Tag: false teachers
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On Destroying the Local Church
Paul has made clear the responsibility of the church elders (pastors). They are to build upon the foundation of Christ, not using any other material but the Gospel to build up the body of Christ. Each pastor is responsible to work hard at preaching and teaching in a way that is faithful to the explicit…
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An Easy Way to Discern False Teaching
The Pharisees and Sadducees asked for a sign from heaven, or a sign that the kingdom of heaven was truly at hand. They were asking for a sign of the end-times; Jesus, though He seemed to agree that the signs should accompany the coming of the kingdom, called them a wicked and adulterous generation because…
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Christ’s Fruitless and Fruitful Word
Why do people reject such a gracious Gospel? Why do people claim to be Christians but add works to grace as the basis for salvation? Why do self-proclaimed Christians hear God’s word and explain it away saying, “The Bible doesn’t really mean that”? In the previous passage, Jesus told a parable and left the parable…
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Didache- Knowing Which Preachers to Accept and Reject
Chapter 11 The author(s) begins this section about basic church structure by addressing the congregation’s treatment of teachers, missionaries, and pastors. Notice, this section is instruction for the congregation—new Christians and young local churches. This chapter helps us to see how the Apostles instructed believers concerning how to identify those who should not be listened…
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On Signs, Wonders, and Spiritual Gifts
I would tell you a story, here, to get you interested in the topic presented to us this evening. I have plenty of experiences to share, but God has instructed us not to share primarily about our own experience. Instead, we are to share what His word tells us. So, we will simply explore the…
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There is Only One Way to Heaven, and Most People Never See It
During the course of His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus has debunked legalism, or works-based religion, and has promised His disciples that those who ask for the kingdom will receive it by grace alone. Around the world, there are many ways we are told that we can get into the kingdom of heaven, find peace…
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False Teaching Today?
This week I went to my uncle’s funeral. He was really popular and he had everything anyone could dream of having on this earth and more. He was a great man and he was faithful to God. At his funeral, when people were sharing things about him, they didn’t share about how much he had.…
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What is the Christian Faith? Part 3
Today I want to do some trivia. Below you will find a statement that is sometimes taught as coming from Scripture and we are going to find out whether or not the statement actually represents Scripture well. __________________ __________________ “God helps those who help themselves.” This is actually from Aesop’s Fable, “Hercules and the Waggoner.”…
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An Open Letter To Muslim and Christian Parents
Today as I was writing a link came across my Twitter feed and, though I would not usually click on a link like this one, I did. For some reason I clicked it and read the article. The link took me on a journey through the land of muslimmatters.org to an article that described Allah…