by Robert Gessner (1930-2014) The church is not ashamed to bear the reproach of Christ. "For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus; for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews" (1 Thess. 2:14). It is not the name of a local church that distinguishes it as being a pattern of the New Testament. The church may have a very unique title such as "The New Testament Church of Jesus Christ" and yet it may not follow the pattern displayed in the New Testament. It is not even the creed formulated by a local church that gives it the distinction of being patterned after the New Testament. The creed, as far as it goes, may be very true to New Testament theology, and yet the church may be far from meeting in a New Testament manner. Obviously, no church would meet New Testament credentials if it did not teach the basic truths of the New Testament; however, it is not just ...
Thanks to the news media bias, and the laziness of the general public regarding investigating, the world has been manipulated to believe that Israel is the aggressor. People ignore or have already fogotten what started the current hostilities. Even more alarming is the complicity of the United Nations in aiding Israel's enemies. The following report is from U.N. Watch. This is just the tip of the iceberg. For more information and documentation, read EyE on the Media , by David Bar-Illan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Evidence Of UNRWA Aid To Hamas On And After October 7th UNRWA Damning evidence of the extent of UNRWA’s ties and material assistance to Hamas continues to pour in. Over the weekend, the IDF revealed its discovery of a Hamas tunnel network under UNRWA’s Gaza headquarters housing a sophisticated data center with electri...
by William MacDonald "This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you ." (Exodus 12:2) New Years resolutions are good but fragile, that is, easily broken. New Years prayers are better; they ascend to the throne of God and set answering wheels in motion. As we come to the beginning of another year, we would do well to make the following prayer requests our own: · Lord Jesus, I rededicate myself afresh to You today. I want you to take my life this coming year and use it for Your glory. Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee. · I pray that You will keep me from sin, from anything that will bring dishonor to Your Name. · Keep me teachable by the Holy Spirit. I want to move forward for You. Dont let me settle in a rut. · May my motto this year be, He must increase; I must decrease. The glory must all be Yours. Help me not to touch it. · Teach me to make every decision a matter of prayer...