Quote: “The purpose of pleasing God, is basic to the purpose of avoiding sin. I say that because some Christians perceive their whole Christian life in terms of avoiding sin. Whereas according to the New Testament avoiding sin is a big thing, even bigger is the practice of rejoicing and hoping and thanking and pleasing …
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Characteristics of Christian Haters
Characteristics of Christian haters, in no particular order: emotionally insecure, biblically ignorant, rebellious, proud, angry, bitter, resentful, restless, joyless, threatened, fearful, arrogant, ill-mannered, disrespectful, self-righteous, idolatrous and religious. Religious? Yes certainly, they are their own god; they’re self-worshipers. If Christianity has no influence, Atheism, Humanism, Socialism, Marxism and Communism do, whether they know it or …
God’s Response Was Swift!
Recently I watched some video teachings on Babylonian religious practices. I found the subject extremely interesting as the lecturer tied in Babylonian temple deities and religious symbols and objects with what we see in Romanism and Islam … statues and symbols representing all kinds of deities, sun gods, moon gods, goddesses, ritual care and practice and the worship of anything considered sacred. Following …
It’s s though They’re Doing it behind God’s Back
Lately I’ve been giving some thought to the theologies of two Christian people who, to me seem to represent the reason why Christianity is increasingly unattractive to people. One is strongly doctrine-based and the other is strongly works-based. It is as though the first person is saying, “If you don’t believe this…….then maybe you need …
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I Felt the Presence of the Lord Powerfully
The moment I first experienced the reality and power of the Lord Jesus Christ in my life I knew that He was nothing at all like the Jesus I had imagined for over thirty years. Until that encounter, the Jesus of my imagination was very religious, joyless, still suffering for my sins, intolerant of freedom, rules based, …
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