Returning to the recent newspaper article we find that some church leaders are “standing their ground” while trying figure out how to do so without alienating the large numbers of young people for whom there is no conflict between Christianity and homosexuality, etc. The issue at hand is the Institutional Church’s acceptance or rejection of […]

Though not an Adolph Hitler fan, I find his dictum true: “Tell a lie often enough and people will believe it.” And though not a fan of Communism, I find its dictum also true: “Capture the heart when it is young and you will own it forever.” Sex-crazed, sex-obsessed religious progressives are determined to pervert […]

Perversion: deviation from the normal. Webster’s Concise Dictionary, Encyclopedic Edition. Every sin, regardless of type, is an act of perversion–deviation from God’s Word. Liars, thieves, murderers–all are perverts by definition in that, relative to God’s Word, they all deviate from His Will as expressed in His Word. The Lord summarizes perversion (rebellion) in Galatians 1:6,7: […]

Titus 2:11-14–Paul’s letter to Titus reveals, among other things, the true purpose of grace–to enable men to be saved by teaching them to reject all ungodliness, to live soberly, godly and righteously in this life, to look for the blessed hope of the appearing of Jesus Christ who is preparing for Himself a special people […]

Contrary to popular religious opinion, WORKS is not a dirty word. So says the Lord. In First Thessalonians 1:2,3 Paul gives thanks always for the church at Thessalonica, remembering their WORK OF FAITH and LABOR of love. God, through him, reminds us that work, faith and love go hand-in-hand-in hand. Notice that WORK, FAITH and […]

Philippeans 2:12–Here Paul is telling God’s people to whom he was writing that they must WORK out their own salvation with fear and trembling. If one is responsible for setting switches and gauges on an apparatus that controls a deadly substance one does so with utmost care (“fear and trembling”) for his life depends on […]

Just a note before I get into today’s posting. Last evening I heard a discussion concerning gay marriage, the definition of marriage and who should decide which sex one should marry–one’s own or the opposite. Consensus held that this was a decision that should be made by the local municipality. Others contend that the individual […]

Recently, when asked about his relationship with the Lord, a popular politician replied that his relationship with God was good because, “I believe in Jesus Christ.” The governor’s statement did not shock me because I have found that to be the attitude of hundreds of millions of self-professed Christians world-wide. “I believe in Jesus; I […]

That the Lord sent out His prophets and apostles to preach and teach the Gospel of the Kingdom of God is evidenced throughout the Scriptures. As stated in the previous posting, after His resurrection and ascencion to heaven, Jesus returned to earth where, for 40 days, He spoke to His followers about “the things pertaining […]

Having established that it is the kingdom message that men are to preach and teach in this life, let us take note of the emphasis Jesus placed on that message. This is brought out in Matthew 24 where we find Him and His disciples coming out of the Temple in Jerusalem. Having make much of […]