Love. The word is found throughout the Bible in English. But this word did not exist in ancient times when the Bible was written. This word “love” as we speak it today means something completely different than the “love” that the Bible taught. “For God so loved the world” – did God love the world as we think of love? Did God feel passion and emotionally positive … read more
When you think of sorcery or witchcraft, what probably comes to mind is Harry Potter magic, or a witch on a broomstick, or an old hag stirring a black cauldron of frogs and toads. Or, if you think of a wizard, perhaps you envision the Lord of the Rings, or a man holding a wand or a staff and casting light from it. This is the Hollywood … read more
Jesus became angry was when He visited the temple and saw all the merchandise, profits, and scams. He overturned the tables and drove all the moneychangers out of the temple with a whip. Many of today’s churches have become much like the moneychangers and profiteers in the temple, profiting off people trying to learn about and worship God. I have decided that this ministry will never request … read more
It was about the year 1514, and Nicolaus Copernicus introduced a theory that revolutionized the entire world – and in so doing, killed religion. Foreward Religion, of course, is not dead overall. But to perhaps the vast majority of westerners, religion is as good as dead. Since the foundational underpinnings of observational reality have been so twisted as to discredit the very fundamental principles of Creation by … read more
It is common in today’s “scientific” establishments to claim that science and religion are completely opposite or diametrically opposing concepts. There are of course some differences between theology and science; but religion, especially Christianity, and even theology, and science, are all interconnected. God created the universe. God created science. Our entire world is based on the interconnectivity between the material and the spiritual (non-material) worlds. Without “religion”, … read more
Over the past weeks I have been reading a book called Influence Without Authority by Allan R. Cohen. The premise of the book is how to influence others when you do not have authority over them, such as an employee influencing a manager, or even two coworkers with equal position in the company. In both cases, one has needs and wants, but does not have the authority … read more
Jesus and his disciples were hungry one day on the Sabbath (Saturday), and they went about, as was customary, plucking ears of corn to eat them (Matthew 12:1). It was a normal tradition to do this, especially for the poor. The grain (corn as a grain) fields were available for people to go in and take some to eat if they were hungry. However, the Pharisees, as … read more
Years ago I wrote about the seven conditions of salvation. I wrote six. Why? Because as this website was originally intended for a primarily Christian audience, I assumed the readers would know the seventh condition, which is the most important: Faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Now, however, this website has grown and is getting a good number of views, some from a wider audience … read more
It took a great deal of prayer and thought to open my mind and free me from the enslavement of interpretation. God has finally been able to reveal to me the truth about what the scripture says about “the law”. Having been a lifelong Christian, growing up in the church and being taught the doctrines of the modern church, and of modern Christian culture, which are corrupted … read more
Many movies have been made and many books have been written which describe a fantasy world where all of the Christians have disappeared and gone to heaven, and then the tribulation occurs. This doctrine, also known as the “pre-tribulation rapture”, meaning a rapture of Christians before the Great Tribulation, is not actually described in the Bible. In fact, this fantasy will send many people to hell, because … read more