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...
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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?Maybe my Abuser is an addict – isn’t sin an addiction?
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 ReadingMaybe my Abuser is an addict – isn’t sin an addiction?We Must Understand the Nature of Sin if we are to Properly Deal with it in the Church
For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies....
Continue ReadingWe Must Understand the Nature of Sin if we are to Properly Deal with it in the ChurchDon’t Waste Your Time Counseling Esau
Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the...
Continue ReadingDon’t Waste Your Time Counseling EsauA Thought for Today from Jeremiah 5
I am just going to quote a Scripture here. This passage pretty well nails the scenario in our churches today that most all of us have experienced and which we are trying to expose. I like the Lord’s promise of...
Continue ReadingA Thought for Today from Jeremiah 5Why Aren’t They Hearing the Good Shepherd?
They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we...
Continue ReadingWhy Aren’t They Hearing the Good Shepherd?Getting “Gossip” Wrong Enables the Wicked
I received a copy of a small book written by Pastor Marc J. Grimaldi entitled Gossip: The Church Killer. It included a letter from Pastor Grimaldi which indicated he had sent out a copy of his book to pastors such...
Continue ReadingGetting “Gossip” Wrong Enables the WickedAre You a Practical Heretic?
Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you...
Continue ReadingAre You a Practical Heretic?A Good Description of Real Repentance
1 Peter 2:1-3, So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation — if indeed you...
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