With this posting we will begin a study of the Book of the Acts of the Apostles. The first 11 verses of the book deal with Jesus’ instructions to His apostles prior to His final ascention in to heaven where He joined the Father until time for Him to return to establish the Kingdom of God which […]

The word “relevant” refers to something that is fitting, pertinent, applicable and meaningful relative to a specific situation. I recently saw the heading of an article printed in a religious magazine that was sent to me by a friend (I do not subscribe to church publications). The heading asked if the church should change to remain relevant in a changing society. My written […]

EUGENICS: The science and art of improving a race or breed by mating individuals with desired characteristics– Webster’s Concise Dictionary of the English Language, Encyclopedic Edition. SPIRITUAL EUGENICS: The evolution of religious man from God-fearing, Bible-believing human beings to God-rejecting, Bible-ignoring gods– Dr. Larry L. Jaques, Ed.D. Simply put and simplified, Charles Darwin’s theory of […]

The marks of heathenism are readily seen if one views Institutional Christianity through the eyes of the Lord. If a Catholic or Protestant decides to search for God’s Truth by immersing himself in His Word the Truth-seeker will soon find that what he is hearing from pulpit and podium bears little, if any, resemblance to what […]

In the previous posting we learned that the Apostle Paul spent hours proving to the Jewish leaders of Rome that the Messiah pictured in the Tora and the teachings of the prophets was Jesus of Nazareth. Following his exhaustive, passionate presentation of Biblical facts, Paul finds that his efforts have been in vain. Instead of believing what […]

In both the social and religious realms we find that truth has become the new hate speech. God’s Word, which His Son defined as Truth (Jn. 17:17), is no longer the standard by which religious man determines right and wrong. God’s Word is hated, despised and rejected, as are those who speak and write it. It is totally ignored, except in […]

Relative to religious man’s rejection of God’s Word when formulating truth and error, let us briefly return to Exodus 20:3 in order to judge the Truth-determining process from God’s perspective–the only point of view that counts. The first command He issued to the Israelites (and all future believers) from Mt. Sinai was: “You will have no other gods before Me.” It is vital that […]

The Biblical rule of thumb relative to right and wrong is that whomsoever one relies on for Truth is one’s god–the deity one depends on for salvation. To look to any source other than the Biblical God is idolatry–having another god before Him. When a church group concocts spiritual truth by committee consensus, that group is practicing idolatry in that […]

The Almighty promised those who believe and obey His written Word that they would know THE Truth and THE Truth would set them free from false religion’s false truths. If taken literally and with faith in the Speaker, this promise brings forth the ultimate question: “What is Truth?” To the true saint of God the answer […]

Verses thirteen through sixteen– Verse 13 notes that we are to act and react according to our circumstances. If we are afflicted we are to pray to the Lord for help and deliverance from the situation. The word “afflicted” is kapopatheia in the Greek, which means ill circumstance, distress, hardship. Generally, the word describes any […]