Biblical Facts
There has never been a book written in the same way as the Bible!
The Bible was written by over 40 authors…
who wrote from 3 different continents: Asia, Africa and Europe…
in many different places: wilderness, prison, traveling, islands…
at different times; covering a span of 1,500 years…
scholar and more who did different kinds of jobs: fishermen, kings, shepherds, a herdsman,
a politician, a doctor, a tax collector, a rabbinical.
They all wrote about the same thing, and without any contradictions!
Topical Subjects:
On Baptist Doctrine and History
Baptists and Religious Liberty in United States
America, You Owe the Baptists a Lot
Anabaptists, The
Baptist Churches Alone Find Their Beginning with Christ
Baptist Contributions to Religious Liberty in America
Baptist History: 16th Century Switzerland
Baptist Perpetuity
Baptist Principles and History
Baptists and Religious Liberty in United States
Baptists and the Rewriting of History
Baptists in America
Did You Know?: Historical Facts About the Baptists
Donatists, The
Early Christian Sects, The
Early English Baptists, The
Faith of the Ancient Church, The
Fasting by the English Baptists in the 17th Century
Gnostic Corruption in the 4th Century
“Great Plague” Preachers,
History and Belief in Inspiration
In Defense of Biblical, Historical Christianity
Invincible Armada of Spain,
Judgments on the Anabaptists
Lutherans Become Baptists
North America Owes its Religious Freedom to the Baptists
"O Canada" and Poetic Judges
Origin of the Baptists
Our Forefathers - We Owe Them
Primitive Churches, The
The Public and Private Life of Ancient Baptists,
Quebec Act of 1774, The
Religious Liberty
Religious and Political Liberty
Some Interesting Quotes
Spurgeon’s View of Baptists
Story of the Waldenses, A
Testimony Of Alexander Campbell as to the History of Baptist Churches, The
Testimony of Great Men and Women, The
Three Great Foundation Principles
Trail of Blood, The (The entire booklet by J. M. Carrol)
Waldenses and Their Contemporaries, The
Welsh Baptists, The
What the Southern Baptist Believed Concerning the Bible in 1914
Is it right to judge others?
QUESTION:
What gives you the right to "judge" people?
ANSWER:
The Word of God.
One of the most misunderstood and misapplied verses in the Bible is Matthew 7:1, "Judge not, that ye be not judged".
Webster’s Dictionary defines judge as 1. The presiding official in a court having power 1. To decide 2. To determine; (Webster’s Dictionary p.330)
While we as Christians are NOT definition ONE — 1. The presiding official in a court having power. That authority belongs only to God.
"So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God."
Romans 14:12
But – we as Christians are commanded to "1. To decide 2. To determine" what is "right" and "wrong" according to the word of God.
If you do not "judge" – "right" from "wrong" – you are traveling a blazing "one-way" course to "perversion" and "degradation" that will eventually land you in a "lake of fire"! Revelation 21:8
A lot of Christians read Matthew 7:1 and say, "See, we’re not supposed to judge between right and wrong".And any sense of declaring someone, especially other Christians, to be wrong, is "judging" that person.
There are some serious problems with this interpretation. . .
For instance, if you keep reading Matthew 7, you’ll soon read in verse 15:
"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." Matthew 7:15
Notice these false prophets "come to you in sheep's clothing"-- in other words they are "masquerading" as Christians! And yet, according to the Lord Jesus Christ – "they are ravening wolves." According to the Lord Jesus Christ – Beware: some "so-called" Christians – are "ravening wolves"!
How can we tell the "sheep" from the "wolves" unless we "judge" or "determine"?
How can we do as our Lord commanded and "beware of false prophets" unless we "judge" them by the word of God?
If we do not "judge" or "decide" their error by the word of God, how do we even know they are in error?
Are we to not "judge" their "conversation", and "testimony"? Because someone professes to be a Christian should we accept whatever they say and do as "right" and "pleasing to God"?
Who said the following?
"If we continue on this path, respectable, industrious and honest, if we fulfill our duty faithfully, it is my conviction, the Lord God will continually help us in the future. He will not leave respectable people in the lurch indefinitely. He may test them, but in the end He lets His sun shine upon them and gives them His blessing."
Billy Graham? Jack Van Impee? Billy Sunday? Dwight Moody?
ADOLF HITLER!
Most people don’t know, but Hitler claimed to be a Christian. In fact, Hitler’s campaign was "Positive Christianity". Because Hitler professed to be a Christian, should we just "ignore" the terrible acts he did? Should we read Matthew 7:1, "Judge not, that ye be not judged" and say "What gives you the right to judge Hitler?" Nonsense. We as Christians are to expose and "judge" ERROR by the word of God.
The Bible over and over COMMANDS us to "judge".
"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment"
John 7:24
"But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man."
1 Corinthians 2:15
"I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say" (1 Corinthians 10:15).
"For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God:. . ."
1 Peter 4:17
The Lord Jesus Christ commanded "judging":
"Judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24)
"Why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? "(Luke 12:57).
The Lord Jesus Christ commended Simon in Luke 7:43 for "judging" and Jesus Christ said Simon was "right" for judging:
"And he said unto him, Thou hast RIGHTLY judged" (Luke 7:43).
To illustrate the complete "spiritual insanity" and "perversion" of the "judge not" philosphy, here's an incident with Michael Sweet formerly of the "Christian" rock group Stryper:
During one of Stryper's "Christian" concert tours, they hired the "secular" group White Lion as the opening act. During some of the concerts White Lion openly used filthy, vulgar profanity from the stage. At one concert White Lion even threw out filthy pornographic magazines into the "Christian" audience.
In an interview Michael Sweet was asked, how "did you guys deal with those things when it happened" - Sweet unbelievably replied:
"We felt that we couldn't judge any other group. If we told them hey, you can't do this you can't do that, we would be judging them." (On-Line Interview at http://www.michaelsweet.com/interview.html)
Incredible!
Here's a "ton" of Christian young people that came to hear "Christian" rockers, Stryper — and White Lion is using filthy, vulgar language and throwing pornography into the young Christian audience and Stryper doesn't have enough conviction and backbone to even tell them to stop because — that would be judging them!
What a wicked, ungodly, filthy mess! Hey, try reading the Bible for a change!
"Them that sin REBUKE BEFORE ALL, that others also may fear." 1 Timothy 5:20
"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather REPROVE them."Ephesians 5:11
You parents better beware when you send your Christian young people to that "Christian Rock" concert!
And people ask me — would you rather "Christian" young people go hear Stryper or Marilyn Manson — well, there's not much difference!
In 1 Corinthians 5, the Apostle Paul is addressing the church at Corinth, "It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you,". Paul did NOT write back and say remember Matthew 7:1, "Judge not, that ye be not judged". No. Paul does not hesitate to "judge" this "brother in the Lord":
"For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,"
1 Corinthians 5:3
And Paul goes so far as to deliver him unto Satan to kill him! And the man is a Christian (. . . that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus)!
"To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus."
1 Corinthians 5:5
Paul even "rebukes" the Corinthian church for NOT "judging"!
12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not YE JUDGE them that are within?
13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
6:1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
2 Do ye not know that the saints SHALL JUDGE the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
3 Know ye not that WE SHALL JUDGE angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?
(1 Corinthians 5:12)
(1 Corinthians 6:3)
The Bible CLEARLY, over and over commands the Christian to "judge" or "determine" what is right and wrong – with the light of the word of God. God gave us a book – the word of God – and we are to JUDGE anything and everything by the word of God – and that includes Christian rock and Christian rockers!
"Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear."
(1 Timothy 5:20)
"This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;" [Notice this is aimed towards Christians.]
(Titus 1:13)
The Bible says there are some who "profess to know God" (so-called Christians) but "in works they deny him,being abominable" and God says they are "disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate". How can we possibly obey our Lord without "judging" their "works"?
"They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate."
(Titus 1:16)
How can we "prove" something without "judging" or "discerning" it with the word of God?
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."
(1 Thess. 5:21)
The Bible commands us to "withdraw yourselves from every brother that walks disorderly". Again, how can we know who "walks disorderly" except we "judge" or "discern" from the word of God?
"Now we COMMAND you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us."
(2 Thess. 3:6)
Jesus Christ writes to the church at Ephesus:
2:1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast TRIED THEM which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
Revelation 2:1-2)
The act of "TRIED THEM" is "JUDGING" them! When someone goes to court they are "TRIED" or "JUDGED"! And the Lord Jesus commends them for "JUDGING" them! And again, these were so-called Christians, even claiming to be apostles!
Paul writes in Romans 16:17, and again notice the application is to "judge" or "mark" other so-called Christians.
"Now I beseech you, brethren, MARK THEM which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them."
(Romans 16:17)
In Philippians 3, Paul again admonishes us to "mark" or "judge" so-called Christians:
". . . MARK THEM which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:"
(Philippians 3:17-18)
These are just a few verses that command the "child of God" to "determine" or "judge" between "right" and "wrong".
The immediate response is – How do we "judge" what is "right" and "wrong"? How can we "judge" what is "right" and "wrong"? You say something is "wrong" and "not from God" – others says it’s "right" and "from God" – how do I know who is "right"?
There is only one logical answer. That answer is simple, sure and steadfast. . .
By the King James Bible – the word of God.
You can read all kinds of books and articles on a given subject about what someone "feels", "thinks", "believes", etc. – but what does God SAY?
Do NOT believe a word, I, or anyone else says, without FIRST checking what God SAYS:
"God forbid: yea, let God be TRUE, but EVERY man a LIAR; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged."
(Romans 3:4)
May the Lord help you, as the Bereans, who "searched the scriptures daily, WHETHER THOSE THINGS WERE SO".
"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)
Great Articles
He that believeth on
the Son hath everlasting life:
and he that believeth not
the Son shall not see life;
but the wrath of God abideth
on him. John 3:36
- God does
not need us, we need Him (why does
He even bother with this dusty frame?)
- How to Get Eternal Life
- Jesus can save ANYBODY--regardless of what you have done
- The New Life in Christ--For New Christians
- Read the Bible online
- Print out and bind your own Bible
- Overview of the Bible
- "I'll get into heaven my way!"
- HELLFIRE & JUDGMENT, KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT: Hell is Real (when you die, you will believe in hell)
Death and Dying
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (classic on the destruction of the wicked)
The Everlasting Home of the Damned (citizens of hell do not have one hope)
WHEN A SINNER GOES TO HELL Warning: The Day of the Lord is Near!
The Last Judgment (Judgment Day is coming. Time will cease forever and everyone, dead or alive, small or great, shall appear before the august and imposing presence of the Lord God on His Judgment Seat. The Lord alone will be exalted in THAT DAY.) "Who will be resurrected from the dead?" (YOU!)
Why Did God Create Us (When He knew some would go to hell?)- Jesus Christ is God Incarnate (He is God)
- Let's talk about blood. Soul-Saving Blood. (be washed in that crimson, cleansing tide)
- Table of Messianic Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus Christ (prophecies made hundreds, sometimes thousands of years before Jesus Christ was even born!)
- "But There Are Thousands of Religions!" Faith versus mere belief
- "God is not a trinity!" (oh yes He is)
- Messiah has Come Where's Rabbi Waxman?
- "Why did Jesus die?"
- THE RESURRECTION: IT'S A FACT
- THAT AMAZING BOOK: THE BIBLE (science behind the Bible / Jesus MUST be Messiah)
- "Rich men wrote the Bible to control the masses!"
- Christian Apologetics (the Bible is grounded in fact and history.)
- FAKE CHRISTIAN MOVEMENTS FOR YOUNG CHRISTIANS TO AVOID--
There are a lot of these, the following are only a few. What they have in common is they depart from the holy scriptures. Read your Authorized King James Bible and only follow the doctrines therein. Today's churches on the corner don't line up with the scriptures.
Roman Catholicism (is the biggest, most powerful cult in the world. The Antichrist Slideshow.)
Seventh Day Adventistism is a cult that follows the teachings of false prophetess Ellen White. Help for SDAs here. The seventh day of the week (Saturday) is the sabbath and has been from the very beginning, but Seventh Day Adventism is a cult.
The "Church of Christ" started by Alexander Campbell ||| The "Jehovah's Witnesses" started by Charles Taze Russell
The "Mormons" (aka the "church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints") started by Joseph Smith ||| There are many other cults. Read your Bible and test everything against the scriptures.
Pentecostal/Charismatic Chaos (see for yourself)
Laughing, Oinking, Barking, Jerking, and Drunkeness--in God's Name? (for more on the charismatic movement and its false prophets, go here.)
Testimonies of former charismatics (charismatics are the ones slaying in the spirit, begging for your money, doing the Mexican jumping bean, "drunk" in the spirit, fake tongues, etc.)
For more fake movements, go to The Believer's Corner and cursor down to, "False Gospels & Apologetics"- Atheists & scoffers: Famous quotes about atheism *The atheist and his atheism. *"I need some proof!" || "You're closed-minded!" *"You're like Koresh, Hitler and Manson!" (interchange with an atheist)
*Atheists sure do talk big
*God is. Christians don't have anything to prove to atheists and scoffers.
*"I used to be a Christian." (no you didn't) *
*What kind of God would put His creatures in hell? (interesting look at God as Lawgiver)
Various Subjects and Answers
The Bible Answers
Alcohol, is it good or bad? - Should today's Christian drink alcohol? What does the Bible say about it?
Sipping Saints (external link) - An outcry by David Wilkerson against the alarming spread of drinking among Christians.
ANTI-SEMITISM
There are many people in the last 150 years who have been brainwashed into believing that anyone who is critical of Israel or the Jewish people is an anti-Semite. This is what the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and other attack groups would have you believe. Webster’s dictionary defines anti-Semitism as “hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group.” According to that definition, you will find in reading the Old Testament that God also is anti-Semitic, but we know that is not the case. Any material this ministry has published that is critical of Israel or the Jews always uses the Bible as the source of truth. We don’t hate the Jews but Christians have been taught a double standard that means separate rights and a two-tier salvation plan. This is unscriptural and heretical. Any Christian holding to such a belief needs to re-examine their assumptions of truth through the clear lens of a sincere Biblical analysis.
The Jewish Question - Where exactly does John S. Torell stand?
More about the Jewish Question - We received another email regarding The Jewish Question. The views expressed in it are representative of the many Christians in the world today and how they view the political State of Israel.
The Ignorance of Christians Concerning Zionism - There are many "knowledgeable" Christians who have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to Zionism and the political State of Israel. Read on to find out more.
Biblical Truth Concerning the State of Israel - This series of 13 messages by Pastor John is freely available on audio and video with extensive outlines for each message.
BIBLE QUESTIONS
Which day is the Sabbath? - To the Jews, the day we now know as Saturday is the Sabbath for them, and for most Christians, Sunday is the Sabbath day; but what day is truly the Sabbath?
The Passover Week - Using the Bible as a timeline, we can know exactly what transpired during this week; and by following this timeline, we know that Jesus died on the cross on Wednesday, not Friday as some mistakenly believe.
The Purpose of God's Law - This short article describes why all humanity needs Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior.
Slandering Fellow Believers? - One reader writes that we are guilty of slander, read our response.
What gives you the right to judge people? - Isn't it a sin to judge people? This is a question asked by many people who read our articles and wonder why we seem so judgmental and intolerant. This article is a must read for all people who think you cannot be a Christian and judge people!
Once Saved... Always Saved? Can a born-again Christian ever lose their salvation? Can someone who has truly been saved ever be lost? What does the Bible say?
Jesus Who? - Do you know the one true Jesus or another Jesus which is the invention of men and demons?
Five Fundamentals of the Faith - Five basic fundamentals which are essential for Christianity.
Is Homosexuality A Sin? - Read the sermon transcript of Swedish pastor Åke Green that was deemed hate speech and resulted in a 30 day prison sentence.
The Old Testament - How was the Old Testament divided, what exactly was the Law, the Writings, and the Prophets? How does the Old Testament apply to me as a Christian today?
Isn't "Easter" in Acts 12:4 a mistranslation? - Why does it only appear once in the King James Bible? Does the Bible mistranslate the word "Easter" in Acts 12:4?
What took place in the Passover Week leading up to Jesus' death.
What were the days of Noah like compared to what we see today? - What does the Bible mean when it says, "as the days of Noah?" What exactly went on back then?
GAMBLING
Gambling - It's A Bad Bet! - This is an introductive history and definition of gambling, plus five reasons why Christians should abstain from it.
Should Christian's play cards? - What is wrong with playing cards? Aren't they harmless fun that the whole family can enjoy?
LIFE
Stem Cell Research - What do you know about cloning, stem cell research and gene splicing? Is there anything morally or ethically wrong with it?
MARRIAGE
Are We to Get Married? - Aside from being born again, this is a major step in your life and the decision you make with have lasting consequences.
MOVIES
Saved! One of the most hateful and blatant attacks on Bible Believing Christians is the new movie titled Saved!. This is beyond belief!
The Beast - There is an upcoming movie whose plot consists of trying to "prove" that the Lord Jesus never even existed, while at the same time paint Christians as crazed lunatics.
MUSIC
Is Music Neutral? Supporters of Christian Rock claim that music is neutral – that tones, rhythms, and notes are neutral. But what are the facts? What does science, medicine, physiology and God say about the neutrality of music? Is rock music inherently evil? Read the facts.
Religious Rock The music of devils in the Church!
Music From Hell! A letter from Peter Peters and Vasilij Ryzhuk, Unregistered Union of Churches, Moscow, Russia.
What about the rock band P.O.D.? - Here is a detailed, documented, extensive, four-part analysis of P.O.D. and their music. It is an absolute must reading for Christian fans of P.O.D.!
Ozzy Osbourne - One of today's hottest celebrities is Ozzy Osbourne. MTV's reality program on The Osbournes is currently the most watched cable program on TV. Even the President of the United States has recently honored Ozzy. But there's more to Ozzy Osbourne than most people know. Here is "the rest of the story".
OCCULT
Harry Potter: Satanic Pied Piper
What does God have to say?
PAGAN HOLIDAYS
Too many Christians are enthusiastically celebrating pagan holidays, thinking they are Christian. Once you understand how very
pagan America and the rest of the Western world has become, you can see how God's judgment cannot be far behind. Our holidays have been copied from paganism and simply given Christian names. You will be shocked to realize how very pagan our annual celebrations are and how most of the symbols used in our holidays originated within paganism.
Halloween: A Covenant with Death and Hell - Halloween comes from ancient Baal rituals that practiced human sacrifices of children! In this well documented article, we unearth the hellish tomb of Halloween to exhume its sinister "covenant with death and hell."
What's wrong with Halloween? - Is it wrong to dress up in a costume and celebrate it? It's just harmless fun, right?
What does the Bible have to say about Easter - From where then does Easter observance come? Did the apostles ever observe Easter? Did the early Christians dye Easter eggs or go to the bakery and buy hot cross buns? Did Peter or Paul ever conduct an Easter sunrise service? Where did all of these customs come from?
The Truth about Christmas - Was Christ ever in Christmas? Why do we celebrate Christmas?
Santa Claus: The Great Imposter - What does Santa Claus have to do with Jesus Christ? Have you ever wondered how Santa Claus fits in the Bible? Where did he come from?
PEOPLE
Is Family Radio Going Down? -
Can Harold Camping Go Any Lower? - Harold Camping is preying upon children and leading them to believe a lie which will destroy their faith in God when May 22nd rolls around.
Harold Camping is Dishonest! - Would you still ask for money if you were Harold Camping and believed that Jesus was coming back in less than ten days? This is exactly what Family Radio is doing; they have you believe that there ongoing bills that must be paid or perhaps it's because they don't really believe that Jesus is coming back either and need the money to continue functioning after May 21, 2011.
Harold Camping: Going Down in Flames - It is now thirty days until Camping is proven to be a false prophet again. The propaganda is steadily increasing as he is down to the last 30 days and there is no way that he can recover on May 22nd with integrity, but you can rest assured that he will come back with that droning voice that there was a change in heaven and he has been given more time to get more people saved. A new date will be set and many of the devotees will fall for yet another lie.
Harold Camping: The Contingency Plan - Time is progressing and news is leaking out from the staff of Family Radio that Harold Camping is aware that May 21, 2011 might not be judgment day after all. Consequently, he has already prepared a defense to explain to the radio listeners that he was not wrong, but that God has heard all the prayers and seen the repentance of people, and in His mercy has postponed the judgment.
Harold Camping: An Unrepentant False Prophet - Camping continues down the road to doom and gloom by claiming that Jesus is coming back on May 21, 2011.
Harold Camping: A Man With No Shame - You have heard the outrageous claims of Mohammad, Joseph Smith and other false prophets; they are dead but Harold Camping is alive and just as bad. There are millions of Christians who have been taken in by his lies and lead astray. The only way to stop this madman is expose his lies. Take the time to educate yourself so you don’t get sucked into the deception.
An Open Letter to Tiger Woods - Why would I write a letter to Tiger Woods? I don’t play golf nor do I follow the sport but I felt sorry for a man that has damaged his life over sleazy sex and possibly destroyed his marriage. As Christians living in the United States, it is important to realize how the unsaved people think and live and their rejection of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Young men and women are cheating on their spouses, destroying their families and causing their children grief by divorce. God has the answer to all these broken people but they will never find out that God loves them and Jesus is ready to save them if we don’t tell them.
Is Ted Pike Anti-Semitic? - It was with great sadness that I read a letter from Ted Pike in which he tells about a boycott he is receiving from the mainstream Christian leadership because the word has been put out that he is anti-Semitic. Why are these Christian leaders acting in such a fashion against a fellow soldier of the Lord?
Dutch Sheets' Response to the Recent Presidential Election - Was what happened Tuesday God’s will? I am quite confident it was not. America was offered a very clear choice between moving further toward protecting the unborn or further away; between a Supreme Court that would move toward honoring God, life and morality or away from it. The stakes couldn’t have been higher nor the cost greater. As a nation we put on blinders concerning Barack Obama’s background, associations, beliefs and practices, and set these causes back years, possibly decades. And in doing so we took another step away from God and His plans for America, and another step toward judgment.
Why I Can't Vote for Obama - A few months ago I was asked for my perspective on Obama, I sent out an email with a few points. With the election just around the corner I decided to complete my perspective.
Why did George Bush really win the presidential election? - An interesting article by Tom Watchorn
Ed Smith & A Biblical Evaluation of the Theophostic Ministry - Ed believes that "all of us are emotionally wounded and need our hearts and minds healed by Jesus." Jesus is supposed to speak directly to the hearts and minds of wounded people, exposing the specific lies that bind them. When this occurs, recovery is immediate, not gradual, and permanent — that is, recovery is "genuine" as opposed to progressive.
Isaiah Oendo - A report on our former African mission and a public declaration of our withdrawal from the mission field in Kenya.
Isaiah & Rose Oendo - The fraud continues in Kenya.
Isaiah & Rose Oendo Repent - How should the Christian community respond when a Christian has committed a sin, is found out, and later repents and asks for forgiveness? Isaiah and Rose Oendo have repented and for this we praise the Lord. We are publishing their repentance so that everyone can see that they are now forgiven.
Joel Osteen: True or False? Joel's appearance on Larry King on June 20, 2005 raised many questions about Joel Osteen. Read the facts and you decide: True or False?
Rick Warren Speaks - Roman Catholicism, the Essentials of the Faith, Peter Drucker, and Global Peace.
Gene Robinson: Homesexual Pervert takes the Office of a BishopHarold Camping:
Camping's False Doctrine
Carl Sanders: The Investigation Update #1 2009 Update We have had numerous inquiries about Carl Sanders over the years and these are our findings on him.
Fritz Springmeier: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Update
The Real Truth about Evangelist A.A. Allen - An apology by Pastor John S. Torell
Todd Bentley - This evangelist has been holding revival meetings in Lakeland, Florida that have become known as the Florida Healing Outpouring. He is now the talk of the Christian media and people from all over the world are flocking to Lakeland to receive the anointing.
SPIRITUAL WARFARE
Spirits of Arrested Development - Casting out demons and setting God’s people free from demonic bondage is part of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Recently I came across an article dealing with a specific type of demon called, “Arrested Development.” When we started to attack this demon, some people who obviously had this problem began getting results.
TATTOO'S
The tattoo epidemic is not only sweeping over the unsaved people in the world but is also making great inroads into the Church of Jesus Christ. Tattoos represent two things, rebellion against God, and conformity to the masses in the world. God has clearly stated in his Word that men and women are not to mutilate the skin of their bodies (Leviticus 19:28). Demon oppressed Christians try to eliminate verse 28 by incorrectly quoting the previous verse which says you are not supposed to trim your hair or beard. Verse 27 correctly applied refers to men and women adorning themselves for occult rituals, this is not the same as someone merely getting a haircut or shaving off his beard. Tattoos and body piercing are now preparing people for the mark of the Beast (Revelation 13:16-18, Rev. 14:9-12).
Tattoos & God's Forgiveness - Can you be tattooed and still be a Christian? Is your salvation at risk? Does God forgive all tattoos? These questions and more are answered in this article.
Tattoos and the Bible's Authority - This article stems from an email which we received on the subject of the Tattoos and the Bible’s authority. It is especially relevant since the views expressed by this person are representative of the many young people in the world today and how they view tattoos in the light of Scripture.
To Tattoo or Not To Tattoo - A Christian Response to the Tattoo. An examination of the tattoo in the light of the Word of God and history. Documented information clearly revealing the satanic origin and serious danger of the tattoo.
WORLD GOVERNMENT
Humanity is Under Occult Attack - Henry Makow
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When a
man who is honestly mistaken |
Quotes by famous Preachers:
"Man is the same
today that he has always been. He is a rebel against God. He
may, in some generations, hide his rebellion a little more
carefully than at other times, but there is no change in his
heart. The men who builded the city against God back in the
days of Babylon had the same hatred as that which possessed
the men who nailed the Lord Jesus Christ to the cross."
~ Donald Grey
Barnhouse
"The Church is the gospel express
train, stopping at a few stations to pick up a few passengers,
the train "Israel" being side-tracked to let the express go
by.
When Christ comes, the train "Israel" will be switched
back up on the main line, stop at all stations, and take on
the world." ~ John
Wilkerson
"The first duty of the gospel preacher
is to declare God's law and to show the nature of sin."
~Martin
Luther
"Practically every false doctrine
comes from getting things out of order. God's divine order is
salvation, then change; not change and then salvation! If one
has to be changed to be saved, that's salvation by works. It
is also salvation by the flesh. The truth is, one is cleansed
from the sins of the flesh just as he is saved; by yielding to
the Holy Spirit and letting Him do His work."
~Jack
Hyles
"Let's quit
fiddling with religion and do something to bring the world to
Christ." ~ Billy
Sunday
"The Jesus that men
want to see is not the Jesus they really
need to
see."
~G.
Campbell Morgan
"It is a poor sermon that gives no
offense; that neither makes the hearer displeased with himself
nor with the preacher" ~George
Whitefield
"It is a sad and shocking fact that
many religious people are in
Hell."~John R.
Rice
[The Judgment of Revelation 20]
"Includes all the wicked dead from the days
of Cain down
to the last apostate from millennial glory. There will not be
one there who has not passed through the article of death--
not one there whose name has been set down in life's fair
Book-- not one there that shall not be
judged according to
his own very deeds-- not one there who shall not pass
from
the dread of realities of the Great White Throne into
everlasting horrors
and inneffable torments of the Lake of
Fire that burneth with fire and brimstone. How awful! How
terrible! How perfectly dreadful!" ~C.H.
Mackintosh
"It ill becomes the servant to seek to
be rich, and great, and honoured in that world where his Lord
was poor, and mean, and despised." ~George
Muller
"The preaching that
this world needs most is the sermons in shoes that are walking
with Jesus Christ." ~ D.L. Moody
"The only reason some
of us are not exiled or thrown into prison is simply because
we do not preach as fervently and as sternly as did Paul,
John, Peter
and others. This modern "santa claus" religion
that is sweeping country today is not the religion Jesus
taught and John practiced." ~Oliver B.
Greene
"We are too busy to
pray, and so we are too busy to have power. We have a great
deal of activity, but we accomplish little; many services but
few conversions; much machinery but few results."
~R.A.
Torrey
"We
are profoundly convinced that...the primary need of the hour
is a return to New Testament first principles and standards.
Christian missions are no human undertaking, but a
supernatural and divine enterprise for which God has provided
supernatural power and leadership."
~Robert H.
Glover
"If
you have no joy, there's a leak in your Christianity
somewhere." ~ Billy
Sunday
"Do not have your
concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin
the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all
into
harmony with Him.” ~Hudson
Taylor
"I prayed for
Faith, and thought that some day Faith would come down and
strike me like lightning. But Faith did not seem to come. One
day I read in the tenth chapter of Romans, 'Now Faith cometh
by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God'. I had closed my
Bible, and prayed for Faith. I now opened my Bible, and began
to study, and Faith has been growing ever since."
~D.L.
Moody
"We have a God who
delights in impossibilities."
~Billy Sunda
y
"The shortest distance
between a problem and a solution is the distance between your
knees and the floor"
"The great
reservoir of the power that belongs to God is His own Word –
the Bible. If we wish to make it ours, we must go to that
Book. Yet people abound in the Church who are praying for
power and neglecting the Bible. Men are longing to have power
for bearing fruit in their own lives and yet forget that Jesus
has said: "The seed is the Word of God" (
Luke 8:11)
~R.A.
Torrey
"The scriptures are
given not to increase our knowledge, but to change our
lives." ~Dwight L.
Moody
"If the Holy Spirit
guides us, He will do it according to the Scriptures and never
contrary to them." ~George
Muller
"Christ is either Lord
of all, or He is not Lord at all." ~Hudson
Taylor
"Great truths that are stumbling
blocks to the natural man are nevertheless the very
foundations upon which the confidence of the spiritual man is
built."
~H. A.
Ironside
"The Church is the
dwelling place of God in the Person of the Holy Ghost.
Where the Church thrives, people are blessed and progress
is evident. Where there is no Church, people feed their babies
to crocodiles and roam naked in the jungles."
~Oliver B.
Greene
"A
poor believer [monetarily] certainly is looked down upon in
certain churches, and yet he may be the richest man
spiritually in that church."
~J. Vernon
McGee
"...you cannot live by sight and by faith,
neither can you live by fear and by faith. It either has to be
by faith or by fear, by faith or by sight. Which way are you
living? Faith takes out the anxiety It takes out the fear.
Faith leans heavy on the Lord. It knows that the Bible is so
and can be trusted and that we can live by it and all of our
needs will be supplied." ~Lester
Roloff
"What a lowering of the life of faith
it is to confine it to the question of temporal supplies! No
doubt it is a very blessed and a very real thing to trust God
for everything; but the life of faith has a far higher and
wider range than mere bodily wants. It embraces all that in
any wise concerns us, in body, soul, and spirit. To live by
faith is to walk with God; to cling to Him; to lean on Him; to
draw from His exhaustless springs; to find ad our resources in
Him; and to have Him as a perfect covering for our eyes and a
satisfying object for our hearts--to know Him as our only
resource in all difficulties, and in all our trials. It is to
be absolutely, completely, and continually shut up to Him; to
be undividedly dependent upon Him, apart from and above every
creature confidence, every human hope, and every earthly
expectation. Such is the life of faith."
~ C.H.
Mackintosh
"When kingdoms have
crumbled for the last time, His mercy endureth forever. When
dictators have waged their wicked battles for the last time,
His mercy endureth forever. When the stars have fallen like
untimely figs from a tree shaken by the wind, His mercy
endureth forever. When the sun refuses to
shine and the
moon has turned as black as sackcloth of hair, His mercy
endureth forever. When people shall die no more and cemeteries
shall not dot the horizon, His mercy endureth forever. When
shoulders shall never stoop, nor brows wrinkle, nor faces
become furrowed, His mercy endureth forever. When all of
us awake in His likeness to live forever around His
throne, His mercy endureth forever. Blessed be God! His mercy
endureth forever!" ~ Jack
Hyles
"Godliness has
'promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to
come.'
But the only way one can enter into godliness is by
turning to God as a repentant sinner and receiving the Saviour
He has provided in the Gospel. Therefore the crying need of
our degenerate times is for a revival of true old-fashioned,
Christ-centered, Bible preaching that will call upon all men
everywhere to repent in view of that coming day when God will
judge the world in righteousness by His Risen Son."
~Harry A.
Ironside
"The world's greatest
need is preaching preachers. The Gospel is our emancipation
proclamation: let's take it to the slaves of sin."
~Lester
Roloff
"Nothing is more needed among
preachers today than that we should have the courage to shake
ourselves free from the thousand and one trivialities in which
we are asked to waste our time and strength, and resolutely
return to the apostolic ideal which made necessary the office
of the diaconate. We must resolve that we will continue
stedfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the Word."
~G. Campbell
Morgan
"The heart makes the
preacher. Men of great hearts are great preachers. . .
We
have emphasized sermon-preparation until we have lost sight of
the important thing to be prepared -- the heart. A prepared
heart is much better
than a prepared sermon. A prepared
heart will make a prepared sermon...It would not do to say
that preachers study too much. Some of them do not study at
all; others do not study enough. Numbers do not study the
right way to show themselves workmen approved of God. But our
great lack is not in head culture, but in heart culture; not
lack of knowledge but lack of holiness is our sad and telling
defect -- not that we know too much, but that we do not
meditate on
God and his word and watch and fast and pray
enough. The heart is the great hindrance to our preaching. . .
" ~E.M.
Bounds
"God is looking for
broken men who have judged themselves in the light of
the
cross of Christ. When He wants anything done, He takes up men
who have come to the end of themselves, whose confidence is
not in themselves, but
in God." ~H.A.
Ironside
"It is not enough to do
God's work; it must be done in His way and for His credit." ~
Erwin
Lutzer
"We must face the fact
that many today are notoriously careless in their living. This
attitude finds its way into the church. We have liberty, we
have money, we live in comparative luxury. As a result,
discipline has disappeared. What would a violin solo sound
like if the strings on the musician’s instrument were all
hanging loose, not stretched tight, not ‘disciplined?’"
~ A.W. Tozer
"We must all have the
spirit of martyrdom, though we may not all die martyrs."
~
George Whitefield
"When I was young I was
sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a
thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was
before; at present, I am hardly sure of anything but what God
has revealed to me."
~ John Wesley
"To the lover of the
Lord Jesus Christ there can be nothing legal about baptism. It
is simply the glad expression of a grateful heart recognizing
its identity with Christ in death, burial, and resurrection.
Many of us look back to the moment when we were thus baptized
as one of the most precious experiences we have ever known." ~
Harry A.
Ironside
“Out of one hundred
men, one will read the Bible, the other ninety-nine will read
the Christian.” ~ D. L.
Moody
"The
greatest privilege of earthly life is to give some fellow
creature the blessed word of God, and then try by loving
speech and example, to bring home to the heart and
conscience...the truths it contains." ~J. A.
Broadus
"May we all be in
such a condition of soul, such an attitude of heart as will
fit us for any little work in which our gracious Lord may be
pleased to use us — not seeking a place for ourselves, but
lovingly serving all. The Lord, in His great mercy, grant that
thus it may be, with all His beloved people!"
~C.H.
Mackintosh
Prayer is the highest
intelligence, the profoundest wisdom, the most vital, the most
joyous, the most efficacious, the most powerful of all
vocations.
~ Edward M.
Bounds
“In
our prayers, we talk to God, in our Bible study, God talks to
us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
~ D.L.
Moody
[Regarding Hearing From God]..."Retire from the
world each day to some private spot. Stay in the secret place
till the surrounding noises begin to fade out of your heart
and a sense of God’s presence envelops you. Deliberately tune
out the unpleasant sounds and come out of your closet
determined not to hear them. Listen for the inward voice till
you learn to recognize it." ~A.W.
Tozer
"Ah,
I have kept Him waiting when I ought not, but He has waited
even then. Always waiting - so patient with my foolishness, my
weakness, my fear. Our fellowship is with God, and fellowship
is friendship, and friendship means that partnership which, on
His part, is the accommodating of His strength to my
weakness." ~G. Campbell
Morgan
“Care more for a grain
of faith than a ton of excitement.” ~
Charles H.
Spurgeon
"When you have been
saved, regenerated, born again, then join a church-a live
church. Join where the preacher loves the Word of God and the
souls of men. Keep out of these ecclesiastical deep freezers.
A deep freeze is all right for a
dead chicken or a chunk
of cheese or a leg of lamb, but it is no place for a live
baby. A baby must be fed and nourished and given a chance to
exercise,
vocalize and grow. It couldn't do that in a
refrigerator." ~ Walter
Hughes
"People are so
prone to lean upon gifted men. And if they cannot have such,
they get discouraged and scattered, instead of getting
lovingly together and helping one another by their mutual
faith." ~C.H.
Mackintosh
"I desire to have both
heaven and hell ever in my eye, while I stand on this isthmus
of life, between two boundless oceans."
~John
Wesley
"A test of a
Christian's character is what he does after he comes to the
blockade in the road and what his attitude is after everything
has left him except Jesus. You will never know down here that
Christ is all you need until Christ is all you have left. You
will never be able to tell the world for sure that He will do
in a crisis unless you learn how to live in a
crisis." ~Lester
Roloff
"Prayer is no little
thing, no selfish and small matter. It does not concern the
petty interests of one person. The littlest prayer broadens
out by the will of God till it touches all words, conserves
all interests, and enhances man’s greatest wealth, and God’s
greatest good. God is so concerned that men pray that He has
promised to answer prayer. He has not promised to do something
general if we pray, but He has promised to do the very thing
for which we pray."
~Edward M.
Bounds
"To
the individual believer indwelt by the Holy Spirit there is
granted the direct impression of the Spirit of God on the
spirit of man, imparting the knowledge of His will in matters
of the smallest and greatest importance. This has to be sought
and waited for." ~G. Campbell
Morgan
“I would rather win
souls than be the greatest king or emperor on earth; I would
rather win souls than be the greatest general that ever
commanded an army; I would rather win souls than be the
greatest poet, or novelist, or literary man who ever walked
the earth. My one ambition in life is to win as many as
possible.”
~ R. A.
Torrey
"Beware you be not
swallowed up in [worldly] books." ~John Wesley
The Bible is the
inerrant Word of God. Its sixty six books are not a collection
of religious writings, advancing certain theories, but they
constitute one body, breathing with life and power. From the
first verse in Genesis to the last verse in Revelation there
is a wonderful continuity of thought, without any clash of
opinion; all is a harmonious whole. This fact necessitates one
great Author, One who guided the thoughts of each writer and
who is instructed them to write as they did. This guiding and
supervising Author is the Spirit of God."... 2Timothy 3:16, 2Peter 1:21
Arno C.
Gaebelein
"Faith is to rest,
not in the best of God's servants, but in His unchanging
Word."
~ H. A.
Ironside
"Nothing can touch the
Word of God. Not all the powers of earth and hell, men and
devils combined, can ever move the Word of God. There it
stands, in its own moral glory, spite of all the assaults of
the enemy, from age to age. ‘For ever, 0 Lord, Thy Word is
settled in heaven.’" ~C.H.
Mackintosh
"People are stumbling over the
simplest things. Take, for instance, that word believeth. You
would think that was plain enough for anybody, but all my life
I have heard people say, 'I have always believed, and yet I am
not saved.' It does not say, 'Whosoever believeth the Bible,
or creeds, or even the gospel story,'
but it does say,
'Whosoever believeth in him.' What is it to believe in Him? It
means to put your soul's confidence in Him, to trust in Him,
God's blessed Son."
~H.A.
Ironside
[Jesus] ..."He was born a King. The wise men came from the East and
asked, 'Where is He that is born King of the Jews?' (Matthew 2:2) He died a King.
In Greek, in Latin, and
in Hebrew the description was written above His cross, 'This
is Jesus, The King' (Matthew
27:37 ~W.A.
Criswell
"I find no fault in
Him."...You can find fault in anyone else, but you can
find
no fault
in Jesus. Holy,
harmless, undefiled, sinless: there He is! Christ is God's way to man; Christ is
man's way to God. Christ is the true Jacob's ladder.
By Him the
penitent sinner, the believing soul, the redeemed child of God
may come unto the Father and enter into the house of many
mansions."
~George W.
Truett
"When the Lord Jesus
Christ became my surety . . . He went to Calvary's cross, and
all my guilt was charged against Him. He settled for
everything, and then He cried, 'It is finished.' And on the
basis of that finished work, God can freely forgive, and
justify completely, every poor sinner who trusts in the Lord
Jesus Christ." ~ Dr. Harry A.
Ironside
Quotes compiled by Cobblestone Road Ministries
