A Message to X
The other day, a friend forwarded me a message from a friend of theirs. In it, the friend of my friend described their waning faith. They felt disconnected from their church, they were unhappy with being single, and they struggled with God’s behavior in Job 1. In inviting Satan to consider Job, wasn’t God participating […]
A Rest Remains
It has been shown in previous posts that the command, “Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy” was a part of the law which has been removed. We have examined efforts of modern-day Sabbatarians who argue that Sabbath keeping is still required of God’s people and seen their efforts are lacking. Perhaps their most common […]
“For by Grace Are Ye Saved …”
“For by grace are ye saved through faith … it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). God, in His infinite wisdom, provided the scriptures for mankind written in a language perfectly suited for the message of redemption. The Koine Greek, which fell out of use in the centuries after the New Testament era, was […]
“One Untaught Generation …”
“One untaught generation in the church will result in apostasy.” These are the words of an old soldier of the cross who has been preaching for nearly twice as many years as I have been alive. Are they the words of unreasoned fear and foolish panic, or do they represent years of experience and a […]
Moses and the Israelites
In Exodus 3:7-10, God chose Moses to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage and lead them to the land that He had promised. He said in v. 10, “Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.” Throughout the book […]
“Pastor” Predicts Catastrophe
David Wilkerson, Baptist “pastor” and author of The Cross and the Switchblade, told his readers a few weeks ago that he is “compelled by the Holy Spirit to send out an urgent message” about his prediction. He claims, “An earth-shattering calamity is about to happen. It is going to be so frightening, we are all […]
The Kingdom of God
There are a lot of terms used in the New Testament to describe the Lord’s church, and one very common example is the term “kingdom.” Although the term “kingdom” is used in a few different ways in the New Testament, its primary use is to designate God’s church as the kingdom. A failure to recognize […]
“Spirit-Baptized ‘Christians’”
The Pentecostal Movement In America A glance back in history during the period of Martin Luther up until the nineteenth century will show that movements in history have committed themselves to the restoration of the first-century gospel. This seems strange, but the Puritans, Baptists, Methodists, and Alexander Campbell were all working toward this end. Another […]
“Conversations With God”
Conversations with God is the first in a series of nine books released in 1995 by Neale Donald Walsch. The original book stayed on the New York Times Best-Sellers List for 137 weeks and was made into a movie in 2006. One of this series of books, called Conversations with God for Teens, was released […]
Obama More Popular Than Jesus?
John Lennon once claimed the Beatles were more popular than Jesus. Now President Obama has evidence that he’s more popular than both. A Harris interactive poll released in 2015 showed that within a sample of 2,634 Americans, more people are willing to call Barak Obama a hero than Jesus. God ranked 11th, between Mother Teresa and Hillary Clinton. It is […]