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Calling out false teachers

August 19, 2018 by Keith Swift Leave a Comment

“…with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition.” – 2 Timothy 2: verse 25


Pointing out these things.
The Bible warns us to keep a good look out for false teachers and their bogus teachings and harmful practices.  Since much of this is online, I think we must warn about them – online.

2 Corinthians 11:3-5  
3 But I am afraid that, even as the serpent beguiled Eve by his cunning, your minds may be corrupted and led away from the simplicity of [your sincere and] pure devotion to Christ. 4 For [you seem willing to allow it] if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted. You tolerate all this beautifully [welcoming the deception].

Part of the mission of Christ’s followers is to teach the way of Christ – and to warn when someone is teaching “another gospel” different from what was written by the faithful early church.  “Warning” about false teachers and false teachings — is a good thing we do.  It is what “a good servant of Christ Jesus” does:

1 Timothy 4: verse 6
In pointing out these things to the brethren,
you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus,
constantly nourished
on the words of the faith
and of the [b]sound doctrine
which you have been following.

Revelation 2:2
‘I know [a]your deeds and your toil,
and your patient endurance,
and that you cannot tolerate
those who are evil,
and have tested and critically appraised
those who call themselves apostles
(special messengers,
personally chosen representatives,
of Christ),
and
[in fact] are not,
and have found them to be
liars and impostors;

Bold – yet compassionate. 
The Apostle Paul was very frank, very “out there” with his thinking.  He was bold, and he spoke out boldly.  He told Titus:

These things speak and exhort
and reprove
with all [i]authority.
Let no one disregard you. 

Titus 2:15 

But at the same time Paul was also compassionate, kind and forgiving.  He cautioned us to not be quarrelsome in any way. 

Jesus was love incarnate.  He compassionately healed the sick – was very loving.  He did not condemn the woman caught in adultery.  He even died willingly for us to be saved.  THAT was loving. 

However, even though Jesus was the epitome of love, even though He was by nature love incarnate, He also spoke out boldly and was angry, at times, at the sinful.   He was gentle and kind to the adulterous woman, but He got very angry with the conceited spiritual leaders of His day who taught one thing but acted another way. 

Jesus called them out – to their face (since He had no internet).  He said they were like white washed tombs “full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness”, that in their inner core – they were totally yucky, horribly sinful.

Matthew 23:27   “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.
 
With great anger Jesus even physically drove out the money changers, even knocked-over their tables and the chairs they were sitting in (!) — because they were messing with the Temple of God.
 
Matthew 21:12-13    12 And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves. 13 And He *said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it a robbers’ [c]den.”
 
Jesus called it as He saw it.  He went straight to the point when responding to errant religious leaders.
 
Matthew 22:29-31:  “Jesus replied to them, “You are all wrong because you know neither the Scriptures [which teach the resurrection] nor the power of God [for He is able to raise the dead]… have you not read [in the Scripture] what God said to you….”
 
We need to know the Scriptures, read them — so we won’t be wrong.  I hate to be wrong!  Don’t you?  I especially strive to be biblically accurate, correct — when “speaking for God”, being His ambassador.  I can be fallible with my words, and I am not perfect in conduct – yet.  So I work carefully at “accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15  Amplified Bible).
 
We are on earth to speak on His behalf, as His followers.  See: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21.  It is a great responsibility, teaching what God has given to us in His Word.  False teachers start veering away from being His ambassador and get lost in their own “robbers’ [c]den” mentalities (Matthew 21:13).

If we want to follow God – why would anyone stray from what God already so clearly said in the Bible?

2 Corinthians 5:20  Amplified Bible (AMP)   So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us; we [as Christ’s representatives] plead with you on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God.
 
I study to grasp what the Bible is truly saying to us — because it is God’s Word to us.  I aim to “unfold the mystery”, and make the “mystery of Christ” clear and understandable.
 
Colossians 4:3-4     Amplified Bible (AMP)    3 At the same time pray for us, too, that God will open a door [of opportunity] to us for the word, to proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I have been imprisoned; 4 that I may make it clear [and speak boldly and unfold the mystery] in the way I should.
 
We should know the Bible well enough so that when a false teaching is laid out or practiced – we can spot it for the counterfeit it is.  Nothing we do or say or practice… should contradict Scripture.  If there is a doubt – toss it out.  Don’t start chasing supposed hidden doctrines and end up creating practices not found in Scripture.
 
How false teachers think and reason. 
Paul says “Teach and preach these principles” (1 Timothy 6: last part of verse 2).  He had just given five chapters specifying what is from God. 
 
Then Paul tells Timothy that if there is someone teaching and insistent on practicing “a different doctrine” (v3) than his (which comes from “our Lord Jesus Christ” Himself), and “does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness” — then that person “is conceited and understands nothing” and has a “depraved mind”. Paul says that false teachers have “a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words” (v4).
 
This is what is happening in the lives of false teachers and in their churches with their followers: 
 
1 Timothy 6: verses 2-5    Teach and preach these principles.  3 If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness, 4 he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain.
 
It is so easy to be wrong-headed if we don’t know what the Bible actually says about the issue at hand. Don’t let the world, nor wrong-headed pastors, nor way gone churches mold you (Romans 12:2) according to their thinking.  Don’t conform to them.  They are “conceited” and “deprived of the truth” (v4,5)  If there is a doubt – toss them out.  Or, just walk away.  Save yourself and your family a lot of grief.
 
Do you want to think as God thinks? 
Want be right on, obedient to Him?  Or, do you prefer to think as some alluring false teacher with charisma?  If you have to go to some convention or take special seminars or read “their book” – then you are way out on a limb, about to fall for a crock (“nonsense, hogwash, bilge, absolute bull, a waste of time and/or money, a sham. It’s bogus – totally. –
urbandictionary.com) 
 

Do you want to swallow (hook, line, and sinker) their  counterfeit, perverted “truth”?  Have you swallowed it all already?  Not I.  I want to know what God has established as His Truth.  I must know the Word well.  God guided the prophets well – so pay attention, Paul is saying.  Prove it!

2 Peter 1: verse 19.   So we have seen and proved that what the prophets said came true. You will do well to pay close attention to everything they have written, for, like lights shining into dark corners, their words help us to understand many things that otherwise would be dark and difficult.

When “the day of judgment” appears, and I kneel before Him –I want to have had love “completed and perfected” in me, and “have confidence” to face Him “with assurance and boldness” — because “as He is”… so am I.  I’m a workin’ more on that! (I know it says: I am a working moron…”  That’s when compared with Holy God.)

1 John 4:17   In this [union and fellowship with Him], love is completed and perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him]; because as He is, so are we in this world.
 

Paul called them out.  Like Jesus, the Apostle Paul was not one to look the other way either.  When teachers in the church disagreed with his teachings, Paul called them out.  Paul says all believers should work at knowing the Bible well enough to recognize false teachings for what they are: false, wrong, not of God. 

And we should love our brothers and sisters in Christ enough to get out of our easy chair and call-out those false teachers and the error of their ways.  For the love of your brothers and sisters.

Google defines “call out” this way: call someone out…  draw critical attention to someone’s unacceptable actions or behavior. “People were calling him out for his negative comments.“

I think both the Apostle Paul and our God and Savior Jesus Christ would agree with these simple statements:

Tell it like it is.  Be real.
But be nice.  “Be kind to all” (See: 2 Timothy 2:verse 24)

Both of their examples, both Paul and Jesus, teach us: speak out, but, be loving, be kind with those who disagree.  Loving kindness should characterize us believers in Christ.  “They shall know you by your love.”
 
1 Peter 1:22  Since by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves for a sincere love of the believers, [see that you] love one another from the heart [always unselfishly seeking the best for one another]
 
If there is not love in how you “call out” something, then it may be that you are “being quarelsome”, unloving, condemning.  Avoid that.  We should be “patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition”.
 
2 Timothy 2:23-26.  23 But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels. 24 The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, 25 with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, 26 and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.
 
But, why are we generally so reticent about confronting wrong?  Paul called it out. We should stand up for the good of others, resist oppression by authorities, and speak out against what is not actually in the Bible.  Don’t be the dumb-ass sheep, don’t blindly follow some attractive, exciting politician, political party, friend, or teacher who teaches things that are not clearly supported in the Bible.
 
  • When you witness a crime:  Call-in the crime.  Report it to the police. Call it out.
  • When we hear a preacher teach what you cannot find in the Bible: Call it out.
  • When your political party stands for something you would never ever support?  Call it out.
  • When a friend in a group tells a dirty joke, a racist comment, or disses on another friend in the group: Call it out.
  • When the discussion takes a turn down a path you think is out of line: Call it out.

“Reasoning and arguing and persuading.”  We ought not be timid. 

1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love;

but perfect love casts out fear

Believers should be as Paul: filled with the Spirit – to be bold, confident, courageous, fearless, and (Acts 19:8) “reasoning and arguing and persuading …about the kingdom of God”. Paul was ready to boldly confront those who opposed the faith:

2 Corinthians 10:2  I ask that when I do come I will not be driven to the boldness that I intend to show toward those few who regard us as if we walked according to the flesh [like men without the Spirit]
 
We ought to boldly speak out for the Truth, as Paul and Isaiah did (re Isaiah: Romans 10:20):
 
Acts 4:13  Now when the men of the Sanhedrin (Jewish High Court) saw the confidence and boldness of Peter and John…
 
Acts 4:31  And when they had prayed, the place where they were meeting together was shaken [a sign of God’s presence]; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness and courage. (Also: Ephesians 6:20)
 
Acts 13:46  And [at the same time] Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and confidently
 
Acts 14:1  Now in Iconium Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue together and spoke in such a way [with such power and boldness]
 
Acts 14:3  So Paul and Barnabas stayed for a long time, speaking boldly and confidently for the Lord (also: Acts 26:26)
 
Acts 18:26  and he began to speak boldly and fearlessly
 
Acts 19:8  And he went into the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and arguing and persuading them about the kingdom of God.
 
Romans 10:20  Then Isaiah is very bold and says….
 
Romans 15:15  Still, on some points I have written to you very boldly and without reservation to remind you [about them] again, because of the grace that was given to me from God
 
Be nice…”by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ.”  Paul exhorts us to be nice, with our words, with our actions.  Don’t be quarrelsome.  Be gentle and kind to all: 

2 Timothy 2:23-26       23 But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels. 24 The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, 25 with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, 26 and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.

2 Corinthians 10:1    Now I, Paul, urge you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ

Jonah and the whale.
Jonah did not want the folks of Nineveh to repent and come to God.  So he disobeyed God.  And you know the rest of the story.  It was difficult for Jonah to be kind and gentle – because he hated the godless Nineveh folks. 

Jonah 1: 1-3    Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim [judgment] against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.” 3 But Jonah ran away to Tarshish to escape from the presence of the Lord [and his duty as His prophet]….

Jonah 3:10   10 When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their wicked way, then God [had compassion and] relented concerning the disaster which He had declared that He would bring upon them. And He did not do it.

Jonah 4: 1-3  …it greatly displeased Jonah and he became angry… because I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and great in lovingkindness, and [when sinners turn to You] You revoke the [sentence of] disaster [against them].

As with Jonah, so with us.  We need to repent of our dislike, our hatred, our quarrelsomeness… before we can be compassionate, kind, and gentle.  God loves sinners.  (1 Timothy 1:16; Romans 5:8) I find that difficult!

We need to personally deal with our self-righteous attitudes, and our disgust for the sin.  Realize that God loves the sinner.  Separate sin and the sinner, and learn “the gentleness and graciousness of Christ.”

Truth vs False Teaching. 
Personal negative attacks are not what I do.  I prefer comparing biblical Truth against False Teaching.  The Bible encourages calling-out evil. 

The Apostle Paul named names.  Paul named those who were a danger to believers.  He called-out specific people, naming Phygelus and Hermogenes as among those who “turned away from me” (v15, quoted below). 

Paul set a precedent for how to deal with false teachers – today. 

2 Timothy 1: verses 13-15    13 Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 14 Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you. 15 You are aware of the fact that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

Here in chapter three, 2 Timothy 3:verses 1-9, Paul warns Timothy about what is coming “in the last days”.  We see this nowadays.

Warning About Growing Evil.  Paul (in  v1-4) describes the evil general population of the end times.  This is also quite a specific description of what false teachers truly are like inside, in private:

3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God   – 2 Timothy 3:verses 1-4

Paul refers by name to Jannes and Jambres.  They are examples from the days of Moses, court magicians in Egypt, who opposed Moses.   We are NOT to follow leaders like these two, Paul is saying.   Like all false teachers:

  1. they oppose the truth,
  2. they are men of depraved mind, and
  3. they are rejected in regard to the faith  

Paul says to warn “factious” men of their divisiveness (I assume person to person) up to two times, and then: “Reject a factious man.“  [Google synonyms: divided, split, schismatic, discordant, conflicting, argumentative, disagreeing, disputatious, quarreling, quarrelsome, clashing, warring, at loggerheads, at odds, rebellious, mutinous]

This divisive type, Paul says, is “perverted and is sinning, being self-condemned.” (v11)

Titus 3 verses 8-11    8 This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God will be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for men. 9 But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. 10 Reject a factious man after a first and second warning, 11 knowing that such a man is perverted and is sinning, being self-condemned.

I like how the Amplified Bible (AMP) puts it:

“But they will not get very far, for their meaningless nonsense and ignorance will become obvious to everyone, as was that of Jannes and Jambres.”  – 2 Timothy 3:9  Amplified Bible (AMP)
 
False teachers are detestable and disobedient and worthless  (Titus 1: verse 16)
False teachers spout “meaningless nonsense and ignorance” that eventually “will become obvious to everyone” (v9).

5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. 6 For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses, 7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith. 9 But they will not make further progress; for their folly will be obvious to all, just as Jannes’s and Jambres’s folly was also.  –  2 Timothy 3:verses 1-9

We are seeing evil these days going “from bad to worse“. Paul’s warned us to learn – to the point of being convinced.  Verses 13-14 of 2 Timothy 3: 

13 But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of…

Titus 1: verse 16 is harsh:

16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.


“Become convinced.”
Don’t let them (v13) convince you (v13).  You convince yourself (v14).  Read and reread Scripture – not their books, not their websites.  Don’t go to their seminars.  As it is often said: Consider the source – “knowing from whom you have learned them“. 

When you are being taught, ask: Where is this teaching coming from?  How come so few in Christian circles believe what this teacher teaches?  Who speaks out against what this teacher is teaching?

Jesus often taught against the Pharisees and Sadducees, the Scribes.

Matthew 16:6    And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Philippians 3: verse 2  Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision…

Paul spoke about apostasy in 1 Timothy 4: verses 4-6   

4 But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, men who forbid….

6 In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following.

It is a horrible thought: I go serving all of my life, but actually I have rejected Christ through counterfeit beliefs, and am now actually following “deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons” — and I end up at Judgement Day with Christ saying to me:

“…‘I never knew you;
depart from Me

[you are banished from My presence],
you who act wickedly
[disregarding My commands]’
– Matthew 7:23

We do good – to point out the false teachers, their false teachings.  Jesus did it.  Paul did.  That’s a good duo to follow.

1 Timothy 4: verse 6
In pointing out these things to the brethren,
you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus,
constantly nourished
on the words of the faith
and of the sound doctrine
which you have been following.

Who is the liar
but the one who denies
that Jesus is the Christ
(the Messiah, the Anointed)?
This is the antichrist
[the enemy and antagonist of Christ],
the one who denies
and consistently refuses
to acknowledge the Father and the Son.
– 1 John 2:22


FOR MORE:


You are all wrong, Jesus said

About Being Apostate… following “another gospel”

Search this site for: false teachers

The second epistle to Peter holds a blistering condemnation of false teachers.  Wow. 

Read the whole chapter: 2 Peter 2    Living Bible (TLB)

Biola graduate Holly Pivec and Biola professor Doug Geivett, co-authored two books about the NAR, available at Amazon:

A New Apostolic Reformation?: A Biblical Response to a Worldwide Movement
and
God’s Super-Apostles: Encountering the Worldwide Prophets and Apostles Movement.

From hollypivec.com

Two NAR Organizations to Watch …from hollypivec.com

NAR prophet Chuck Pierce gives ‘mantle’ to Mormon Glenn Beck …from hollypivec.com

The Heresy of False Teacher John Pavlovitz (a response to “10 Things This Christian Doesn’t Believe About the Bible”) – January 20, 2016.

Pick a sin – any sin – and discern where you are at. Judge yourself all day long.


Bart Ehrman’s Latest Attack on Christianity    April 13, 2020  |  Randy Alcorn  founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries (EPM) and the author of more than 55 books, including Heaven and If God Is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil.

False teachings of today – a series

False Prophets

The Dumbass Lamb

Needing something more than Jesus

God – The Holy Spirit

Cognitive Dissonance  

Counterfeit spirit of god  

Unbeliefism


Related to this issue:

1 Timothy 5:19-22    19 Do not receive an accusation against an elder except on the basis of two or three witnesses. 20 Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful of sinning. 21 I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of His chosen angels, to maintain these principles without bias, doing nothing in a spirit of partiality. 22 Do not lay hands upon anyone too hastily and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.

Here Paul says they “must be silenced….”
Titus 1:10-11    10 For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, 11 who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain.


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Faith will not be necessary in heaven. Faith and hope will be ¨done away¨with (1 Corinthians 13:v8). When we finally are brought into His Kingdom, instead of on this earth with His Holy Spirit, then we will have Him, not just merely faith and hope.

Christian Answers Regarding Islam

Christian Answers Regarding Islam 1. The Koran purports it does not contradict the Bible but supports it. The Koran declares that it was written to confirm the previous revelations and not to replace the Bible according to Sura 5:48 which says, “And We have sent down to you the Scripture with truth, authenticating what is […]

Biblical Homosexuality

…a Christian´s Perspective on Homosexuality Quoted from: http://www.indegayforum.org/news/show/31489.html   Donny | April 18, 2008, 11:33am | # I’m up to the challenge of gay theology questions: In-hospitality towards others and “haughtiness” were the sins of Sodom. But Ezekiel is quite explicit about sexual sins being front and center as well. “Haughtiness” and the word “Gay” […]

Inexplicable Joy

Heaven is a joyful place. That is hard for me to imagine… Everywhere I look around me, I see so many problems, issues and unresolved conflicts. But in heaven, they won’t exist anymore. There will only be joy because my sins have been paid for by the blood of Jesus Christ.  One of the main things that describes being in heaven is JOY. The word “joy” has a much deeper meaning than just happiness. To be happy can change so quickly. It can come and go in a moment. But joy…

Letter to Danny

We are continually bombarded by the fiery darts of the Evil One.  And when these little pricks hit us, we need to put-out the flames, quickly. Doubts, depression, feelings of inadequacy, troubles, unruly kids…, when they come at us, we “have to declare” the truths of God, and  we have to choose Truth over lies. 

Children’s Bible in a Nutshell

A quick overview of the Bible (tongue-in-cheek) -Author Unknown Too good to miss! Subject: Judas Asparagus (also read story here: https://darrellcreswell.wordpress.com)    A child was told to write a book report on the entire Bible.  The Children’s Bible in a Nutshell:  In the beginning, which occurred near the start, there was nothing but God, darkness, […]

About Biblical Inerrancy

…would God give us erroneous documents and call them “His”? Get real! Is God really going to give us the ‘truth’ …that isn’t!? The fact that Jesus “the Christ” fulfilled over 360 Scriptural prophecies – convinces me of the veracity of Scripture. Look at the evidences. Forget the critics! What about you?   Are you […]

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Oh what a day that will be!  Wow! To enter into the Kingdom of God - freely as His redeemed child. No cringing in shame, no burden of sinfulness before Almight Holy God. I can only imagine.

Jesus, the second man, is the Lord from Heaven
"The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.” In 1 Corinthians 15:47 the Apostle Paul explained that Jesus, while on earth, was absolutely God-man.  He was not a mere man, ever.

There Is Only One God
Getting tired of people flippantly saying, ¨Oh my god!¨ Ever wonder who their ¨god¨ is!? Does that ¨god¨ know he is ¨theirs¨? Do you say that? We are quite the god-makers, are we not! What do you mean…“your God”?

God Is Not Distant
God is not some far away, distant-from-you, dis-concerned bubble of energy, inside some aura of mist on a mysterious planet far far away…. “And the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore” –Psalm 121:8 

Yeah, What he said!

Opinion's are sometimes worth your time. Here are some. I will be adding more periodically.

Lost I Came To Him Oh the wonder of that love of our fathomless Creator, to save me in spite of my self-centered soul. Lost and rebellious, He chose me. Pursued and wooed, what mystery – grace. I said yes to Creator God. To know…
Time as it really is Since Heaven is not regulated by time, the passage of time on earth is a separate event. *We will all step out of time together – into God’s presence, with no “time lag”,…The time it takes to go from earth to God's presence - is instant. There is no waiting around in the next dimension for earth time to finish, no midway point of gathering, no Purgatory. It will be an instantaneous experience for all mankind that ever lived. At the moment of death, our soul instantly leaves....

No Tolerance for Error
God is not sloppy nor wishy-washy.... There is no room at all – for error – when it comes to being right with God. You are either all in, or you are all out. Are you sure you’re in?

Simple View of Life  a simple view of everything. God of Everything that is – created everything. We are very fortunate that He is loving and kind, and really, really wants us.
Ashamed of Yourself?
Ever done something you are ashamed of?  Come on now, you’re sitting there by yourself – ‘fess-up.  Nobody listenin’ to your brain confess.  So... Yes?  Scenario: “You have? What!?
Being Christian What's it like these days to be a Christian? Really a Christian. For many, what the Bible teaches is generally okay, but, when it comes to certain specificities, what it says, they reason, needs to be interpreted in the light of today's enlightened realities. But -- will that work in - The End - when we stand before Him, physically? Stop and think about that Day.
Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the fool’s day. Tomorrow may never come. I may not get older. This may be it. 3.18.2017
Vortex of Good & Evil As mere humans, we are engulfed in the vortex of battle between good and evil. We must remember – it is God who created us, not we ourselves.  1.25.2017
What God has going on with us here on this planet.
God downloaded to earth ...inserted Himself into our history.  Jesus came to earth in order to satisfy the Courts of Heaven for our freedom. 3.23.2016

Cognitive Dissonance
...that extreme feeling of discomfort some folks get when their core belief is challenged or contradicted. What they think (“cognitive”) is rattled (dissonance) by what other evidences purport to be true – in direct conflict with what they hold to be “true”.  8.14.2018
Actually Try To Do The Deed 3.23.2016   “It’s not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done better."

What God Did for Man
…The Simple Gospel of Jesus Christ. God walked the earth as a man. Have you ever wondered how it all got started – the universe, the earth, nature, animals, you and your “like”, mankind? 2.19.2018
The Bible is “able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation”
Do you honestly want to know how to get right with God?  Jesus promised He would save us for an eternity of only good, nothing bad. 9.31.2020  
 

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Waiting for it

I’m sure that, in the past, you have waited. * Remember waiting for Christmas morning?  How exciting that was. Before Christmas I was so excited, full of anticipation.  I so much wanted to open my Christmas gifts right now.  But I had to wait for Christmas morning. * Remember waiting for Friday night?  I had […]

How do I get to Heaven?

So you want to go to Heaven. Jesus promised Heaven for those who follow Him.  He does not include anyone else in His promise.  Other religions make promises they can never keep.  Do you want to entrust your eternity into the hands of puny humans? Only Jesus saves.

Want to be wise?

Still think you are smarter than the rest, that your way is the right way? Have you considered that God might be smarter?

Why “the end” Jesus foretold is now

Today is different from other centuries when Christians mistakenly thought “the end times” had come.  These are very different days.  Jesus predicted “the end” (Matthew 24), and we are in them. Men of old never saw the prophecies fulfilled and the signs that we are seeing.  Never had them, never saw them.  It was beyond their ability to know Scripture as we do now… because the events of prophecy were still future.

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