Not long after the establishment of the New Covenant Church a heated controversy erupted over the message church ministers should preach and teach. Some in the church wanted the focus of the ministry to be on the person of Jesus Christ. These parishioners wanted the gospel (good news) to be about the Lord Himself. They […]

Few people, even among the “very elect,” realize that God is extremely exacting in every aspect of His Way and Will. A personal experience will highlight this Biblical fact. When I was in my early teens my extremely religious aunt and uncle invited our church pastor and his family to an evening meal in their […]

Satan has used religious man’s laziness, pride and craving for self-governance to deceive him into creating church doctrine–man’s (Satan’s) version of God’s Word, Way and Will. Invariably the “smooth things, lies and deceits” (Isa. 30:10) that comprise much of church doctrine make “the Christian walk” more acceptable, just as those same kinds of words did […]

For the man who is determined to live for eternity in the presence of Jesus Christ (see The Kingdom of God), it must come–that instant in time when EVERYTHING about his life does a spiritual 180 degree turn. This reality-altering turn forces a drastic change in his words, thoughts, attitudes, motives, acts, etc. Though it […]

One of the most recognized and least understood words known to mankind is “Armageddon.” The word is used in social, political, environmental medical, economic, etc. contexts. In not one of these contexts is the word used correctly. The only context in which the word is legitimately used is spiritual–specifically Biblical. In brief, Megiddo is a […]

Though few people realize it, the Old Testament forms the foundation of the New Testament–the New Testament is the Old Testament with a spiritual context added. In many cases the doctrines of God found in the New Testament have their genesis in the old Testament. Read Matthew 5:21-48 where Jesus tells us that “You have […]

Two Scriptural passages used by rapturists to “prove” their theory are 1 Thessalonians 3:13 and 4:13,14: “… the coming of our Lord with all His saints.” Notice that He said He would return with ALL OF HIS SAINTS. “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep (who […]

As I have noted before on several occasions, God’s true saints will be protected during the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord in an unknown location. I personally believe “her place” to be the mountain called Petra in Jordan. Having been there I can see how it would be the ideal location. The […]

For those who are looking ahead to the Lord’s advent, one of their questions concerns the circumstances of His arrival. Will He return secretly in what is called a “rapture?” Will He return openly for all the world to see? Will He come more than once?  Let us first address the “secret” aspect of His […]

One important issue concerning the return of Jesus Christ is that it will take place at a time when no one will be expecting it except His saints who will only recognize the “season”–general time element–of His second advent. This is born out in Luke 21:35 where Jesus compared His second coming to a snare […]