One need only attend certain churches, watch certain religious t.v. shows, etc. to realize that there is a common belief shared among those who are actively involved in the gifts of the Spirit–healing, deliverance, visions, prophecy and other signs and miracles. Because these acts are Scriptural, commanded by God, take place in religious settings and […]

From early on God’s ministers had to deal with those in the church who wanted to follow the Babylonian god Tammuz by observing his weekly sabbath–Sunday. We find John writing about this problem in 1 Jn. 4:2,3; 5:1-4,5,10-12. In 4:2,3 we find him saying that the spirit of Antichrist was prompting church people to deny […]

Writing in his first epistle to the Church of God, the apostle warns that “… many false prophets have ‘gone out into the world’” (4:1). He is not saying that the Body of Christ was to be wary of those ministers who were operating outside of God’s church–the “denominations” of that day. The people of […]

This series of postings will address the work of God and Satan in the area of guidance. Guidance, as this study will show, is to be based solely on God’s Word, not church doctrine nor the pontifications of famous ministers. One proof of a minister’s God-centeredness concerns public acceptance and rejection. According to the Lord, […]

With extremely rare exception, when the Counterfeit Church is confronted with a God’s-Word-versus- Satan’s-word situation, Satan wins–the church overcomes God, the same God she claims has saved her and is awaiting her in heaven. See Life after Death …. Satan has deceived her completely (Rev. 12:9), so completely that when shown God’s Truth she dismisses […]

The Lord commands, not suggests, that we overcome Satan. The question is “how?” The answer is simple but not easy. The only way to overcome the devil is by believing and obeying God’s Word. The premier example of this never-fail method was played out not long after Jesus received the Holy Spirit from the Father, […]

The Counterfeit Church lives in a gray world where Biblical hot and cold, good and evil, right and wrong coexist with equal acceptability, credibility and power. She takes what she believes of God’s Word (hot, good,right) and combines it with what she believes of Satan’s word (cold, evil, wrong), calls it “truth” and acts on […]

In Revelation 3:14-22 Jesus (see 1:1) is addressing the apostate church at Laodicea, saying, “… I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, I WILL VOMIT YOU OUT OF MY MOUTH.” Let us stop here and examine this […]

How many times have I, and possibly some of you older people, heard a religious person lament that he/she misses “… that old time religion like we had back then.” Some will add that we need to hear some of that old time “… hell fire and brimstone preaching” again. Consensus among these people is […]

Revave, a newly-organized Jewish group, has joined other groups to work toward returning the Temple Mount to its former glory by restoring Jewish sovereignty over the area. Each month the group attempts to take up to 10,000 Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount to pray. Each time they are met by Muslims protesting their presence. […]