Pope Francis released a video recently, calling for people of all religions to work together for peace. Predictably, interfaith unity is his way of seeing it come to pass, not faith in the Prince of Peace Himself, the Lord Jesus Christ Isaiah 9:6. His video features a Jewish Rabbi, “I believe in God,” a Muslim leader, “I believe in God, Allah,” a Roman Catholic priest, “I believe in Jesus Christ,” and a Buddhist teacher, “I have confidence in the Buddha.” Pope Francis says, “Most of the planet’s inhabitants declare themselves believers. This should lead to dialogue among religions. We should not stop praying for it and collaborating with those who think differently.” Continue reading “Christians (so-called)”
Mockers Attacking the Bible
For an experiment, some young people in Europe purchased a Bible, disguised it with a dust jacket from the Koran. Next they highlighted verses from both Testaments that contrast with current Western norms and values. They read those verses to both young and old people at random on the street and asked for their opinion. The people were shocked, but even more so when told the verses came not from the Koran, but from the Bible. Interesting that they should do that with the Bible and not the other way round. I wonder how long they would live if they placed a Bible dust jacket over a Koran and did the same thing on the street! Continue reading “Mockers Attacking the Bible”
Righteousness is The Key!
“The free offer of the gospel is broad enough to include the worst sinner who believes; the gospel is narrow enough to exclude the most moral, religious unbeliever.” – John MacArthur. If you ask most thinking people if they believe there’s a God in heaven, they’ll tell you they do. If you ask the same people if they hope to go to heaven when they die, they’ll tell you they do. If you ask them what it is they have to do to get to heaven, you’ll get a variety of answers, but none of them will line up with brother MacArthur’s remarkable statement. In other words, tell them there are criminals in heaven and religious people in hell and they’ll tell you you’re mad! Continue reading “Righteousness is The Key!”
Haters of the Truth
The Bible is my Final Authority! All praise to God for enabling me to confess that as such from my early days as a born-again Christian. Not that I had read or studied much of it at the time, but that which I had, God made it clear to me that this Book is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. From that revelation, I made it my business to reject everything that was not of the truth. Does that mean I’ve got it all together now? No, it means I will daily, seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness Matthew 6:33, and reject that which I discover to be unrighteous. My confession is the same as the Psalmist, I hate every false way Psalm 119:104, 128. Continue reading “Haters of the Truth”
This War is Spiritual in Nature
In relation to the slaughter in Paris, France, Friday November 13, 2015 – “This time it’s war,” so say that nation’s media people. “This does look like a war,” so say the politicians of other nations. “It’s always been a war,” so say Muslims and so say Holy Spirit-led Christians. The one grand difference between us though is the kind of war we are involved in. Their war is against flesh and blood; our war is against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places Ephesians 6:12. In other words, this war is spiritual in nature, not physical. So who’s going to win? Jesus Christ; He already has won, in fact. Continue reading “This War is Spiritual in Nature”
Three Reasons why Liberty is not fully Expressed in Christians
All praise to God for the man in the pulpit who exhorts his people to study the Scriptures for themselves, “otherwise you’re going to struggle in these last days.” They are rare men. Many of God’s people need to be exhorted otherwise they don’t do it. They read the Scriptures but don’t study them. Sadly too some fail to study because their man in the pulpit impresses upon them that his preaching and teaching is the final word on the matter and to question that is to be insubordinate. It is not only the Roman Catholics, Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Mormons who teach that lie from Satan, the so-called Protestant church has like-spirited people teaching the same. Continue reading “Three Reasons why Liberty is not fully Expressed in Christians”
Become a Delivery Boy; Become a Delivery Girl
When asked by His disciples why He spoke to the people in parables, Jesus’ response, as translated by JB Phillips New Testament has impressed me of late. This is why I speak to them in parables; because they go through life with their eyes open, but they see nothing, and with their ears open, but understand nothing of what they hear. They are the living fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy…… Matthew 13:10-15; cf. Isaiah 6:9-10; John 12:40; Acts 28:25-27. I witnessed the living fulfillment again the other day when listening to a friend speak of her numerous doctor visits that week. “They don’t know why it’s (ligament) not healing,” she said. Continue reading “Become a Delivery Boy; Become a Delivery Girl”
Smoldering Embers
“I don’t like to preach a lot about sin,” said the pastor. “That’s going to drive them away.” “Our church doesn’t preach doom and gloom,” said the lady. “It preaches good news.” “If you come to our church you’ll be made very welcome,” said another. “Not like some, where all they do is make you feel bad.” “I won’t preach holiness,” said the pastor. These are comments I heard in my early years as a Christian, not being spiritually mature and wise enough to know at the time that in reality, each foolishly believed the lie that if the church wants to make Christianity more attractive to outsiders, one must lower the high standards of God as revealed in the Bible. Continue reading “Smoldering Embers”
Partial Quoting and Misquoting of Scripture
I’m noticing more of late, partial quoting and misquoting of Scripture by people, who use it to support same-sex practice. “As many as accept Him, God gives them the power to become His sons,” says one. “God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son,” says another. That’s just a couple of examples, but it’s more than a couple quoting them and even more who are accepting them as the total truth. “Don’t judge,” is high on the list, as is “He who is without sin, you cast the first stone,” and “If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.” I praise God for the warnings we received thirty years ago that we could expect this, “in the days ahead.” Continue reading “Partial Quoting and Misquoting of Scripture”
Satan’s Soldiers
I wonder what happened to those disciples of Jesus who were offended by Him when He told them He was the true bread from heaven, the bread of God, the bread of life, the living bread which came down from heaven John 6:22-71. We know many of them went back and walked with Him no more, but went back to what? Did they go back to their former jobs? Nobody else was going to support them so yes, they would have. How about their synagogues, did they go back to those? Most certainly they would have. No doubt most of them became His vehement enemies in those places as time went on. Why did they turn back, but not the twelve disciples? Continue reading “Satan’s Soldiers”