See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to the human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. Colossians 2:8 Paul was in tuned to God and had wisdom. In this verse, Paul is warning Christians to be on guard against philosophies, religions, and traditions that teach being independent from God and his ways. One of the greatest philosophy threat, today, is secular humanism. Humanism is any thought system based on values, characteristics, and behaviors that are believed to be best in human beings rather than any supernatural authority. Philosophy is an idea, view,…
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Discerning False Teachers
But test everything; hold fast to what is good. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 How do you discern false teachers? Do you find it easy or hard to discern false teachers? Today we are going to learn how to test the false teacher/teaching. Discerning is recognizing and taking time to evaluate. First, we must discern their character. As humans, we can assume that all people who say and act like a Christian, do all that they are suppose too. What I mean by this is do we as Christian pray as we should? I have experienced this. People assume that I have an awesome prayer life. Don’t get me wrong, I do pray.…
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False Teachers
And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. Matthew 24:11 Be careful! God has warned all of us to be careful of false teachers and preachers, especially in the last days. They will gain influence in the church by saying they have new revelations and solutions to sermon problems. The key to knowing if you have false teachers is to know your bible and know God’s voice. False teachers will not show evidence from the bible to back their claims up. They may preach according to God’s word, but inside they are as corrupted as in the days of Jesus. there are Christians writers, missionaries, pastors, evangelists, teachers, musicians,…
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Be Ware!!
To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and from God our father. Colossians 1:2 Are you in tune to God so you can discern imposters? God never promised that following him would be easy. However, he does protect us. Along with him keeping his promises we have to do our part. We have to make our Tryon got top, number one priority in our life. This means spending time in prayer, studying your Bible to really know it and understand it, apply all that we learn, to worship and praise God. Here I would like to talk about being biblical literate to discern…
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The Athletes Race
Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do; forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:13-14 Athletes have to be determined and full of concentration in order to win the race. This is how Paul felt about himself. An athlete in a race. He put forth all his strength and pressing on with determination and concentration to finish the race and to win. Paul’s goal was to reach and fulfill the goal that Christ set before him. For…
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Prayer With Joy
Always an every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with Joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day and tell now, Philippians 1:4-5 Joy is part of our life. In Philippians, this is the key point. Joy is the central part of our salvation and relationship with Jesus. Joy reflects the inner peace and delight in our Triune God. It’s the blessing that comes from our relationship with them. Joy is more then an emotion of happiness. It’s deeper. Joy is God’s immeasurable love for us. It’s also the peace and hope we have because of what Christ did for us. The…
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Why The Law
Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through Angels by and intermediary. Galatians 3:19 Nomos is the Greek word for law and in Hebrew it is Torah. The meaning for law is teaching or direction. The law can refer to the 10 commandments for the Pentateuch which is the first five books of the Old Testament or it could be any command in the Old Testament. But what Paul is pointing out here about the wall would include the sacrificial system that was part of God‘s ultimate covenant with…
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Do Not Twist The Truth. Part 2
As we have said before, so now I say again: if anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. Galatians 1:9 To all Christians, got to Mansurs to defend the faith. We are to have a loving attitude when confronting others. When teachers, ministers, and others in the church are denying the foundational truths top by Jesus and the apostles, we are two separate ourselves from them. This is taught in verses eight through nine; Romans chapter 16: 17-18, and 2 Corinthians 6: 17. We need to know what to these biblical truths are. They are the deity of Jesus Christ.…
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Do Not TwistThe Truth. Part 1
As we have said before, so now I see you again: if anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. Galatians 1:9 Let him be accursed. What does accursed me? Have you noticed that word before? I sure haven’t. Accursed means that one has come under God’s curse, is doomed to destruction and will receive God’s judgment, eternal punishment and permanent separation from God. Paul expresses many things about this verse. First he expresses that the Holy Spirit is inspired attitude of justified anger. Also judgment to those fools twist the truth of the original gospel of Christ, or to those…
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To Be Innocent
For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil Roman 16:19 And is it like a child whose mind knows no evil. To be like that again. Innocent means unmixed or pure. In practical terms, it means to be experts in doing good and I’m skilled at doing evil. Christians must make it a point to serve one another for the sake of Christ. Also to do what is right by God Standard. Christians need to Stop exposing themselves to evil behaviors or participating in ungodly activities.…