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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. They then have only a professor of salvation instead of a possessor of salvation. We should never make salvation easier or harder to be had than the Lord intended for it to be. The Bible says, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved”. When the Bible says “believe”, does it mean to acknowledge the existence of Jes

Pope Pius IX defined the doctrine of infallibility but it was opposed by many bishops at the council of 1870.  Bishop Jose Strossmayer, opposing the infallibility doctrine, told how some popes had opposed other popes, how they had contradicted each other, and how Pope Steven brought former Pope Formosus to trial. To accent the madness of some popes the story of this trial is worth hearing.  Pope Formosus, dead for eight months, was dragged from his tomb and brought to trial b

Babies must be feed properly. The nature of things is that they can not feed themselves. Usually parents, and possibly siblings, are responsible for their feeding. But the day does come when – although the spoon may be held wrong – they take that first bite for themselves. Parents and siblings begin to clap and cheer their encouragement. It isn’t long before baby is expected to do his own feeding. Much the same is true for new converts. The scriptures call them “babies in Chr

Abraham Gave The Tithe. The first mention of tithing in the Bible is in Genesis 14:20. Abraham gave to Melchizedek, the priest of the most high God, a tithe (or tenth part) of all the spoil he had taken in a battle. He wasn’t instructed or commanded to give, he gave as he purposed in his heart. Jacob Gave The Tenth. Jacob, having received a blessing from God the night before, vowed to God a tenth of all that God prospered him with (Genesis 28:22). He gave not because he was i

1 John 4:1-6 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. John encourages us to “test” the spirits of those who claim to speak for God, because there are many who are false. By this you know the spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God.

The creator of everything – God, the Father of all, was approached by Satan, one of His creations. Satan had been hard at work doing what he was intended to do – being man’s adversary. God asked him, “ Have you considered my servant Job ?” You know the story related to us in Job chapters 1 and 2. This ancient account allows us to see how Satan was allowed to approach the Father and to accuse the saints. Job lived long before the covenant that God made with Israel – the Old Co

Can Sickness Be A Part Of God’s Plan? Who created the “terrible” viruses, germs, bacteria, etc. that cause sickness & disease? To attribute this creative act to God, flies in the face of so much theology. But who else has the ability to create life? After all, these things are alive, and they do invade our bodies. Is it right to say that our loving God often ignores our sickness? Or might He have a purpose in our sickness? Yes, many times God heals the sick; likewise many tim

There are those outside the Christian community who see Christians as polytheistic. We are not. We have only one God, but sometimes fail to find the words to clearly portray Him as our Heavenly Father, our Savior – Jesus, and our companion – the Holy Spirit. The scriptures clearly show us that there is one God and that He manifests Himself in these three ways. Can we understand the Godhead? Surely! Romans 1:20 says, “His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood

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 understood that God’s knowledge of all our past decisions, and what we’re d

What part does God have in hard hearts and evil spirits? In Deuteronomy 2:24, God is speaking to Moses after He had led the children of Israel out of Egypt. Rise, take your journey, and cross over the river Arnon. Look, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, King of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and engage him in battle. This day will I begin to put the dread of you and the fear of you upon the nations under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report o