The Bible has put into place within the local church definite authority. The authority is vested into a position the Bible calls Elder, Bishop, or Pastor. One thing we don’t take serious today is the authority of the local church. I probably take local church authority further than most in the modern church. I’m saddened…
I wanted to address an issue that I believe is overlooked in much of the church today. The issue of false prophets. I’m not talking about Joel Osteen or Kenneth Copeland. I’m talking about false prophets that are not as easily identified as those in Charismania or in the common cults such as the Watchtower…
Question: Is tithing commanded in the New Testament? Answer: No Now this answer will make a lot of tradition bound people angry so let me turn to the Bible to explain it. First of all there is no command in the New Testament to tithe. The tithe was a command of the Jews in the…
“May thy church never yield to the world with the idea of setting up the kingdom of Christ in a more easy and rapid manner than by the simple preaching of the gospel!” Charles Haddon Spurgeon When you walk into a church the part of their worship that takes center stage is that which is…
A very common doctrine taught in churches across this country is the doctrine of storehouse giving. This doctrine teaches that we must give all of our offerings through the local church. This doctrine is relatively new going back no more then the early to middle twentieth century. Many of the great preachers of history whom…
I think we in Christianity today have a sickness, well not exactly a sickness but we suffer from something that if left unchecked will impact millions of people. We have what I call the “Lot syndrome.” What do I mean by the Lot syndrome you ask? Look at what happened in the life of Lot.…
In our day and age the church seems to have become so tied in with the world that we are concerned with what the world thinks about us. We try to be “diverse” or “relevant” or “Understanding.” This has led to the forsaking of doctrines such as eternal punishment, and the righteous justice of God.…
“And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?” Nehemiah 2:3 Nehemiah was sad about the condition of Jeruslaem, the temple of God and the place…