Php 2:9-11 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, (10) so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,...
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Why do Most People Choose to Ally With Evil Rather than its Victims?
Psa 2:2-4 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, (3) “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” (4) He who...
Continue ReadingWhy do Most People Choose to Ally With Evil Rather than its Victims?Is a Christian Absolutely Forbidden to Sue Their Church Leaders?
1 Corinthians 6:1-7 When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? (2) Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if...
Continue ReadingIs a Christian Absolutely Forbidden to Sue Their Church Leaders?God Curses the Wicked
Galatians 1:8-9 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. (9) As we have said before, so now I say again:...
Continue ReadingGod Curses the WickedMany Christians Do Not Seem to Know Whose Side they are on or Who the Enemy is
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 ReadingMany Christians Do Not Seem to Know Whose Side they are on or Who the Enemy isLord, The Wicked are Laughing
Psa 91:14-16 "Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. (15) When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble;...
Continue ReadingLord, The Wicked are LaughingWhy is Our Default Tendency to Focus on “Fixing” the Evil Person Rather than Helping His Victim?
Deu 13:6-10 "If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace or your friend who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, 'Let us go and serve other...
Continue ReadingWhy is Our Default Tendency to Focus on “Fixing” the Evil Person Rather than Helping His Victim?We do Not Really Understand What it Means to “Bear One Another’s Burdens”
Galatians 6:2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. This is a verse of Scripture that is frequently quoted but almost never truly understood. The typical dealings of a local church with a victim of evil...
Continue ReadingWe do Not Really Understand What it Means to “Bear One Another’s Burdens”Just 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!!The True Christian Forgives as Jesus Forgives – True, and False
This past week my wife and I were driving up the interstate when we saw a large billboard that said: Real Christians Forgive Like Jesus The sign also included a Scripture reference, Luke 23:34 And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them,...
Continue ReadingThe True Christian Forgives as Jesus Forgives – True, and False