Pro 22:10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease. A widespread, common, and dangerous fallacy rampant among Christians is that if victims of evil just submit to it, if they work harder...
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The 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,...
Continue ReadingThe Danger of Confusing Faith with SuperstitionIt is a Great Error to Assume that Even the Devil is Open to Negotiation
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 he lies,...
Continue ReadingIt is a Great Error to Assume that Even the Devil is Open to NegotiationPaul’s Last Words to the Ephesian Elders are About Evil Creeping into the Church
Acts 20:28-31 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. (29) I know that after...
Continue ReadingPaul’s Last Words to the Ephesian Elders are About Evil Creeping into the ChurchEvil Reigns in “Churches” When the Spirit Departs
Revelation 2:7a He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. Christ's letters to the seven churches in Asia are recorded for us in the second and third chapters of Revelation. In each one...
Continue ReadingEvil Reigns in “Churches” When the Spirit DepartsHow to Watch for the Rise of Evil in Your Church
The following verses from Paul's letter to the Galatians outline a flow of events that has continued to replay itself in every era of church history, and it continues to thrive today. This sequence inevitably introduces evil (through evil persons)...
Continue ReadingHow to Watch for the Rise of Evil in Your ChurchWhen Churches Exceed Their Authority, Evil Comes into the Church
This is a guest post kindly submitted at my request by James and Linda Sander. They are the authors of Rethinking Biblical Divorce: Let Scripture be Your Guide, which I highly recommend. Let me introduce their article with a few words: Without...
Continue ReadingWhen Churches Exceed Their Authority, Evil Comes into the ChurchThese Are the People Who are Enabling Abusers in the Church
I have to post this right away because it is soooo false and so incredibly damaging to victims of evil ones (like domestic abusers hiding in the church) and so enabling to the wicked. It is a quote from a...
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