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We, in the non-Catholic ranks, criticize the Catholic Priest for being addressed as “Father” when we ourselves address our clergy as “Reverend”. That’s hypocritical! Being called reverend insinuates a lofty and pious estimation of ones self. Consider what Jesus said when speaking of the Pharisees and scribes in Matthew 23:6-11: “They love the best places at feast, the best seats in the synagogues, greetings in the market places, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. But you

Some people, even in this land of plenty, seem to stay in financial trouble. Financial troubles often are an indicator of our need to reset our priorities. Often, foolish spending brings troubles. Many people bring financial problems from their old life when they become Christian. Trying to find satisfaction in worldly things, as lost people seem to always do, normally leads to tremendous debt. God has a unique plan for each of these individuals to gain financial freedom. Pra

Learn Physical Control When the body rules, then spirit rule is impossible.Fasting helps bring the flesh into subjection in all areas. Learn to fast and you will learn the way to lay off all sin. Fasting is the voluntary missing of a life need — food, drink, fellowship, rest, etc., for physical or spiritual benefit. Fasting is profitable in three ways: It rests and cleanses the system. In long-food-fasts body poisons, derived by wrong health habits, are burned away cleaning t

Many think of faith as some mystical force with which, if they could possess it wholly, they could be granted their every desire–a “genie in the lamp” type situation. Satan has moved so many so far from the truth. This line of thought teaches that a man can receive anything that he can convince himself of. That tickles the ear but brings condemnation when it fails. The teachers of this theory ALL fail to live up to what they teach. Romans 10:17: “Faith comes by hearing and he

“Eternal security”, being free from the possibility of falling from a spiritually “saved” condition into a spiritually “lost” condition, is a mythical state. Belief in it is used by some as a license to sin. The blood of Jesus, the one who made the “saved” position possible, has never been a friend to sin. but a destroyer of sin. Some, though not all, who advocate eternal security teach that once a man is saved no matter how wicked he becomes he is still saved. First, let’s e

Has God Foreordained My Future? Is My Eternal Destiny Already Determined? The scriptures clearly teach that He has not. There are events that He has foreordained and they have happened or will happen just as He has planned. Likewise there are events that will happen or not happen because He has given us freewill. Whether these events will happen or not is up to us. Our decision may not have been made as yet. Therefore it’s not yet known what we may decide. Let it be clearly u

Recently I read an article by an individual who is an adversary to the Christian faith. The article was about prayer. He very effectively discredited our act of prayer and the line of reasoning we use when we don’t see results. Of course, we commonly say when in these no-results situations, “Well maybe He said no, or possibly later.” That sounds good and is very possibly true, but could the savage who prays to the wooden god he has carved, not use the same line of reasoning w

Yes! But why, you may ask. In Exodus 7:3-5 God said he would harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply His signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, that the Egyptians might know that He is the Lord. Exodus 7:22, 8:14, 8:19, 3:32, 9:7, 9:12, 9:35, 14:8 are all times God hardened Pharaoh’s heart. Again, why? Exodus 9:16 says, “ I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth .” This was God’s purpose in hardening Pharaoh’s hear

SICKNESS AND DEMON SPIRITS There is a difference between sickness and demon oppression or possession. Let’s look at some verses. Acts 5:16: “ There came a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits; and they were healed every one.” Notice that they brought sick folk and as well as those that were vexed by unclean spirits. Also in Matthew 10:8: Jesus was sending out the twelve apostles and He said

Israel in Bondage to the Egyptians! Why? Only God knows all His reason for such a situation, but the scriptures do give us some insight. In Gen. 15:8, Abram asks “How shall I know that I shall inherit it”. God had promised him a land for inheritance. He seems to be asking for some conformation, so in verse 13, God gives him conformation. His heirs would serve and be afflicted 400 years. Then they would inherit the land (Gen. 15:16). This bondage may have already been in Gods

Atheist: A person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings. Do you have knowledge of everything? Do you have all knowledge? If not, how can you be sure that the knowledge of God doesn’t exist outside of your realm of knowledge? Unless you have all knowledge, it is not reasonable to claim to be an atheist. Without all knowledge it is only reasonable to have some doubt. This doubt means that you are not an atheist, but an agnostic. Agnostic: One wh

In the scriptures there are two types of sin. One type brings guilt; the other does not. Therefore, one brings judgment; the other does not. Distinction is made between these two types of sin all through the Bible. Let’s look at some references. First in Numbers 15:27-28: And if any person sins unintentionally, then he shall bring a female goat in its first year as a sin offering. So the priest shall make an atonement for the person who sins unintentionally, when he sins unin

We are inundated with various versions of the Holy Bible. Most differ. Many differ greatly. Why is that? How are we to know which to choose? Start by reading the preface. There you should be able to determine whether the version is a translation or a paraphrase. A translation will be an effort to translate the words of the original text. A paraphrase will be an effort to translate the meaning of the original text. The paraphrase will express the meaning of the text as the wri

There is much being said by Christian speakers about "claiming" various things. These things range from needs, to wealth, to health, to souls. But is all of this scriptural? Is any of this scriptural? To "claim" means to seek to possess on the basis of right or authority. To claim without the right or authority will get you nothing. But do we have the right or authority to claim things? This "claiming" should be based on the word of God and is an outgrowth of our "faith". Whe

Did Methuselah Drown? Maybe! The oldest man on record, Methuselah, lived to be 969 years old. He was Noah’s grandfather. He died in the year of the flood. Were The Wicked Warned? I think so. The prophet Enoch warned them (Jude 14-15). Noah was a preacher of righteousness (2 Peter 2:5). Also, God’s Spirit did strive with them (Genesis 6:3). A prophet, a preacher and the Spirit of God but no revival. Why Did Noah Find Grace? Genesis 6:6-9 gives us three reasons. Noah was a jus

Often people are quick to lead a person to a profession of Jesus as Savior. If they are not careful, they may over-simplify the route to salvation and thereby have only a PROFESSOR instead of a POSSESSOR. We should never make salvation easier or harder to be had than the Lord intended for it to be. Acts 16:31 says, " Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved". When the Bible said "believe", does it mean to acknowledge the existence of Jesus as a historical pers

John the Baptist spoke of such :  “I indeed baptize you with water but one mightier than I is coming, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire”. (Luke 3:16) Jesus spoke of such :   “For John truly baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now”.  (Acts 1:5)   Peter & Joel spoke of such:   “But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; and it shall come to pas

Adultery: The unfaithfulness of a married person to the marriage bed; sexual intercourse by a married man with another than his wife, or voluntary sexual intercourse by a married woman with another than her husband.          Note: It is adultery on the part of the married wrongdoer. The word has also been used to characterize the act of an unmarried participator, the other being married. In the United States the definition varies with the local statutes. Unlawful intercourse

Now brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. Let no one deceive you by any means; for that day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshipe