In light of God’s ultimate plans and desires for mankind, our methods and direction of education must follow in His wisdom and knowledge. To do this and be effective means we must first examine God’s priorities. We discover this as we read Matthew 22:36-40: “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it:…
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WARNING: The Dangers of False Preachers
I know it sounds negative to your ears in this day of tolerance thinking, but God warns us to judge a preacher by his character first and then his doctrine, you know, his true beliefs. Our Lord also tells us to not go to listen to the false preacher, even if his worship service is wonderful and emotionally uplifting, and it makes you feel good. “Be wary of false preachers who smile a lot, dripping with practiced sincerity. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or…
Read MoreUnity… What Does God Want?
There is a growing surge of interest in the church for unity among the different groups, movements or denominations. But with the calls to unity are accusations that doctrine is the cause and the real enemy to the future of God’s kingdom. The false solution given is, if we really are of God, we need to truly act in love by removing or dropping doctrines that divide us, and instead, work together and show the world how tolerant we all are of each other. Well maybe if the Pentecostals would…
Read MoreAre You Born Again? Evidence #6 Do You Believe the Bible Is The Truth?
John provides seven clear cut evidences of salvation, and today we look at what is truth according to Evidence #6. Don’t skip the others, read through these proofs in his letter we call 1 John. The apostle proves that life changing evidences of salvation will remove doubts and fears about your relationship with God. And in Evidence #6 we see John pressing forward by demanding that it is a non-optional fact that only true believers accept the Bible to be God’s revelation and absolute truth. He continues his onslaught with…
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