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62 Roman Catholic theologians, priests and academics have accused Pope Francis of heresy. WND.com, 9-24-17.
Martin Luther was a Catholic (Augustinian) Monk who visited Rome and said, “If there is a hell, Rome is built over it.” He was bothered by the luxurious living, the loose morals, and the ... Views: 753
Media Mock Meade’s Misunderstanding of a Sign in Sky September 23 as ‘End of Days and Rapture,’ says Dr. Richard Ruhling, author of God Bless America? He explains the ‘Great Sign of Revelation 12’ is not apocalyptic for September 23, but its nine months ‘pregnancy’ points to next ... Views: 956
The UN theme chosen for this year is “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.” The Bible says, “When they shall say ‘Peace and safety,’ sudden destruction comes on them…” 1Thess 5:3.
The United Nations is notorious for saying one thing and doing another. This was seen in ... Views: 661
Can You Lose Your Salvation Controversy?
There is a Salvation controversy within main line Christian church beliefs. Some denominations believe that once a person is saved they are always saved. Other denominations believe that one can lose their salvation after becoming saved.
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“Give me your tired, your poor…yearning to breathe free.” The Statue of Liberty has welcomed “the huddled masses” from every continent since 1865, but immigration has transformed the US.
Early Americans took huge risks of death at sea and from Indians or starvation in the New World because ... Views: 827
“The jolting message contained in ‘No Go Zones: How Sharia Law Is Coming to a Neighborhood Near You,’ is one of warning for America, which is in the process of building up its own no-go zones by making the same immigration mistakes now on full display in Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, ... Views: 741
How you started is not important – how you finish is what counts! You can break the chains that bind you and you can create changes that will transform your life if you make the right choices that will enhance your development and improve your thinking and your life. You may be facing ... Views: 768
Too often people think that if they surrender they are showing their weaknesses and flaws. I am here to tell you that it takes a great deal of strength to surrender your worries, fears and concerns to the Holy Spirit. We all suffer troubles and great concerns in our lives whether they ... Views: 795
The Advantages of Creativity
1. Creativity will change your life completely. Creativity helps you to change the old things in your life by introducing new methods, ideas, or products. You will benefit from the privileges and outcomes of your ideas. This will make you competitive and you will ... Views: 523
An email from a friend cites some guru who says next week’s eclipse means “the end of the world!”
This is baloney, and probably nothing huge will happen August 21 to endorse the significance of the eclipse. “Signs of the times” should be taken in their context and it is interesting that ... Views: 844
I guess we should identify what we need to get rid of when we want to unshackle ourselves from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD.) That is, the things we need to emotionally throw over-board in order to be able to steer our spiritual ship steady. I was reminded of this analogy when reading ... Views: 1339
In order to buttress the title of the article, let’s take a brief look into the Christian Bible, at a scripture in Psalms 103: 7 which says: "He made his ways known to Moses, and his acts known to the children of Israel". Although Moses had a lot of access to the ways of GOD, the children of ... Views: 1282
Have you ever had one of those "aw-ha" moments when something you were familiar with but never really thought about was revealed to you in just an ordinary Sunday night service? This happened to me last Sunday when my pastor, Bro Dennis Knowles, asked the question, "Are you a Christian or just ... Views: 586
There is actually nothing like getting “something for nothing”, in this world! Making a difference, involves the expenditure of time, energy and resources. Generally, Mother Theresa of Calcutta, India, made a difference in the world: specifically she made a difference by helping the poor and ... Views: 797
The scripture in Proverbs 20: 5 of the Christian Bible, says: “Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out”. A deep look at that scripture will give you the impression that an immeasurable amount of treasures lies within each human beings heart; ... Views: 1061
Most times, people — including myself — probably don’t seem to don’t give any thought about God and his greatness. We are too engrossed in our own activities, good or bad, to a point that we hardly think about God, the trees, birds and other wonderfully created beings and objects created by God. ... Views: 969
Any human being who is genuinely connected with God (the creator of all things) would have ultimate peace and true prosperity. God is spirit and we can’t see him! In fact, his invisibility makes many people feel like he doesn’t exist. But he’s there! Right out there! He’s connected with men and ... Views: 1244
Christianity is the globe biggest religion, which is thoughtfully based on the teaching and life of the Jesus Christ as explained in the New Testament of the Bible. The faith encompasses lots of religious traditions that vary largely by geography and culture, as well as many diverse sects and ... Views: 2040
One often asks about the likely gifting options for a religious friend. There are lots of meaningful Christian gifts ranging from a plain jeweled cross pendant to the Holy Bible. Like all gifts, size truly does not matter. It should be personal and grip value in the other person’s life. Here are ... Views: 2196
Have you ever wondered why the emblem of the cross has such a profound presence in our world today? To Christians, the cross should be a reminder of the call of Christ.
In Roman times the cross was a means of death for prisoners to serve not only as a means for killing someone but it was also ... Views: 598
Can a divorced woman find purpose? She may feel as if she is of no value in the service of God and that her marital status hangs around her neck like a scarlet letter. This feeling can sometimes be the strongest in a Christian Church.
There are so many scenarios of a divorced woman in ... Views: 646
Christ implies that we don’t understand the parables—we are asleep with lights out in Matthew 25:5. The next verse says ‘midnight.’ It’s dark, and hence a need of oil in the lamps to find the way to the wedding.
There is parallel imagery in the Song of Solomon representing Israel’s wisest ... Views: 812
Ricardo Beas, a concerned citizen and parent of three school-age children in California seeks to do the impossible. He is shedding light on the illegality and health hazards of mandatory vaccines, believing compulsory vaccination will be overruled by public opinion.
Citing our ... Views: 1445
In the case of early mental health issues, or coping with the challenges of life’s daily grind, I would argue that churches – and of course other religious institutions – can do more to support individuals in their communities. The relationship between emotional health and spirituality is, ... Views: 784
Psychic readings “Just try it
out,” I suggested. “And be playful with it—don’t check out to make daily life or
death decisions with this new software or you’ll be very stressed to find out
the signal anyway.”
Gemma had her 1st signal sighting even though nervously waiting for any ... Views: 1107
One of Christianity's most positive traits is the way in which it can appeal and offer hope to everyone, regardless of their station in life, education or the hardships they have endured. Its tenets inspire scholars and simpletons alike with their warmth, altruism and the promise of better ... Views: 1409
Jerusalem, a Divine City in Need of Salvation and Peace
When examining all of the history we are privy to today, anyone would be hard pressed to find a site as holy, or as riddled with contention as the sacred city of Jerusalem. For more than three millennia now it has stood as the final ... Views: 843
The greatest discoveries that we can make are not those of technology, but how to have health, happiness and purposeful living that brings a better destiny, says Richard Ruhling, MD.
At 75, Ruhling is enjoying all of the above better than when he was 35 and had headaches that helped him ... Views: 849
#1. When asked about the end of the world in Matthew 24, Christ said to understand the book of Daniel. Daniel and his friends faced life or death situations in chapters 1-6. “Daniel” means God is my Judge, and the book of Judges show they were deliverers like Gideon and Samson. God may deliver ... Views: 770
Starbucks was ordered by a judge to pay a woman $100,000 because the lid to her coffee popped off and she got 1st and 2nd degree burns. A 1st degree burn means erythema or redness; a 2nd degree burn means a blister forms. Too bad we can’t all get a blister from Starbucks and collect $100,000. ... Views: 883
HOW TO GROW YOUR FAITH
From our knowledge of the levels of faith, we know that faith has a growing capacity. The amazing thing about this is that no matter how strong your faith is, it never stops to grow. More so, no matter how dead your faith is, it can still grow. Truth be told, nothing in ... Views: 966
This titled message is not just for those of us going through PTSD.
It is time to recognize the signs Creator has given to you, and me.
Scripture coincides these signs called, “Trumpets” in the book of Revelation.
The book of Daniel eerily gives the same reference coordination.
How ... Views: 1087
As the US is divided, another Civil War looms. What lessons can we learn? ‘History repeats worse for those who ignore it.'
“Those who think this is ‘one nation under God,’ should consider how it fell. The lesson includes history that agrees with Bible prophecy in Revelation 13 where the ‘sea ... Views: 810
A megaquake is expected to initiate the end-time ‘day of the Lord,’ clued by Christ’s closing parables “as the days of Noah” for May 12, says Bible author, Dr. Richard Ruhling.
“The fruitless fig tree that withered under Christ’s curse represented the Jewish nation then, but the US now,” says ... Views: 818
“At the time of the end” a goat with a great horn stomps a militant ram, breaking its horns—“kings of Media & Persia” (Iraq & Iran) said Gabriel, Daniel 8.
“The biblical year begins in the spring with the new moon crescent (chodesh, Exod 12:2) after the equinox. A week later, Trump bombs ... Views: 1057
If you are sensitive to the plight of abused children who have been removed from their home or you notice that there are families in your church that are fostering a child, it might make you think how fortunate those children are to have a stable family care for them! You might also think of ... Views: 862
Arabs are descendants of Abraham with a claim on the land of the covenant that Jews say is theirs, but the terms need to be redefined after what’s coming.
“The day of the LORD comes…I will bring all [Arab?] nations against Jerusalem to battle. The houses shall be rifled and the women ... Views: 785
Papal visits intersected the jubilee timeline to signal the end of 6000 years when “day of the LORD” prophecies are due; Jerusalem’s destruction is first.
“The day of the LORD comes…I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the ... Views: 1102
One could spend hours sifting through its hollowed pages and not come close to finding words as poignant and true of the Christian faith as the Lord's Prayer in the Bible. Not only does it mark a turning point in the way Jesus wishes for us to view our relationship with God, but it is ... Views: 741
"For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise". (Hebrews 10:36).
SOMETIMES WE GET FOOLED INTO BELIEVING THAT OUR DESTINY
will just drop in our lap and the promises of God will automatically manifest themselves, but that's not the case. ... Views: 3116
“What is to come has been already, and God summons each event back in its turn.” Solomon, Eccl 3:15, NEB
The pope’s apology over nearly a million Protestant Tutsis murdered in Rwanda should make us wonder. People never thought it would happen again after Hitler—not in our ‘enlightened age.’ ... Views: 733
THE ORIGINAL SIN... Part 2
..JOURNEY OUT OF Eden........( genesis3)
Last time we considered the first part of the original sin, which was. The loss Of innocence.
Eden happens to be the place of purpose, work, and divine assignment. In life, we all have a purpose, a special assignment ... Views: 1127
Touting the benefits of cold water training, a former Navy seal explains health benefits and encourages us to end our bathing with a cold shower in a 1-minute video.
Benefits cited include reducing inflammation for joints and vasoconstriction that squeezes lactic acid out of the muscles so we ... Views: 1141
THE RACE 2 #seedtract
GET SET (the place of preparation.)
In a race when everyone is on the block, the next instruction is “GET SET”. To get set means to be ready, to prepare, to be vigilant because the race is about to start.
In life’s race, everyone needs to get set for the race. ... Views: 801
The RACE (1)
One the track, the athletes line up for the great race. The race official barks the instructions we all know
1. On your blocks
2. Get set
3. Go!
Life is truly a race, therefore, for you to run you must obey the instruction so the race referee. Your qualification on the ... Views: 2919
THE ANATOMY OF SIN.
What is sin? The understanding of this will enlighten us on who a sinner is. Sin is the doubt and unbelief in God, and His values. Sin is therefore an internal rejection of your creator and origin.
‘There is no fear of God before their eyes’ (romans 3:18).
In dissecting ... Views: 843
(THE ORIGINAL SIN) part 1
......THE LOSS OF INNOCENCE .... ( genesis 3)
One of the greatest things to observe is the innocence of a child. Children are simply pure, having a rare form of peace and joy. However, as they grow, there comes dents, which start as little misgivings but grow ... Views: 1097
GOD'S WORK ETHICS ( genesis 1 and2)
God has work ethics
Which when followed will definitely lead to a successful career. These work ethics are embedded in the creation system.
One of the greatest secrets of life is seen in work. How you work, when you work and your general attitude ... Views: 962
Gods version
( divine model)
No matter the extent of human knowledge, wisdom or intellectual prowess, we are limited to a large extent on what we are capable of making happen.
When man newly acquired knowledge through eating the forbidden tree of knowledge, he invented his first ware, ... Views: 773
Christianity is not a religion....part 1 ( dangerous religious atheists)
Yes Christianity is not a religion, It is high time those who claim be Christians understood what they are in for.
That you go to church does not make you a christian, that you work in church does not qualify you as a ... Views: 850