Leslie Ludy - True Beauty

ATP Simply Illustrated

This wonderful motor is illustrated simply and completely. The thought that this could develop just by random chance is beyond belief or math possibility.

Are Pterosaurs too big to fly?

An interesting article about pterosaurs. It seems that true science supports creation, not evolution.

What Does A Trillion Dollars Look Like?

Adoption Awareness

Please consider helping these children.

This is my beta 2 version.

A True Witness

Everyone looks at what we do and not what we say. Scripture says, ["You are to be a witness unto all," Acts 1:8], not just to friendly people, but also to unbelievers. For witnesses aren't meant to persuade those who already know, but those who don't know.

Let us be trustworthy witnesses. How can we be trustworthy? By the life we lead. The Jews assaulted Christ and our passions assault us. They tell us to reject our testimony. But we must not obey them. We are witnesses from God. But He has sent us to testify of Him.

Let us testify and persuade those who need to decide who He is. If we don't testify, then we also have to answer for their mistake. If people wouldn't accept an exceedingly wicked witness in an earthly court, much less would they accept one here when considering such great issues.

We say that we have heard Christ and that we believe the things He has promised. Then, they say, show it by your works. For you life testifies of the opposite -- that you don't believe. . . . We and not just the martyrs will be witnesses for Christ. They are called martyrs because they endured everything to speak the truth when told to reject the faith. So, we must not be overcome when our passions tell us we are to reject Him.

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Chrysostom, "Bear Witness," Day by Day with the Early Church Fathers, eds. Christopher D. Hudson, J. Alan Sharrer, and Lindsay Vanker (Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., 2000), 23.

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.

LORD I CAN'T MAKE IT WITHOUT YOU

I've been blessed by this song for many years.

Get Right With God

Jesus is going to come someday. He sees the sin, the rejection, the hate, the terrors that people are facing as they reject His rules.

Christian to Atheist to Christian

Embittered evolutionist becomes rejoicing ‘creation evangelist’

So the headline reads. It is interesting in 2 ways. First, how she became an evolutionist and atheist. Second, how she became a Christian.

Almost Home

The recording is not the best, but it is a very good song. Home is with the Lord Jesus. It is our hope to be there.

One of the False Gospels

The prosperity "gospel", is not according to the Bible. I can't agree with everything about David Wilkerson, but he is correct here. Amen

God's Law

God’s Law

God’s Law Has a Penalty Attached

If there were a law that man should not steal but no penalty was attached to it, some man would have my pocketbook before the day were over. If I threatened to have him arrested, why would he fear the law if there were no penalty?

It is not the law that people are afraid of; it is the penalty for transgression

Do not suppose God has made a law without a penalty. The penalty for sin is death: “The soul that sinneth, it shall die.” If I have sinned, I must die or get somebody to die for me. If the Bible doesn’t teach that, it doesn’t teach anything. And that is where the atonement of Jesus Christ comes in.

--D. L. Moody

A Single Celled Irony

Many people have trouble accepting the miracle of Jesus’ virginal conception.1 It’s often dismissed as a biological impossibility—a myth that belongs to a pre-scientific age. Ironically, however, many people who mock the virgin birth have no trouble accepting a similar “miracle” that, just like the virgin birth, begins with a single cell.

So starts an article on CMI's web site. A single-celled irony

Sometimes the best argument is the truth itself.

Don't Add On

Water cannot cleanse the conscience. Gifts don't prove a new life. Jesus Christ is the truth. His blood is what saves, trusting in Him and repenting. The fruit of this will be seen clearly. As my sister says, "Don't add on." Let the Gospel be pure.

An atheist knows more than a Christian

This time Christopher Hitchens got it exactly right.

During a recent trip to Portland, Oregon, noted atheist Christopher Hitchens laid down some seriously good theology. Most people recognize Hitchens as the author of the bestselling book God is Not Great: Why Religion Poisons Everything. Since the book’s publication in 2007, Hitchens has toured the country debating a series of religious leaders, including some well-known evangelical thinkers. He is clever, acerbic, quick on his feet, and in general a very articulate spokesman for atheism. In Portland he was interviewed by Unitarian minister Marilyn Sewell. The entire transcript of the interview has been posted online. The following exchange took place near the start of the interview:

Sewell: The religion you cite in your book is generally the fundamentalist faith of various kinds. I’m a liberal Christian, and I don’t take the stories from the scripture literally. I don’t believe in the doctrine of atonement (that Jesus died for our sins, for example). Do you make and distinction between fundamentalist faith and liberal religion?

Hitchens: I would say that if you don’t believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ and Messiah, and that he rose again from the dead and by his sacrifice our sins are forgiven, you’re really not in any meaningful sense a Christian.

Sewell wanted no part of that discussion so her next words are, “Let me go someplace else."

This little snippet demonstrates an important point about religious “God-talk.” You can call yourself anything you like, but if you don’t believe that Jesus is the Son of God who died on the cross for our sins and then rose from the dead, you are not “in any meaningful sense” a Christian.

We need to know what a Christian is and then live it.

For Those Suffering

Can The World See Jesus In You?

Here is an important question: Can the world see Jesus in you?

Noah

Here is a fictional account of Noah and his last days before boarding the ark.

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The Weapons of Faith

Changing society.

Two questions:

Do we become heavily involved in politics and political action; is this the war we fight?
Do we become heavily involved in true Christianity?

How much we get involved in political activity is up to you, but please consider: if you plan to change society, you can force your way by power or manipulation or there can be a heart change to do what is right.

What is right?

The Ten Commandments.
Two aspects:
1. Love of God--obedience to Him is how we show love to Him ("if you love me, keep my commandments").
2. Love of others--showing compassion, gentleness, the Golden Rule to others.

Physical warfare we are familiar with, but spiritual warfare is what the Christian must be skillfully trained in.

Spiritual Warfare:

1. 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;) Casting down arguments, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having a readiness to punish all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

2. Ephesians 6:13-18 Therefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thus with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.

3. Luke 18:1 And he spoke a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.

These are much different weapons.

1. Having a ready, correct answer. This is apologetics.

2. Truth. This is facts. The Bible is facts and have been proven to honest minds.

3. Righteousness. This is living according to God's rules.

4. The Gospel. This is the message that we have all broken the Ten Commandments, deserve punishment in hell, and by repentance and calling on the name of the Lord Jesus, trusting in Him alone; we can be forgiven, because Jesus Christ paid the penalty.

5. Faith. This is believing God. What He has given us in the Bible is true.

6. Salvation. This is a true rebirth according to the standards and definitions from the Bible.

7. The Bible. God's word to humanity.

8. Prayer. This is talking to God.

These weapons will accomplish more than any political solution.

Israel"s Unwavering Guardsmen

Israel"s Unwavering Guardsmen

This reads like something straight from the Bible book of Judges.

Pray for peace in Jerusalem.

7 Types of People

(Ezra 7:10) For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

7 Types of People

Seek Only
These are false converts.
(Matthew 7:16-19) Ye shall know them by their fruits: Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles: Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
(Isaiah 29:13) Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear towards me is taught by the precept of men.
(Matt 13:5) Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil,(Matt 13:6) but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. (Matt 13:20) As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,(Matt 13:21) yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.
They have a false profession.
They do not seek God honestly.
James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
They do not what the "do" of the gospel.
They want to live their life as they see fit.
(Matthew 7:21) “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Do Only
These are blind.
James 2:14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

Teach Only
These are ignorant.
They do not seek God, or do His will.
They teach but probably will teach error.
(2 Peter 2:17) These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

Seek and Do
These miss the blessing of helping others.
They are selfish or scared.
(Hebrews 5:12) For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food,
(Colossians 3:16) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Seek and Teach
These are hypocrites.
They tell others what they must do, but they will not do it themselves.
(Luke 11:52) Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.”

Do and Teach
This is a Legalist.
They have the laws and do them, but they are not truly born again, because they do not seek God.
They think they will get to heaven, because they think that they are so good--their good out weighs their bad.
(Matthew 23:13) “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.

Seek, Do, Teach
This is the correct way.

Seek
Seeking God:
What is your will? Please help me. Forgive me.
This is our personal response.
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Do
Doing God's will:
Reading the Bible--specifically the New Testament, and doing what it says.
This is love to God.
Psalms 78:4 We will not hide them from their children, showing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous.
John 14:15 If you love Me, keep My commandments.

Teach
Teaching God's way.
Teaching the Gospel.
Teaching His rules.
Titus 2:3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good.
Titus 2:1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine.
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

When Is Jesus Coming Again?

Jesus is coming soon. When? No one except God himself knows.

Some believe he will come when the world is so wicked; it is inevitable for judgment.

And God saw that the evil of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all day long.Gen6:5

Some believe he will come when the last "living stone" is placed in the Temple of the Lord. The Bible teaches that God is building a spiritual house. The living stones are Christians.. those who are convicted of their sins and call out, trusting, in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation.

You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.1Pet2:5

Whatever we must be looking up and be prepared.

Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.Matt24:42

We look for a savior, not the Antichrist.

For our citizenship is in Heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,Phil3:20

We are to be ready. This means to be humble, confess our sins, believe, and live our lives the way the Lord Jesus would want us.

You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” Luke12:40

But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overloaded with gluttony, and drunkenness, and the cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.Luke21:34

Divorice Rates: Christian Vs Non-christian

Often we read that Christians divorce at a higher rate than non-christians. I just accepted this as people don't believe the Bible, what the Lord Jesus gave us in the New Testament, and will not do what it says. I just blindly accepted it, but read this article: I include only the first paragraph.

A friend emailed a copy of a January 17, 2010 article in The Sun News, a paper out of Myrtle Beach, SC, that trumpeted a Barna survey allegedly showing that ”born again” Christians suffer the highest rates of divorce and atheists/agnostics the lowest. At first I thought this must simply be agitprop. A few minutes on the internet, however, produced several websites corroborating the sources, surveys and statistics. See for example here . However, at least one purported Christian website here stated that evangelicals had a lower rate of divorce than the national average and lower than atheists and agnostics. Before this, I was unaware of the Barna distinction between “born again” Christians and evangelicals, and with exceedingly few exceptions, was unaware of people calling themselves “born again” outside evangelical circles. My curiosity piqued and smelling mischief in the gloating newspaper article, I did a little research. What I found demonstrated that biblical Christianity makes a difference in peoples’ lives and that newspapers generally cannot be trusted in matters regarding Christianity. In other words, nothing new.

Remember to Pray for Our Fellow Believers

God can get us through. This may happen to the rest of us. Our we ready?

Jesus Is Coming!

Jesus is coming soon. When? No one except God himself knows.

Some believe he will come when the world is so wicked; it is inevitable for judgment.

And God saw that the evil of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all day long.Gen6:5

Some believe he will come when the last "living stone" is placed in the Temple of the Lord. The Bible teaches that God is building a spiritual house. The living stones are Christians.. those who are convicted of their sins and call out, trusting, in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation.

You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.1Pet2:5

Whatever we must be looking up and be prepared.

Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.Matt24:42

We look for a savior, not the Antichrist.

For our citizenship is in Heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,Phil3:20

We are to be ready. This means to be humble, confess our sins, believe, and live our lives the way the Lord Jesus would want us.

You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” Luke12:40

But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overloaded with gluttony, and drunkenness, and the cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.Luke21:34

Do We Fear the Future?

Remember that there is nothing to fear for the future except that you shall forget how God has led you in the past.

--John Bunyan

Revival

Will there be an end time revival? This is asked so often, but the typical response is, "Well, we have the info, the formula in the Bible." Then this passage is quoted, "(2Chr 7:14 If My people who have been called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from the heavens, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."

This is OK except when the passage is taught, humbling themselves, praying, and seeking is emphasized.

One thing is missing: "...turn from their wicked ways."

For example, a brother in our Lord Jesus writes:
How interested are we in praying to the Lord and truly worshipping His Holy Name?
How interested are we in growing in God's truth and knowing Him deeply?
How interested are we in gaining a greater knowlege and understanding of His Word?
And just how interested are we in sharing those precious things with the dying world around us?

No mention of turning from out wicked ways. He simply forgot to add this. If it was to be pointed out, I'm sure he would agree.

So to be added to the above list must be: "How interested are we in turning from out wicked ways?"

What is wicked is something defined by God himself, not us.

About Todd Bentley--the Possessed

From Slaughter of The Sheep blog:

Here’s another update from Bentley:
2-05-09 7:00 PM – Maintaining Your Healing – Todd Bentley
Throughout this session Todd Bentley talked about how to maintain your healing. Todd shared many testimonies of people he knew who lost their healings, and explains why they did providing over thirty biblical truths of why people lose their healings. The service ended with a Holy Spirit breakout and many of the students were given opportunities to minister to people needing healing.
Aside from just how Scripturally unsound this is, it’s completely ludicrous. Oh, I know I’ll hear from people who say they know of many who have lost their healing, just as they know of many who have been healed. Not only do charismatics testify of their granny’s cousin’s best friend’s mother’s daughter-in-law who was healed, but they also know of their father’s nephew’s son’s girlfriend’s best friend who had a grandmother of the cousin of their niece’s mother-in-law who lost a healing.

Well said. If you watch videos on and about Todd, you will often see him in a trance. He is a liar. He is a false prophet. Easy to tell if you compare the plain, normal reading of the Bible to what Bentley says.

True Education

The great principle of true education is given by Paul in 2 Timothy 2:2: "The things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also." The great account of Christ's crucifixion, especially, is to be taught forever.
---Henry Morris

True education--do we understand this?

A New Reformation

Take one look around our world. A need for a new reformation is evident, both for our culture and for the church. We must return to the Bible as our absolute authority. Ken Ham

The greatest problem then is to read and understand the Bible in its plain, normal sense. People--Christians and otherwise--do not want to take the Bible in this way.

Waiting and Praying

Have you ever thought about why you pray and pray, and there seems to be no answer? I have, and surely you have, too.

God always answers prayer. There are 4 types of answers. First, “Yes”, and it means the way you expected. Second, “Yes” but not exactly like we expected it. Third, “No”; just plain, simple no. The four is the broadest category. It is characterized by “wait”.

Waiting is the hardest thing. Why does God makes us wait? Maybe the time is not right. Maybe someone has to do something first, or be somewhere first. Maybe we have to learn something first. Maybe we have to be chastened. Who knows except our loving savior. One thing for sure, if we quit praying, the answer will not come.

So let us wait patiently. Let us pray for each other. Let us not give up.

New Revelation?

What astounded me was the absolute arrogance that I found there, not to mention the blatant error. The first line on his site says, “In this new teaching series, Kim will instruct his students on one of the keys to hearing God’s voice – Revelation.” Okay, let me go over this one more time – there is no revelation outside of scripture. Why on earth would God give people so-called extra revelation when they still refuse to hear what He actually spoke through His Son? The holy scripture is our plumbline of truth, and if you stray outside of that, it leaves the door wide open for anything and everything a false prophet would try to introduce into the church, and there will be nothing that can stop it. The Bible has to be our first and final authority on all things. Clement doesn’t teach that the Bible alone contains God’s word to man, he teaches that we are continuing to receive revelation in this present day, and that is not scriptural.

A good reminder that those who accept new and extra revelation do not obey the revelation that they do have--The Scriptures.

Dead or Alive

The churches of today are not Biblical. Consider some of these comments from Paul Proctor and Franklin Graham.

FRANKLIN GRAHAM: 'OUR CHURCHES ARE DEAD'

Franklin Graham Begins 2010: 'I am Not Ashamed of the Gospel'

Let's start reading the Bible in its plain, normal sense and LIVING it. God help us.

Christianity VS Contemplative Prayer

Christians are being exhorted to put their minds on hold through meditation and take a step into the supernatural realm. Is it biblical to connect with the supernatural realm? In an interview with Emergent leader Rob Bell, founding pastor of Mars Hill in Grand Rapids, MI, he made the following comment: "Central to the Christian tradition, for thousands of years, have been disciplines of meditation, reflection, silence, and breathing. It was understood that to be a healthy person, to be fully connected with God, and fully centered you would spend significant parts of your day in silence–breathing, meditating–praying allowing the Spirit of God to transform you and touch you." So ordinary people spent significant parts of their day in silence, meditating?

This is from Marsha West's column, GNOSTICISM, CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER & OTHER CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS.