The Devil's Strategy

In Genesis 3 we read the account of the first temptation of Adam and Eve by Satan.1 The strategy of the devil was successful and led to our first parents’ disregard of God’s Word to them and their rebellion against God Himself. Today Satan continues to use the same tactics, which produce the same result, namely, the disregard of mankind for the Word of God, and the rebellion of mankind against the authority of God. These tactics are:

An excellent article. Read the rest on Creation Ministries International.

Some Notes About Hell

Hell

Some thoughts from a Dr John R. Rice article in "Sword of the Lord", 3 September 10

A1 Sheol

B1 Objection: sheol does not mean "hell"; it always means "grave".

B2 Objection #2: Luke 16 is a parable, not true history

B3 Answer:

C1 Means: the place of the unseen, the place of the dead

D1 For unbelievers: sheol means hell

C2 The word sheol is never used in reference to any grave or sepulcher in the Bible

D1 OT Examples of grave

E1 Rachel's (Genesis 35:20)

E2 Abner (2 Samuel 3:32)

E3 Barzillai's father (2 Samuel 19:37)

E4 Josiah's (2 Kings 22:20)

E5 All use the word "qeber" or qeburah"

D2 NT examples of grave

E1 John 5:28: "...all that are in the graves shall hear his voice...". The word here is "mnemeion".

E2 John 11:17, 31, 38: grave of Lazarus. The word here is "mnemeion".

E3 Matthew 27:52-53: "...many graves were opened and many bodies came out of the graves..." after resurrection. The word used is "mnemeion".

D3 Examples of the use hell

E1 In the OT

F1 Deuteronomy 32:22: "...For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell..."

G1 Does God's anger burn into the lowest hell?

G2 Or does God's anger burn into the lowest grave?

F2 Psalm 86:13: "For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell."

G1 Was David's soul delivered from the lowest hell?

G2 Was David's soul delivered from the lowest grave?

F3 2 Samuel 22:6 and Psalm 18:5: hell is a place of sorrow for many

G1 Do many have sorrows in hell?

G2 Or do many have sorrows in the grave?

D4 Hell fire

E1 Matthew 5:22; 10:28; 13:40-42, 49-50; 23:33; 25:41, 46: Mark 9:43-49.

E2 "All them speak of eternal torment, and most of them speak of fire. If Jesus said that Hell is a place of torment, then it is; and it doesn't matter whether the word "hades" or "gehenna" is used in the original Greek manuscripts."

D5 Luke 16:19-31

E1 Not parable

E2 True history, because:

F1 Definite name--Lazarus.

F1 No parable any where does that.

F2 Prodigal son or his father were nameless.

Fathers Teaching the Bible

The Israelites did forget all too often, but so do many Christian fathers today. Our specific command today is: "And, ye fathers . . . bring up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord" (Ephesians 6:4). Our whole American culture once was structured on biblical principles, but no more. We can blame the schools and activist courts, but a more basic cause is parental (especially paternal) failure. We again need to remember and apply in our own homes God's testimony to ancient Israel.

Henry Morris wrote the above words. It is so true. Where are the faithful fathers who read and teach the Bible daily to their families?

The Devil is a Liar

A great song done wonderfully by these brethren in Liberia.

Kuo- The devil is a liar Chorus the devil can fool you
the devil is a liar
and he will take you to hell
if you are not careful 1st lead During the time of the war
nothing happen to us
...because the Lord protected us
with his hands 2nd lead I want you to know
that the devil is
defeated forever
he can not save you

Bible Inerrancy

Inerrancy of the Bible is an important topic. If the Bible is wrong, so is Christianity. How a person interprets the Bible is important, too. Someone adopting an allegorical method of interpretation is not much better than an outright Bible denier, for with that method they can attach any interpretation and leave others at the mercy of the "elite" group who has the knowledge and training to make the interpretation. Only those "elite" are correct; a plain, normal reading and understanding of the Bible must be thrown out, unless it furthers their cause.

No where is this seen more than the first eleven chapters of Genesis. Here is another article where the "elite" throw out the plain, normal understanding of the Bible.

The devil works hard to insure that his people get into places of power. Then with deception and their weak commitment to the truth uses them to corrupt the people. Truly this is the last days falling away.

Eight geologists, writing in Modern Reformation (magazine of Dr. Michael Horton’s White Horse Inn ministry), argue specifically that the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), and by inference committed Christians in all other denominations, should reject Noah’s Flood as geologically significant and adopt an old-earth view of Genesis.1 That is, they claim, because science, acting as “general revelation,” has demonstrated Earth’s antiquity (4.6 billion years) beyond any reasonable doubt. To support this assertion, they present two technical arguments as examples. Read this article, Summary of a Response to “PCA Geologists on the Antiquity of the Earth”

Accountability

Are we accountable to God? Are we accountable to Scripture? Can we name names of false teachings? Here is a short ten minute message (part of a longer one) that addresses these questions.

Dr Richard Lumsden

Testimony of Dr. Richard Lumsden from Way of Life on Vimeo.

A testimony of an honest scientist. A scientist who could stop and think rather than mock and ridicule. He knew that it is not scientifically possible to PROVE evolution.