Mat 23:27 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and all uncleanness. 1Co 2:9-10 But, as it is written, "What no eye...
Continue ReadingThe Parasitic Nature of a False Professor of ChristTag: false shepherds
Appeasing the Wicked is Folly
Psa 37:12-15 The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him, (13) but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming. (14) The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows...
Continue ReadingAppeasing the Wicked is FollyChrist is Our Hope – Take Care not to be Drawn Away from Him
1Timothy 1:1-7 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, (2) To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus...
Continue ReadingChrist is Our Hope – Take Care not to be Drawn Away from HimWhat Does a Waterless Cloud Look Like?
Jud 1:12-13 These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted; (13) wild waves of the sea,...
Continue ReadingWhat Does a Waterless Cloud Look Like?Insights into Evil from Jeremiah 9:1-9 – Look out!
Many thanks to a reader who contacted me and pointed out this scripture passage. As she suggested, it gives us some excellent insights into the nature of evil - especially in the visible church - and how the Lord deals...
Continue ReadingInsights into Evil from Jeremiah 9:1-9 – Look out!No One Can Call Jesus “Lord” Except by the Holy Spirit
1Co 12:3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says "Jesus is accursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except in the Holy Spirit. There was deception going on...
Continue ReadingNo One Can Call Jesus “Lord” Except by the Holy SpiritThere are Many False Sheep and Shepherds and we Need to Say So
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 SoMany Churches Teach a Roman Catholic View of Pastoral Authority
Mat 7:15-16 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. (16) You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? In this passage, the Lord...
Continue ReadingMany Churches Teach a Roman Catholic View of Pastoral AuthorityCovering Up the Evils of the Wicked is Forbidden by the Lord
Deu 13:8 you shall not yield to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him, nor shall you conceal him. I wanted to talk some more in this post about this remarkable...
Continue ReadingCovering Up the Evils of the Wicked is Forbidden by the LordBeware 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 Accountability