If you've never read the Bible before but would
like to start, pick up the New Living Translation
(it is a new translation, not a paraphrase), the
version that accomplishes an amazing balance
of reliability, beauty of language, and readability.
If you're a good reader, familiar with scripture,
the King James Version is wonderful. But try
comparing different versions, interlinears, and
paraphrases. Immerse yourself, today.
Always pray
ask God's
blessing
wisdom
to lead you
guide you
into all truth
Are we "tripartite" beings? In other words, are you
a "mini trinity?" We all of us have an "immortal soul"
don't we? That's Biblical, isn't it? Inside of us, don't we have a soul? And also,
a "spirit?" That's a fact, right? And that's why we'll either "live forever" in heaven
or "live forever" in hell, correct? Is Plato your Messiah?
What's this fruity teaching? What's fruit? Why should
we need it? DO we need it? Should we go out and pick
it off the trees? Can't Christians be "carnal" if they so choose? Chuck Swindoll
teaches about "carnal christians," so it must be true, right? And how do the
"fruits" work with the "gifts?" How about tongues? A gift for TODAY?
SABBATH! Hey, that's for the Jews. For Israel, not for
Christians! Christians keep Sunday holy, well, kind of,
right? And we really only need to take "One in Seven" off, right? Not that Old
Testament "Seventh," right? Christians only have Nine Commandments, and we
keep Sunday because Jesus was resurrected on that day, correct? Oh, really?
The Numeral "Seven" is God's Perfect Number, with
the seven churches, candles -- the righteous man falls
seven times, the sevenfold Spirits of God, Creation Week, seven dips in the river.
God seems to have a penchant for the Number Seven. Have you ever noticed just
how prevalent the Number Seven really is in the Bible?
It's only been around for about 100 years or so, but
today in Christianity this strange belief is HOT! Why?
It all boils down to THIS strange belief: that God has two special groups of
people, One, His True Chosen -- Israel; and Two, the Church, Christians. Jews
are saved by keeping the law, while Christians are saved by faith. (?!?!)
Christians are lobbying the government to reinstate the
10 Commandments in schools and courtrooms, but
really, we've thrown out the Fourth one, because the New Testament claims it was
nailed to the cross. Didn't Jesus destroy the Law? Plus, how could Moses write
the law in a book, and supposedly God wrote it with His own finger? What gives?
These were
more noble
than those in
Thessalonica,
in that they
received the
word with all
readiness of
mind, and
searched the
scriptures daily,
whether
those
things
were so.
Acts 17:11
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Did Jesus give us Ten Commandments, or Two? Or do
the TEN come from the TWO? And if so, exactly HOW?
The Great Commandment, Love God, concerns the first Four of the Ten, and the
Golden Rule, Love you neighbor, concerns the second set of the Ten, Numbers 5
through 10. Is this Biblical? Did Jesus give us a NEW Two, or did He reiterate?
What about Sunday? Isn't it special? Didn't Jesus ask
us to keep it in remembrance of Him? Didn't He tell us
to go out and teach Sunday sacredness to the world? Isn't Sunday the "Christian
Sabbath?" Sure the Jews have the "Sabbath," Saturday, but the New Testament
commands us to keep Sunday holy, doesn't it? A memorial of the Resurrection?
Is it alright for Christians to eat pork? Didn't Jesus
change the nature of animals with a wave of His hand?
Civil laws, health laws, moral laws, ceremonial laws! What's a poor seeker of
truth to do? My pastor and teachers say that we have the freedom to eat anything
we want to eat? Is that true? But it seems God says something different!
"The Secret Rapture." Don't be "left behind." Right?
You've heard from almost ALL denominations as
they discard the Biblical teaching of "Christ's Second Coming" for an elitist
doctrine that cannot be discovered in the Bible. What is the truth? And where
does the Bible say those people will be "taken?" You will be surprised.
Read the Bible. Know it. Cherish it.
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth
not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15
us having a clue? Or is it the Holy Spirit leading us into all truth, interceding for
us and structuring our prayers, empowering our thoughts, edifying us, truly,
equipping us to serve God? What is the truth about Praying in the Spirit?
What exactly IS "Praying in the Spirit?" Is it really a
way for God to have a discussion with Himself without
fact your own individual, personal BODY? Does God care what you do with your
body? Is your body supposed to be a holy instrument of God? Does the Holy
Spirit really live INSIDE you, or is that just an expression of mere words?
What exactly IS the "Temple of the Holy Spirit?" Is
it all the believers in Christ joined together? Or is it in
You've heard that the "devil can't understand you"
when you "pray in your prayer language." Where in the
world did such an idea originate? You might be surprised. The Bible teaches
"order" and "understanding" and "clarity," and yet the false teaching stresses
the exact opposite to all of these, confusion, lack of understanding, fear...
What exactly IS "Praying in the Spirit?" Is is some
weird way for us to gain magical powers? Talk to
God so that the devil can't understand? Or is there a plain meaning to the
concept? Something like allowing God to lead you in prayer, teach you what
you need to know, give you UNDERSTANDING instead of confusion?
Wolves in sheep's clothing. It's a funny image. But
Jesus warned us about the bad people who mean
us evil, and yet they put on all the clothes of Christianity. They talk the talk
and speak the speak, all the while they are leading the sheep away from the
True Shepherd. Who are they? Why do they do it? And WHY do we buy it?
There are people who snarl when they hear the
word "Sabbath." We're NOT under the law, they
shriek, and yet they don't mean all 10, just the 1, and yet the Bible says if
you break 1, you're breaking all 10. Why hate a law given before sin entered
the world? If the Sabbath is gone, then so is marriage. What gives?
Does God make sense? Or is He arbitrary? Does
He do things just "cuz He's the king?" Is God a
god of Nonsense, or SENSE? When you accept God, do you immediately
become an idiot and send money to TBN? Or, in fact, does your IQ increase,
your wisdom magnify, your knowledge deepen and broaden?
Didn't the Disciples come to Jesus and ask Him:
Master, tell us about Life after Death! And then
Jesus proceeded to tell this true story about His friend Lazarus, who died
and went inside Abraham's Bosom, and a rich man who kowtowed to the
"Prosperity Gospel" saw Laz from hell! Isn't this the way the story goes?
a TRUTH that false Christianity attempts to discard. Have you sought God
with your whole heart? Is His Law the apple of your eye? Have you ever
called on Jesus to save you? Is His Word the light for your path?
Save me, I am YOURS! Everything you need as a
Christian is found in this Psalm, including many a
so angry with you that He decides to burn you forever, keep you alive in
eternal torture, tormenting you constantly, and because He is God, He can
hear you screaming, day and night, for eternity. Love, your God. Truth?
God creates you, then when you never hear His
Gospel, or you choose to disbelieve in Him, He gets
