IS IT TRUE THAT THE RICH CANNOT ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD ? A statement by Jesus can lead some believers to fear money or any level of wealth. What should a wise, balanced believer make of this verse? Luke 18:23-25, "And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful, for he was very rich.…
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Similarity Between Worship of Pagan God Molech and the Modern West’s Death Culture
WHY DOES GOD CONDEMN PAGANISM AND MOLECH'S INFLUENCE? The modern world embraces a death culture from abortion to euthanasia, not knowing that these things have a distant past. ONE OF THE ODDEST things revealed in Bible history is the magnetic attraction of idolatry and false gods like Molech, a death god. Whenever Israel lost their…
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The Value and Struggle for True Christian Leadership – Part 3: The Challenge of Spiritual Wolves
PRECEPTS ON HOW THE SPIRITUALLY MATURE CAN WOLF-PROOF THEIR CHURCHES True churches will become targets of wolves; therefore we must train leaders within the congregations on how to counter them. These seven principles are obviously overlapping and interconnected but helpful to prepare and protect believers. 1. ALL MATURE BRETHREN MUST KNOW THAT THE…
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The Value and Struggle for True Christian Leadership – Part 2
THE APOSTLE PAUL'S LEADERSHIP ADVICE TO HIS SUCCESSORS Timothy was Paul's primary successor in his missionary work to the gentile world. Paul realized that the younger man would be around, hopefully, for many years afterwards. Therefore the training of Timothy was crucial. 1 Timothy 4:12, “Let no one despise your youth, but be…
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