In 1 John 4:1-3 the apostle tells those whom he has led to Christ that they (we) must “test the spirits” of their (our) spiritual leaders, for not all who claim to be called by God were in fact called by Him.  Not every “call to the ministry” is placed by the Biblical God.  Judging […]

In 2 Peter 3:1,3,4 the apostle writes to “those who have attained like precious faith” (1:1), reminding them that, “in the last days will come scoffers walking according to their own lusts and saying, ‘where is the promise of His (Christ’s) coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from […]

The New Testament was written t0, for and about God’s church, called “the Church of God” 12 times in the New Testament and “the Churches of Christ” once.  The Gospels reveal the history of the Word (Jesus of Nazareth–Jn. 1:1-4,14) as He prepared a small group of men to lead what would become “the Body […]

In Leviticus 26:3 God says to those who call themselves His people: “IF you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments and perform them, THEN I will ….” In Deuteronomy 28:1 He makes the same statement through the same man (Moses): “Now it will come to pass, IF you diligently obey the voice of […]

In Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28 we find the Lord explaining His sowing and reaping Law BEGINNING WITH THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THAT LAW.  As this series will show, His beginning with the positive is an indication of His attitude toward and will for mankind.  The entire Bible–Genesis to Revelation–constitutes God’s moral Law upon which […]

The Biblical God founded the United States for the purpose of sheading His light (Word) on the Gentile world.  Because of her failure to continue on that heading she finds herself in Satan’s religious sewer.  In an attempt to get her attention, God has sent periodic spiritual movements to various geographical areas.  Each “move of […]

God established His true church for one purpose: TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO THE WORLD.  The church would do this by obeying His Holy Scriptures in letter and spirit.  However, Satan began making inroads into God’s church not long after her founding. Ananias and Saffhira set the pattern for things to come when they lied to […]

Throughout history the Author of Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28 has unleashed, among other things, “pestilences” on the church and those nations that house her.  Because both churched and unchurched people have sin as a foundational principle of their lives, the ravages of God’s wrath have repeatedly fallen on both groups.  In some cases the […]

God established the nation of Israel to serve as His “light to the Gentiles (goyim–heathen)”–Isaiah 42:6; 69:6; 60:3. The Israelites had been chosen to reflect their Lord in their words, thoughts and deeds. In this way He would be the light shining out of them. Seeing how He blessed Israel for her obedience, the Gentiles […]

The world does not believe God’s wind (sin)/whirlwind (sorrow) Law. Few are even aware of it. Of those, few believe it. I recently read where some pastors were telling people that God loves everyone, therefore He would not hurt anyone. I have been told this by pillars in “the church.” However, this is the same […]