Posted in adversity, apostacy, church, Emergent, encouragement, faith, Gospel, holiness, Organized church, troubles, Uncategorized, understanding on Jan 29th, 2012
Why does it always sound so hypocritical when Evangelicals bash Gays and so worldly when the other side embraces them? Could it be that they are both wrong! In LGBT congregations the wrongness of the position is so apparent; they openly allow and advertise their sin. On the other hand, in the “Gay bashing” congregations, [...]
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Posted in Church Life, conscience, discernment, encouragement, faith, Organized church, seeing, trials, troubles, Truth on May 29th, 2011
The thoughts within our heads move in certain trained ways which make it easy for us to jump to conclusions or make assumptions. For instance I assume that when I use the word “God” that everyone understands that I mean the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, [...]
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Posted in apostacy, Brian McLaren, church, deception, discernment, Emergent, false teachers, humanism, hypocrisy, Nicolaitan, Organized church, prophecy, prostitution, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, seeing, troubles, Truth, understanding on Apr 26th, 2011
How often have you heard someone say, Awhat in the world are you waiting for?@ Deep down in the substrata of this little question rest the essence of nearly all the problems that plague the Church and the world. This phrase is really a test of our allegiance. Is there an emotional, psychological, [...]
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Posted in apostacy, church, Church Life, conscience, deception, following christ, hearing, hypocrisy, Organized church, seeing, sin, suffering, trials, troubles, Truth, understanding on Apr 20th, 2011
I am not a doctor, philosopher, or psychologist, but I have discovered a few things about honesty that I would like to share with you. Honesty, as a Christian spiritual virtue is nearly non-existent today. Hear me out and I think you will agree. Honesty has several different facets. When we [...]
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Posted in encouragement, Gospel, Japan, Judgment, Justice, prophecy, repentence, suffering, Tragedy, trials, troubles, Truth, understanding on Apr 6th, 2011
Christians on both side of the aisle debate the goodness of a God who would permit the kind of death and suffering we see in the aftermath of Japan’s 9.0 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. All over the world the main topic of discussion is the Japan tragedy, and now we learn [...]
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Posted in apostacy, Brian McLaren, church, conscience, deception, discernment, Emergent, false prophets, false teachers, following christ, Government, hearing, Hell, heresy, holiness, humanism, hypocrisy, Judgment, Marketing, new age, Nicolaitan, offense, Organized church, Preachers, prostitution, Research and Discernment, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, Robert Schuller, seeing, sin, troubles, Truth, understanding, war, Willow Creek on Mar 13th, 2011
Establishing the Fact Why is it that every "Christian" thinks he or she is going to go to Heaven? The Bible is very plain concerning the fact that that isn’t going to happen. Everyone who says "Lord, Lord" will not make it. But, it doesn’t matter, wherever you go, or who ever you talk to, [...]
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Posted in adversity, apostacy, church, Church Life, conscience, deception, discernment, encouragement, false teachers, following christ, hearing, holiness, humanism, hypocrisy, Organized church, repentence, sacrifice, seeing, sin, trials, troubles, Truth, Uncategorized, understanding, war on Jan 30th, 2011
There is a point of no return for believers when getting involved too heavily in matters of life in this world, especially where other people=s money is involved, or you have committed large amounts of other resources, like time and energy in things or opportunities, that you consider worthwhile. It is at these points, [...]
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Posted in adversity, books, Church Life, cross, encouragement, faith, holiness, Organized church, Preachers, repentence, sacrifice, seeing, Serving, sin, suffering, trials, troubles, Truth, Uncategorized, understanding on Jan 16th, 2011
George Warnock say so gracefully and plainly what I have been trying to say, in my stumbling way, that we need an awakening to the deep things of God. What we have learned to be content with, in our forms and programs, George brings to the forefront and shines the bright light of truth [...]
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Posted in adversity, church, Church Life, Communion, cross, encouragement, faith, following christ, offense, Organized church, Serving, suffering, trials, troubles, Truth, understanding on Nov 13th, 2010
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1930's, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, England, and the United States…… On Grace, the Cross, Our Cross, and Life Together "Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. "Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and [...]
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Posted in church, cross, deception, discernment, faith, following christ, hearing, offense, Organized church, sacrifice, seeing, sin, trials, troubles, Truth, Uncategorized, understanding on Oct 30th, 2010
For the better part of my thirty plus years of calling myself a Christian I never comprehended or understood what was meant by the “offence of the Cross.” it seemed to me that this “offence” was an overstatement. Was Christ and His Cross really offensive or just mildly disturbing and controversial? And, all the persecution, [...]
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