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The word “c-h-u-r-c-h” has affected our whole approach to the meaning of the body of Christ.
Search out this article and see why.
Is delegated authority in the church biblical? "NO",
and using the scriptures, this article will prove it to you.
What happens when you reject the teachings of Scripture and the example of the apostles?
Read how these serial killers of the soul operate
each and every week.
The dynamics of deception in church leadership exposed;
with quotes from a typical message by
marriage-destroying "pastors."
Is a religious sociopath present in your church leadership? Before you answer too soon, read this brief article first.
It is no accident that God refers to people as sheep - probably not the highest compliment.
Not from the Bible! Can we be open-minded enough
to ask questions about this subject?
Are you expected to attend the stated meetings of the church unless you are providentially hindered?
Check for these signs. Do they appear in your church?
Another favorite verse, turned into poison by many pastors/elders. Includes a personal testimony too.
Many "leaders" twist the symbolic nature of the
shepherd-sheep analogy and apply it almost literally.
What are some of the "policies" that are put into practice in these types of churches?
See the twisted meaning of words used by "church leaders;" causing the people to live in fear.
Let's look at one example of this false teaching, using
some comments from a church leader's series of messages
on "Tithing as an aid to giving."
Christ has given His people work to do, but as time passed,
His people came up with a better idea.
A great article and book by Dr. Russell Kelly exposing the
great Christian deception about tithes and offerings.
Is it in your church? Is it in your leader? Is it in YOU?
Jesus could not have been more clear on the issue of leadership;
but apparently, not clear enough for some people.
A revealing article by Ron Henzel that focuses on leaving
spiritually abusive church systems.
Illustrating the lie and hypocrisy of the Pastoral Office
(with commentary at the end)
What is the worst enemy the church faces today?
Read what A.W. Tozer has to say.
Are you absolutely sure that what you have been taught
is the clear teaching of scripture?
May some of you think long and hard about your continued aggrandizement of carnal men.
An article that your pastor and all feminists will hate but one
that will be loved by those who are called according to His grace.
Does 1st Timothy 3 and Titus Chapter 1 list qualifications for the office of elder? Many religious strongmen answer "yes."
How are we to respond to these blasphemous, home-wrecking, pompous, arrogant subverters of Truth? The Scriptural
answer is clear.
Few indeed who have repeated their vows and exchanged their rings have even the slightest sense of the
immensity of their actions.
Does your spiritual life and walk with God depend upon the
acceptance of other Christians?
Church leaders, as well as your so-called Christian friends will ruin your marriage faster than the heathens down
at the local tavern.
Which one is a Biblical servant: # 1 or # 2? Read the
brief article and answer the question for yourself.
How to start a church: "waiting on the Lord; signing a covenant; constituting ourselves;"
This is very, very, mysterious.
What else but gather together his ministers of righteousness
for a time of instruction.
Another "point of view" that we rarely hear about, yet ought to receive our "Berean" consideration.
Are the Scriptures really your authority or the traditions of men?
Some thoughts concerning legalism; "legalistic Christians"; legalistic organizations.
Excerpts from two other articles: Is the translators choice of "Rule" or "rule over them" correct?
Virtually no one in the church knows how to stand
on their own feet spiritually.
Excerpts from, "The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse"
by David Johnson & Jeff VanVonderen.
"Where should we worship?," "What church should
we attend?," "What ministry should we submit to?"
Do you have the right to study the Bible for yourself? Do you
really have the freedom to come to your own conclusions?
The code that needs to be inculcated early on in every church member's mind.
Why and how do professing Christians allow themselves to be put under bondage at their local institutional churches?
Abusive church leaders and their shameful and godless
tactics in bringing down church members.
Is skipping church meetings dangerous to your health? This article exposes the unbiblical nonsense,
pulling no punches.
How did "the pastor" become such a powerful position? Answer: "The Pastorate" is a man-made tradition!
Are you guilty of idolatry? Don't answer too soon.
"Going to church" might be just that!
A brief examination of ACTS 17:11; One of the most misinterpreted, prepackaged verses in the New Testament.
Anyone manifesting these marks should be resisted
even to the disruption of the body.
"Pastors" today teach that they have the same authority and the same function like Moses had
in the Old Covenant. Really?
As human beings, something in us draws us to the things we join. Is churchmanship a biblical notion?
Jesus never held regularly scheduled meetings.
So when a “local institutional church” meets together,
what does that mean specifically?
Paul told the Corinthians that when they came together
it was not for the better, but for the worse.
People always bring up the matter of the “early Church Fathers.” Really? So what’s that supposed to mean?
Using very select passages of the Bible to validate
authoritarianism is a common practice in the world of churches.
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The Reformation has never ended. It is just beginning.
When your neighbors and friends speak to you about “how great their church” is, how are we to respond?
By telling them the "Truth In A Nutshell."
There is absolutely nothing whatsoever revealed in God's Word about the primacy and exaltation of a specialist who issues forth a monologue Sunday after Sunday, notwithstanding the literally myriads of messages
to the contrary.
See and learn from the Scriptures the Truth.
"...They insist that anybody close to them be submissive and will lie and cheat to protect themselves and their empire, all the while posing as a righteous hero..."
"The norm of most of history was that families would actually spend their lives together, – all day."
Not any more!
HOW and WHY do people who profess to be Christians get
"going to church" from the Bible?
What are your thoughts and actions towards people who are not like you? Are they like the "Good Samaritan" that Jesus pointed to?
Don't answer too fast before you read this brief article.
"Submission" - What does it mean? It’s submission to a husband that is the sticking point.
The man born blind in John Chapter 9
was about to discover that eyesight comes
at a heavy personal cost.
Some thoughts on the Ten Commandments, the Sabbath, Covenants, and the current theological teachings in many local institutional churches.
Are you able to RE-THINK what you have been taught?
2 + 2 = 5
Short article/video exposing the tactics of eliminating truth tellers.
How "churches" and "leaders" get their way.
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In Christ, all believers have…and are…a royal priesthood and should live and function as such.
However, if you happen to be a member of a local institutional church, your title and your function is totally worthless.
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“…Touching your conscience…”
1) A catch phrase used by church bullies to instill false guilt upon the hearers; 2) The false teachers claim of a sacred responsibility.
“Am I touching your conscience? Good!” Live with it!”
Total dependence on man
is the fuel that keeps the local institutional church running.
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"The Pastoral Office"
LIE OF THE WEEK
“One cannot know God without knowing the Trinity.”
William Tyndale once said that the students who were taught by the priests and the monks came to the Bible already
“armed with false principles, with which they are clean shut out of the understanding of Scripture.”
Fast forward 500 years – Nothing new under the sun. This is exactly the same state of affairs today throughout the whole host of Christendom, along with their “pastors,” “theologians,” and “church fathers,” arming the masses with false principles, shutting out multitudes from a true understanding of Scripture!
