Pod Prep: Thanksgiving Lost and Someday found again A TRUE HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING The pilgrims arrived in the wilderness of the new world. After several years of failure and near starvation they celebrated God’s bounty in 1623, the first Thanksgiving. They came from Europe to gain religious freedom. They were all alone. At first, they…
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Six Vital Concepts for Understanding End Time Bible Prophecies
SIX VITAL CONCEPTS FOR UNDERSTANDING END TIME PROPHECY 11-20-15 1. PROPHECIES ARE MORAL MESSAGES The overall reason God is giving prophetic messages is to warn us and help us to grow. If people as the target of prophetic warning repent, the punishment can be avoided. The major purpose of prophesy is to help us grow…
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Beware of Dangerous Thoughts the Tenth Commandment
The Tenth Commandment: Beware of Dangerous Thoughts Oct. 16, 2015 IT IS THE ONLY COMMANDMENT THAT IS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT AGAINST THOUGHTS God’s commands are to help live an abundant and happy life. Some thoughts undermine this happiness. Some thoughts we should never have. Violation of this commandment is the fountain from which almost all…
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STEALING HURTS EVERYONE WHILE GIVING IS GOOD FOR US
The Eight Commandment No Stealing: PEOPLE SHOULD PRACTICE GIVING RATHER THAN TAKING, IT BLESSES A SOCIETY STEALING LEADS TO POVERTY If citizens of a particular town or neighborhood practice a lot of stealing they will be poorer. All God’s Commandments are for our benefit. A town that steals will soon find all the goods and…
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IF I WERE THE DEVIL I WOULD USE SEX PAGANISM HEDONISTIC TRAP FOR MANKIND
The Seventh Command Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery: NOT CONTAINING FIRE IS VERY DANGEROUS PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY One Leader expressed the belief that God made sex a powerful force IN HUMANS that must be contained only within marriage. He likened marriage to a fireplace. Eros must be restricted to marriage for the safety of marriages…
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Good Intentions?
Good Intentions? Have you noticed when reading the Bible concerning Christ’s death and resurrection that translators’ attempts to make statements clearer sometimes obfuscate the actual meaning instead? A good example is found in Luke 23:43. It reads, Jesus answered him, ”I tell you the truth today you will be with me in paradise.”…
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