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Is the Old Testament binding? Can we TRUST the words of the Old Testament, without reservation? And how can you be SURE?

Most of the world has “done away” with the Old Testament completely. They don’t even have the Old Testament in their Bibles! And if you quote the Old Testament, they’ll say “Oh, well, that’s Old Testament, that’s all done away with, that doesn’t apply to us anymore”.

Friends, is this true? Is the Old Testament really a worthless book of stories and history, or does it have REAL VALUE, as a VITAL PART of your salvation! And how can you tell??

First of all, I need to point out that your preacher never shows you any PROOF that Jesus did away with the Old Testament. The best you ever see is this scripture…

2 Corinthians 3:14-15 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.

This scripture, by itself, might appear to condemn the Old Testament as worthless, but you must read the context, if you truly want to understand what the Bible is saying! If you keep reading, you’ll see that it doesn’t say that at all! Read the rest of this entry »

This is a touchy subject; but touchy or not, it’s time we understood it. Let me state up front that if you think that any of the races are not children of God and don’t have an equal status in God’s eyes if they act in the same manner, read my article on “Satan’s Seed”. Otherwise, this scripture sums it up:

Acts 10:34-35 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

That said, there are black people and white people and yellow people and red people; tall people, short people, skinny people, fat people; blue eyes and brown, blonds and redheads, people with receding foreheads and people with jutting foreheads. People with male pattern baldness and people with hereditary allergies to Fava beans. So where did they all come from?

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The churches in the world today almost UNIVERSALLY believe that God loves ALL MEN equally - showing no favoritism - AFTER ALL, they say, God is not a respecter of persons! What does your BIBLE say - the very words GOD HIMSELF inspired to be written for you?You’ll find that it says that God does NOT love all men Equally! He, Himself said so!

Psalms 11:5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul HATETH

Yes, the Lord HATES the wicked! He does NOT LOVE HIM the same as a RIGHTEOUS man! Read the rest of this entry »

We all know that there was a Jesus who was compassionate, and loving, and merciful; the Bible is full of hundreds of scriptures that speak of his patience and kindness. But was He also a rude racist?

“Certainly not!”, most people exclaim. But how can we square that answer with this scripture:

Matthew 15:21-22 (NKJV) Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”

Now if Jesus IS a merciful, loving, compassionate man, surely His heart would have ached for this woman’s suffering! And yet He callously replied… by ignoring her!

Verses 23-24 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.” But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

And despite His disciples’ urging, He flatly refused to help her! Just because she wasn’t of some “special race”, she wasn’t worth his time! What a bigot!

Verses 25-26 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”

Even after she begged him, pleading in every way she knew, He flatly refused to lift a finger to help her – and to top it off, He ridiculed and insulted her by calling her a dog!

Verses 27-28 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

And finally, to stop her nagging, he at last condescended to help her. Is this truly a Jesus of “full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.” (Psalms 86:15)?

Arguments such as this are FAIR! This is what the Bible says, and it deserves an honest, SIMPLE answer! So I ask again… WAS Jesus a rude RACIST? Read the rest of this entry »

Friend, have you been saved?

Do you LOVE JESUS?

You do? That’s wonderful!

Do you KNOW THE LORD?? Yes? That’s terrific!

Do you keep His Ten Commandments? What? You DON’T?? Oh dear. Oh my. Dear, dear, dear… Forgive me, I’m just a little bit befuddled by what you just said. You see, now I’m in a bit of a spot. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure you mean what you just said, but I’m not sure what to think right now. You see, on the one hand, you say you know the Lord. And I think you believe what you say. But on the other hand… well, let me show you what I mean and maybe you can help me understand what’s wrong.

You believe that the Bible’s the word of God don’t you? Of course you do. And of course, God can’t lie, so if it’s in the Bible, you can take it to the bank, you can COUNT on every word in that Bible being absolutely 100% true, can’t you? Of course you can, everyone knows that. But here is my problem… let me just show you the scripture that’s troubling me here…

1 John 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Now I didn’t say that. God did…. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the first questions that pops up when I explain to someone that Christmas is pagan, that the resurrection was not on Sunday morning, or that God doesn’t go to church on Sunday, is “But… can all these churches be wrong??”

And this question is imminently reasonable. After all, how can I disagree with practically all of the billions of Christians in the world, and be right? Hundreds of thousands of wise, learned men, men with more degrees after their name than a thermometer, thoroughly educated men who have devoted their lives to studying these things - how can I POSSIBLY be right? When I make these statements, I am disagreeing with the accumulated wisdom of THOUSANDS of years! How DARE I! Read the rest of this entry »

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN??

The entire Christian world believes that it means that the Law - that is, the ten commandments - is done away, nailed to the cross, and that we are under NO obligation to keep it - but IS THAT TRUE, or is that a FABLE, a LIE that God prophesied would be taught today!

Romans 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

WHY do they always stop reading there? Why don’t they keep on reading, and get the FULL meaning of the Bible! And don’t believe this article, believe what you see in YOUR BIBLE - If you take MY word for it, you’re no better off than before! It’s time you EXAMINED it and PROVED all things!

“Under the law” doesn’t mean under the OBLIGATION TO OBEY the law, like you’ve been taught! Oh, you might prefer to believe that - after all, it lets you go on doing things the way you’ve always done them - but it’s simply not true! You’ve been deceived, and by definition, a deceived man DOESN’T know that he’s deceived!

If you were deceived right now, you wouldn’t know it! Did you realize that? The truth of the matter is, that you ARE under obligation to OBEY the law of God! But you are NOT under the PENALTY of the law anymore, that is, IF you have repented! Now that’s a pretty shocking statement! But see for yourself if that isn’t EXACTLY what your Bible says! Read the rest of this entry »

“THIS IS THE ONLY DAY OF SALVATION!!” thunders the evangelist to his trembling parishioners! “If you’re not saved TODAY, YOU WILL BE LOST FOREVER!” he roars, as all the audience shouts a loud “AMEN!”

Friends, is this preacher right? Did you ever stop to even ask the question? Where does he get this idea? Does he realize how many scriptures it contradicts and how many questions it leaves unanswered and how foolish, inept, and downright cruel it makes God out to be?

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Lazarus and the rich man. A chilling story of a wicked man tortured in the fire and brimstone of hell for all eternity. A warning of what awaits all those who would reject the message of Jesus and remain in their sins. For thousands of years this parable (and yes, it is a parable) has been used to prove that the wicked will burn forever in hell, while the righteous watch from blissful paradise. More than any other parable, this one has served to weaken the faith of those who would have come to know God by appalling them at the sheer atrocities which God commits; “What sort of a God”, they say, “would torture unsaved children in hell while their saved mothers watch from across a great gulf in heaven? What sort of HEAVEN is that? If that is GOD, I WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM!”

But there is good news! That ISN’T God! I agree with those people - if THAT is a “loving” God, I want no part of Him! AND NEITHER SHOULD YOU! Because that doctrine is NOT a doctrine of God, and that is NOT what is going to happen to the unsaved dead, and that is most definitely NOT the meaning of this parable!
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Was Christ a created being? Did His existence begin in the womb of Mary? Who was the God, “Jehovah” of the old testament? Or did God create Christ, then have Him create the world?

This is quite possibly the easiest doctrine in scripture to prove. The idea that Christ didn’t exist before His human birth is utterly without merit.

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