery of moral health] was his way of saying that the English after Munich had to learn all over again to recognize evil. They had lost...
Continue ReadingThe Mortal Danger of Living as if Evil is Non-Existent“No Trap is so Deadly as the One You Set for Yourself” (William Manchester, The Last Lion)
2Co 11:4 For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you...
Continue Reading“No Trap is so Deadly as the One You Set for Yourself” (William Manchester, The Last Lion)Just Give me that Old Time Religion – And Don’t Bother me with Truth
Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When...
Continue ReadingJust Give me that Old Time Religion – And Don’t Bother me with TruthIf We are not Wise About Evil, Evil Will Conquer Us
Joh 15:19-20 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. (20) Remember the...
Continue ReadingIf We are not Wise About Evil, Evil Will Conquer UsHow Most Evangelical Churches and Ministries are Selling Indulgences, Just Like Rome
Galatians 1:6-8 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel-- (7) not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble...
Continue ReadingHow Most Evangelical Churches and Ministries are Selling Indulgences, Just Like RomeThat “Most Holy Guy in the Church” is often an Agent of the Enemy
[I originally wrote this article on my Facebook page but I am publishing it here as well so everyone can see it] Beware of people who are too "religious." I have been a pastor now for going on 35 years....
Continue ReadingThat “Most Holy Guy in the Church” is often an Agent of the EnemyEvil 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 QuietWhat 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?