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It is self-evident ‘many’ Christians do not perceive what should be self-evident
A “self evident truth” is something that proves itself. It does not need further evidence if one is just honest with the truth or doesn’t try to explain facts away. There are many unsettling self-evident truths in the Christian faith that Jesus predicted will see “many” dismayed or rejected on Judgment Day after believing they had been faithful Christians in their lives. Unfortunately “many” today are unaware, or accept conditions as normal that the New Testament writers would have considered most abnormal. Without diving into specific doctrinal disputes, this article will call attention to a number of self-evident truths exposing an inconvenient truth in the macro-level, 30,000-foot view of Christianity…
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An end-of-the-age report card on church history
The history of the Christian faith for the past 1900 years has been one in which those who named Christ utterly failed to keep Jesus Christ’s two highest injunctions. Since the last apostle John died around 100 AD, all sorts of deeds – good and bad – have been done in the name of Christ but this report is in light of the pure vision Jesus and the apostles expressed in the New Testament. Two Injunctions; Two Proofs of God The Lord said it was a command that His followers would be 1) known for an unearthly and truly God-like love, and 2) His will they remain united in doctrine,…
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Why God ‘commands’ His people to become spiritual – sermon audio
In 1 Corinthians 3 the apostle Paul rebuked the Christians for being “carnal” and not “spiritual.” This plus other New Testament passages indicate that becoming a spiritual Christian is thus required by God. We put the word commands in quote marks however because there is no actual command, but becoming spiritual is an effective injunction that God expects His people to know and follow through on. Jesus gave His life for His people to know the fullness of it.
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How to keep one’s self from spiritual error
The way to to keep one’s self from spiritual error is to abide in Christ, and meet the conditions of discipleship Jesus laid out. This is a lengthy discussion about that based on practical observation along with biblical commentary. Lord bless you!
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What God wanted full Christian salvation to accomplish – Bible study audio
Here we continue in discussing aspects of the full weight of the reason for which God gave His Son Jesus Christ. We again delve into the meaning of grace and the mission or purpose(s) God had in mind. Call it His plan A. Its fulfillment depended upon people getting on board with the mission, and remaining unified and faithful. The Bible says as much. This explains that. Lord bless you.
