1. Dictionary definition The Merriam Webster online dictionary gives the following double definition of the word "Idolatry": 1 : the worship of a physical object as a god 2 : immoderate attachment or devotion to something The fact that the author(s) of this entry had to split it in two underlines the difficulty of using a word whose meaning has shifted … Continue reading Biblical definition of idolatry
Note From RTB: I have posted a couple of articles on this subject all from a different viewpoint but all of them use human logic and the current societies norms to justify their conclusions, which is that contraception is OK in certain circumstances and IVF is OK. These conclusions are not biblical as God is very … Continue reading God is Clear on Contraception – None
Today I was going to post about a raw carrot cake recipe, and nothing went right. And then somehow I ended up writing about our birth control story today. I know that birth control, contraception, and artificial reproductive technologies can be big dividing issues for many Christians today. But I really believe they are issues we … Continue reading Should Christians use Birth Control?
The synagogue was the place where Jews gathered for instruction and worship in the New Testament period. The Greek word synagoge [sunagwghv] means "assembly" and can refer simply to the gathering of people itself ( James 2:2 ) or to the building in which they gather ( Luke 7:5 ). The origins of the synagogue are obscure, but they probably … Continue reading Synagogues in the Bible
by Smith Wigglesworth Please Read Luke 4:1-20. Our precious Lord Jesus has everything for everybody. Forgiveness of sin, healing of diseases and the fullness of the Spirit all come from one source - from the Lord Jesus Christ. Hear Him who is the same yesterday, today and forever as He announces the purpose for which … Continue reading Deliverance to the Captives – Ever Increasing Faith
Many times people will raise an objection to a Christian's belief in the Bible as being the infallible word of God. They claim that using the Bible to support the Bible is "circular reasoning" (testing the validity of an idea by its own pronouncements). This is not so. We must first remember in discussing the … Continue reading How Do I know the Bible is REALLY from God?
You are NOT a Christian :- 1. If you are born into a Christian family or in a Christian Country. 2. If you read your Bible. 3. If you do goods works in Jesus or Gods name. 4. If you go to Church does not make you a Christian. 5. If you call yourself a Christian does … Continue reading Who Is a Christian?
Background There are many misunderstandings, errors propagated, misquotes and criticism of the Bible. The below text is to put the context of the Prophecies about Jesus Christ in the Old Testament into perspective so the complexity and monumental task it would have been for Jesus to have fulfilled the Prophecies Himself. He could not control who … Continue reading 324 Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus
There is a great divide between two major systems of belief on the biblical Flood in the days of Noah. There are those who say it is either a purely mythological event or else possibly a local or regional flood. Then there are those who accept the biblical record of the Flood as a literal … Continue reading The Noah Flood Was Global
Living as a Christian in this World 