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It seems to me that as time goes on, people's perception gets twisted to suit mankind's doctrines rather than the gospel truth.
For instance (Christmas traditions aside) David was a king of the tribe of Judah but also over the entire House of Israel. Therefore it was claimed the Messiah would...
There is a lot of talk of religious persecution these days, including of Christians. It seems to me the faith itself is not being persecuted because of it's association with Jesus, but merely because it is not the same as someone else's beliefs. More a matter of human political strife if you...
Christians often fall, not because of their Christianity, but as a result of revelling in the ways of mankind. We cannot serve two masters as the Bible clearly states. Separating the two is the whole purpose of repentance and redemption.
Yet it seems to me those fallen as a result of thriving...
Scripture or religion can be used for either good or evil. That self determination was after all, the reason mankind became a problem in the first place in the Garden, and as a result was removed to isolate the corruption.
Yet Jesus taught of the Kingdom and it's ways polar to those of mankind...
There is a failure in Christianity, at least in the public Christianity we see aligned with the governments and institutions of mankind since Constantine.
There is not enough emphasis on how Jesus' teachings apply to daily life and how His Kingdom to come relates to an inevitable end of worldly...
The blind have continued to lead the blind until we now have almost two thousand years of blind tradition to claim as truth backed by religious tradition alone. It blossomed simply because scripture was not the property of the masses.
Those with eyes to see and ears to hear have, and always...
There seems to be confusion when one sees the word "evangelism" in connection to a church or faith. Some evangelists are as fundamental and conservative as you can get, while others are quite liberal. Evangelize means spreading the word, but just whose word and motive is being spread, God's or...
I think it is humorous that God seems to have decreed, 'OK folks, you like your right/left thinking so much, I am going to remove the ability to understand and compromise from you until you learn the destructive values of your ways. From now on you, save for the few, shall be either right or...
According to Matthew 16:17 the truth, from the Father and not from man, is the rock His church is built upon. People united in His truth and no one else's. Focus on Jesus and the Kingdom, not the kingdoms of man. Focus on the governance of the Father, not the governance of man. Both lead in...
Jesus said repent in accord with His Gospel of the Kingdom which taught the selflessness, servitude and justice of the Kingdom compared to the self serving gain at the expense of others world of man. Those who sought a more just life from their oppression had no trouble understanding the...
The end of days is an eventuality, no disputing that. Those in the time of the early church in Rome thought it was already there, as did those at the fall of the Temple. It's always been there, and even Jesus said only the Father, not He, knew the time. And face it, it is there for each of us as...
Far too many who profess to follow Jesus instead follow a religion and doctrines which deals with "after the fact" and little of Jesus' times and teachings that He spent on us beforehand. Wasted effort and purpose in His part?
Perhaps that is why so many seem proficient in the ideals of the...
It is often said in varying ways that there is no sense in visiting Jesus' grave because He is not there. Fortunate for us that the finality of death has been overcome by one man's desire to do only the will of the Father, and not His own. Yet as a result, rather than follow this example, man...
People seem preoccupied with knowing the mind of God. This, when it seems to me that He said, don't go there. Stick with what you were created for. Following Him is not the same as knowing His mind, that is to say attempting to mimic Him, naturally being what vain man will often do. This of...
Think about how one might be better off considering what the Father does for us, rather than what we do for the Father thus putting the spotlight on ourselves in the process.
There is much pride and vanity exhibited among Christians today over their relationship with God. We should be showing...
Christianity was never meant to exude unity, for the truth behind Christianity lies in the very lack of said unity within the religion. God gave over the teachings of Jesus to those gentiles who were well known for (and who still practice) self-glorification, which of course in itself leads to a...
Christian traditions are often defended as keeping Christianity alive and carrying it on until this day. The problem is that the wrong message is often being promoted as God knew it would be, a confusion when human tradition is mixed with Christian tradition.
Man being man, maintains worldly...
The traditional ways of mankind are to accept at face value what the world wishes to teach us. Unfortunately, this also applies to those in charge of religion, having established for themselves a kingdom of their own making on earth, and like governors and financiers, expecting us to believe and...
One quite often hears the excuse from the aggressively minded out there, that they must put on the armour of God and basically 'attack'. These are still of the world and not of the Kingdom, as yet not being reborn into a way of thinking that does not complement the traditional ways of mankind...
CEO worship is making a revival today. Christianity likewise, once gave a nod to Constantine and his mom, for Constantine offered them a chance to become street legal.
But it wasn't free. In return gentile Christianity sold it's soul back to the world of man for a chance at power and glory of...