For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. 2 Timothy 3:6,7 Have you ever heard someone say, “It is not the Father, the Son, and the Holy Bible?” If you have ever rebutted a practice or belief with Scripture, pointing to the context and the importance of rightly dividing the Word of God…
A man sits on a television set before a live audience and tells the host about a Bible translation he claims Jesus commissioned him to write. When he is asked about the origin of the translation’s name, he states that an angel named Passion was seen by him and known to be assigned to his ministry. During an online interview, a woman shares that an angel came into her room when she was five years old. He tells her his…
Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teaching of demons. 1 Timothy 4:1 It is an interesting thing when you come across professing modern-day apostles and prophets who are teaching on how to discern false teaching. Such a thing happened the other day while making my way through the “interwebs”, which seems a rather appropriate term to use for such a topic. I saw a…
With the release of a few religious films this year comes another horror film called Nefarious. This movie released last month in over one thousand theaters and is currently still showing in some theaters. The appeal of this movie is found in it being compared to a modern-day Screwtape Letters, written by C.S. Lewis. The screen adaptation originated from a book written by Steave Deace, who recently noted that the writing of this book stemmed from a voice he heard…
Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions. Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. Malachi 3:8,10 It is hard telling how…
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21 When someone says the term Word of Faith, one might immediately think of the power of your words, speaking things into existence, and prosperity in health and in personal finances. What may not be at the forefront of thought regarding this movement is the teaching of Jesus having to suffer in hell for…
There are topics where a plethora of books are written to provide assistance to others. We see this in the secular world and in the church. There are books that are helpful in pointing us back to understanding a specific Biblical topic more clearly. Then there are books laying claim to new divine revelation, hidden knowledge that is provided by God through an angelic visitation, a dream, or a vision. There are numerous books surrounding the topic of demonic deliverance….
So, we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 ESV Specific verses in Scripture…
Gemstones. Feathers. Gold dust. Gold teeth. Supernatural weight loss. These are some of the manifestations claimed by those who teach that occurrences like these are taking place in corporate gatherings among the hyper charismatic movement. Losing weight rapidly is an appealing idea to many who desire to shed unwanted pounds quickly and easily. Testimonials state inches are lost, and pounds dropped in the blink of an eye. It sounds too good to be true because it is. Typically, those testifying…
But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 Whenever I read these verses written by Paul and inspired by the Holy…