Self-god Is a Tyrant

Working with a group of people recently, I noticed the shaking hands of a young man.  Although the opening session included brief introductions all around, my immediate thought was that his shaking was more than one of simply being nervous about sharing when it came his turn to do so.  I’d seen such shaking a few times before over the years, so I began to think he was one with a mental disturbance of some kind.  During a coffee break he came to me apologizing “for my restlessness & shaking, I have bipolar disorder.”  The first time I Continue reading

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They Come To Meet Jesus But Meet Lazarus Instead

In recent days I’ve been giving thought to the counsel of Smith Wigglesworth, given to a class of Bible students in 1927, warning them that if they ever turned from the word of God “to some other place” they could not believe the truth after that.  He said,The spirit of this age is to get you to believe a lie.  If you believe a lie, you cannot believe the truth.  When once you are seasoned with a lie against the word of God, He sends you strong delusion that you shall believe the lie.  Who Continue reading

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Somebody’s Spiritual Football

For a few weeks now on this blog I have been making mention that many truth-seeking, truth-loving Christian people will need to prepare themselves to experience separation from their much loved denomination or fellowship.  As it is presently, however, there are lots among them who disagree with this suggestion and have the Scriptures to back it up – especially Hebrews 10:25.  On the other hand, some are already experiencing a stirring from the Holy Spirit; where once they were comfortable amongst their people, they Continue reading

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That’s The Problem With Our Problems

The other morning on television I watched a group of people sitting on the ground in a circle expressing forced laughter.  Apparently research has shown that the health benefits of laughter are far-reaching, strengthening one’s immune system, boosting energy, diminishing pain and giving protection from the damaging effects of stress.  More than one person had a stressed out look on their face and so I couldn’t help but wonder how the rest of the day was going to pan out for them when once again they’re Continue reading

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God Kills Us Off … He Executes Us!

I recently read an article on guilt, written by a popular leader of a church here in Melbourne.  The sub-heading read: For many of us, a church and the symbols of religion merely remind us of where not to venture.  A smaller heading within the article: Guilt and Religion have long been bedfellows.  It is time to get these two apart.  This man has spent many long years working at getting “these two apart” – his area of expertise being in the Continue reading

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Different Label – Same Stuff In The Bottle!

On a recent national television program, millions of Australian people including myself, watched & listened to a cult leader in his late 40′s tell us he was Jesus Christ.  There’s nothing new in this of course, he’s simply one of many from around the world who pop up from time to time claiming the same thing.  Unlike most of them who simply have a religious, dominating personality though, this man is rather good looking … tall, athletic figure, longish hair, light beard, lovely smile and loads of charisma.  Some of these Jesus’ show Continue reading

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The Need To Think And Evaluate Evidence

In my experience, a common accusation made to Christians by non-believers is that we’re not really all that intelligent and that our faith is a great cop-out, a great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence.  Usually such statements are made to support their bias for science & evolution, which is in turn a grand excuse for them to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence for God.  Nevertheless for the purposes of this post, I’m going to Continue reading

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Misguided Love For Jesus – Misguided Fear Of God

Over the years different people have asked me in different ways about the reality & work of Satan the devil and  sin. Questions such as, “How come God allowed this to happen in the first place?” Or, “Why didn’t God get rid of Satan when he first sinned so as to prevent it from spreading into the world?”  Some have been all too willing to blame God for it since He permitted it to happen in the first place … especially those who saw this as a way Continue reading

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The Nice People

In my recent post: Satan’s Useful Idiot, I made two statements, one with a question; God is not interested in being nice. Where in the gospels does one see Jesus being niceA couple of people were offended.  I don’t know what their beliefs are or whether they’re Christians or non-Christians, but it’s not the first time I’ve mentioned this truth, nor is it the first time I’ve had such responses, particularly when having conversations with people.  It’s an interesting word, “nice.”  It’s also interesting to observe Continue reading

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Will You Be Standing Or Falling?

I was re-watching a You Tube video from the late David Wilkerson recently, and I was struck by his words, “We have come to a time where every man, every woman, has to get their own word from God.  You can’t get it from some great voice, you can’t get it from someone you think is holier than you, you have to get alone with God.”  He spoke of David’s experience with the Amalekites after having gone through much heartache, distress & tears – getting alone with God he, “encouraged himself in the Lord his God.” 1 Samuel 30:6.  With Continue reading

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