The Church in the 21st Century
During the last two millennia, the church of Jesus Christ has gone in many directions. When compared to the present day church, and the apostolic church (th early church 40 – 180 A.D.), one may not find a valid comparison. The present day church comes in all sorts of flavors. On the protestant side, you [...]
Continue ReadingRevival of the End-time Flood of Evil?
During the last five years, there has been a lot of hype about revival in the land. The latest go-around started with the Toronto “laughing revival” and has been continuing with the Pensacola, Brownsville Assembly of God revival. This has been primarily a Pentecostal, Charismatic move of the “spirit”, but there also seems to be [...]
Continue ReadingTrue or False Christians
As a pastor, I wrestle with this all the time. Why? Because the Lord doesn’t want us to spend valuable time ministering to false converts. A false convert can take up enormous amounts of your time. We are to recognize them when we see them. I know that mercy triumphs over judgment, yet if we [...]
Continue ReadingSelf-Discipline
Self-discipline is a vital key in being a victorious Christian. People who have great ability to concentrate and focus, great ability to confine, and stay within their priorities tend to be very successful in this world. Self-discipline is essential in every avenue of achievement; academic, athletic, music, arts, science, etc. Success generally comes to people [...]
Continue ReadingThe Spiritual Danger of Martial Arts!
Billy Jack, Bruce Lee, David Carradine’s “Kung Fu”, Chuck Norris, the Karate Kid, Ninja Turtles, and a host of others have made karate very popular in America. The martial arts were already popular in the Far East when Hollywood glamorized the fighting techniques with a string of low budget but successful movies. Although highly fictionalized, [...]
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