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Is All Wisdom a Good Thing?

May 9th 2012 00:28

I have heard people say that “wisdom is wisdom, it's all good.” They would be wrong. But how can a person know this for sure? Let's go to scripture.
Heavenly Wisdom Versus Demonic Wisdom
James 3:13-18 “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.”

Note: “Peace” is only achieved through Christ, or it is a delusion and can mislead. Furthermore peace should never be sought at the expense of truth (Hebrews 12). Sometimes peace can not be achieved, you can not get a long with all people, and the only real peace is found in true believers because it comes from our Father.

Romans 5:1 “Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ”.

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What Happens When I Die?

May 6th 2012 00:25

This is a question that is on a lot of minds. But, did you know that scripture answers all questions? It's true. Let's go through scripture and see what we can expect.

-We know that when the silver cord parts (Ecclesiastes 12:6-7), and we die then we immediately return to the Father. Why? Because all souls belong to Him (Ezekiel 18:4)- He made them.

-We know by the story of Lazarus and the rich man that there is a gulf in paradise (Luke 16:19-31). On one side, there are the souls that made it (the good) and on the other the souls that did not (the wicked or unbelievers). The gulf is uncrossable. It is a great torment to be able to look across that gulf and see the saints and know that you are not among them, that you are separated. Once a person notices this they, undoubtedly, are scared and they realize what they have done has led them to this point and there is no going back to fix their behavior.


-We know that there will be a “great white throne of judgment” where all people will be judged according to their deeds and according to the works in the flesh (Jeremiah 25:14).

Revelation 20:12-15 “And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.”



Q. So, what is the “Book of Life”, and how do you get your name into it?
A. John 3:16-21 - “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”

Q. Is it enough JUST to “believe” in God, then we get a free ride to heaven?
A. NO. Notice the scriptures above, the “deeds” are what shows your love and belief. Your actions in life are what reflects who you are and which master you serve. Another good place to understand this concept is James 2:19-20 - “You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe - and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?”

So now we know what it takes to get into the Book of Life and what will happen when we die. Remember: there are no excuses in heaven. There will be no way to con God. Your decisions and actions in life, that is to say “in the flesh”, is how you will be judged. Not on a mere thought that God exists and Jesus was His Son.


Revelation 3:5 - “He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.”

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The Fallen Angels

May 2nd 2012 00:15
Most people do not realize that the fallen angels will be coming back, when Satan is loosed a short period to tempt mankind. What will they be doing? What does scripture say about them? They are coming to pervert and tempt us. Let's look into scripture.


Genesis 6:1-2 - “Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.” **The fallen angels left their place of habitation and tried to pervert what God had created. They were giving and taking in marriages that were an abomination to God.

3-4 “And the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.” **God was angry, hurt and disgusted by this act of sexual immorality and perversion.
5-8 - “Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

Why did God favor Noah? Because his family was pure the way God intended, they had not mixed with the fallen angels:
9 “This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.”

Matthew 24:36-39 - “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.” **Jesus is discussing how it is going to be when Satan comes claiming to be Christ and fooling the world. If we look at Genesis 6 who was it that this verses is talking about: “they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage”? That would be the fallen angels.


1 Corinthians 11:10- “For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.” **Here we see that the angels will be coming back and God wants women to be protected from them by men.


The angels are in serious trouble when they go against God, in fact they will be judged and sentenced too. Do you remember when Jesus discusses His return and His judgment of the nations when He comes back? What did He say? (Matthew 25:41) “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.”


So, we see that the fallen angels, also known throughout scripture as the sons of God, will be coming back with Satan to again pervert mankind and pollute what God has created. Don't be deceived and take part in their perversions if you wish to escape the fire of hell.



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This question is frequently asked: “How do I rightly divide the word of God?” So, today let's have a short lesson that can help you to do just that. Here are steps that are essential to being able to efficiently study, whereby you are ABLE to rightly divide the scriptures:

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At some point in our lives we all have cried out to God that life is not fair. Even Christians have done it prior to learning scripture. But once we learn scripture, if we have faith (which we better or we are much of a Christian), we learn what God has said about our situations. This reminds us that all things have a purpose to refine us, shape us and teach us in order to make us into a better person.

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Why Did God Favor Noah's Family?

April 22nd 2012 20:31

Countless people think they know the real story of Noah, the story that they have been taught in Sunday school is often much like the Sunday school version of the garden and the “partaking of the tree”. Many “teachers” would have people believe that Eve ate an apple and that was the sin in the garden, well along those same misleading and down right false teachings, the story of Noah also has become perverted in many circles of religion. Today let's read God's word instead of listening to mankind.

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Guilt Trips: Are You on One?

April 18th 2012 20:25

Are you on a spiritual guilt trip? Here are some things that you might relate to if you ARE on one:
• Do you think your sin was too great to be forgiven


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Am I REALLY Forgiven????

April 15th 2012 19:46
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What is Repentance?

April 11th 2012 19:35

I have heard people ask this question often. So, today let's take a moment to address it. Repentance is not simply behaving as a broken record and saying “sorry” to God. Repentance is a sincere action and reaction. Remember that NO ONE can con God.
• Realizing that you have sinned and coming to terms with that sin. (Note: this does not mean try to hide your sin, blame shift your sin, or make excuses for your sin


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Christ's Teaching from the Cross

April 8th 2012 19:27

On this resurrection Sunday I would like to teach an aspect of the death of Christ that is hardly ever taught. It is a shame that more pastors are not teaching this very important part of the crucifixion history of Christ.

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