“I am a child of Abraham because I believe in the God of Abraham.” “I am righteous for the same reason Abraham was righteous–faith in God has made both of us righteous.” “I am justified by faith.” These are beliefs commonly held by those in church circles because they have been taught such doctrines from […]

In the vast majority of cases, the only appreciable difference between church people and the world in which they live is where they spend a couple of hours on Sunday morning. At all other times one will find them watching the same t.v. programs, listening to the same music, watching the same movies, reading the […]

If church people are not hungering and thirsting for righteousness it is because they feel no need for more of the Lord. This is the same deadly spiritual disease that afflicted their ancient ancestors in the church at Laodicea (Rev. 3:14-17). Such people are satisfied with religious business as usual because they have been deceived […]

In Matthew 5:16-20 we find Jesus putting forth two Biblical concepts that the Counterfeit Church refuses to accept: WORKS and LAW. In verse 16 we are commanded to do “good works” before those around us in order to glorify God the Father. In the next verse He noted that the Law was to be obeyed, […]

In Matthew 5:7-9 the Lord spoke of being merciful, pure in heart and lovers of peace. Then in verse 10 He began speaking about a Biblical fact that professing Christendom refuses to accept–that if one is not hated, despised and persecuted by those in institutional religion (Catholicism/Protestantism) one is not a child of God. Because […]

Chapters five through seven of Matthew’s gospel contain a summary of the personal characteristics required of a true Christian. Meeting God’s requirements for sonship is, as we say, “easier said than done.” However, to have any chance of spending eternity with Him in His Kingdom we must exhibit those characteristics before the world. Let us […]

“They’re Christians,” “… he, she is a Christian,” “… those are Christian people,” etc. is common verbal fare on the air, in print and in conversation whenever and wherever the subject of religion is being discussed. Christians are reportedly so plentiful that perhaps we should be determining who is not a Christian rather than who […]

In the Book of Genesis we find Adam and Eve’s two sons, Cain and Abel, bringing their respective offerings to the Lord. We are not told how many times they had brought offerings to Him previously, or  how many times they had obeyed His commands to do other things. We can assume that before this […]

SEE NO EVIL–The U.S. Congress passed a Law (Obamacare) without knowing what was in it, a fact  Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, proudly announced to the world. Over the past several years world leaders have voiced concern about the mental state of U.S. leaders. Pelosi’s admission assured them that they were […]

Being a student of both God’s Word and human nature, I have noticed that the American society is continually evolving to reflect the evolution of Institutional Church. Through careful observation I have found that there is a definite “monkey see; monkey do” connection between the two seemingly different entities. The society mirrors the church to […]