Shining In The Dark

The Seven Churches Of Revelation April 14, 2016 For the Glory of God and the Edification of His Church… Introduction The letters are broken up into several levels. The first is that they were actual churches of their time, and archaeological findings have confirmed this. Since there were many much bigger churches during this time such as the church at Jerusalem, Corinth, and Rome, I would have to speculate that these seven Churches were a cross-cut representation of major issues that all churches may encounter. The second level are the warnings that Christ gives to the seven churches. Each of the letters has this very important phrase “ Hear what the Spirit says to the churches”. Notice it is not singular “church” but plural “churches”, which tells us these messages were for every church in existence during John’s time. Also, once we understand these messages we can see seven very distinct profiles of Christianity. The next level is that these messages are for ever...

A Special Thanks To My FB Friend Andy For This Message... Is entire sanctification possible? Can Christians achieve sinless perfection in this life? Many readers of the Bible have believed that a Christian can reach a point of sinless perfection in this life. This teaching is based on passages such as Matthew 5:48, "You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Why would Jesus command perfection if it is impossible to be perfect? Does the Bible really teach that a Christian can live without sinning? Not necessarily. A large part of the misunderstanding centers on the meaning of the word translated "perfect" in Matthew 5:48 and similar verses. The Greek word telios can mean "perfect," "complete," or "mature." Because translators do not want to give the wrong idea about God ("Be mature, as your heavenly Father is mature"), they typically translate the word as "perfect." However, the id...

Luke 22:35-36 “ And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye anything? And they said nothing. Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one” This is #1 verse that people who want to kill people in self-defense use to defend their stance in the NT... So let us follow THAT sword shall we? In Luke as we read Jesus tells the disciples to "buy a sword" but did he ever say anywhere to use it for violent means? NO HE DID NOT!! If you say he did then you are ADDING your bias to the Word of God. In Matthew 26:51-52 it shows the response of JESUS himself when the sword was used for violence by one his disciples so what did he do?   Jesus rebuked him and told HIM to put it AWAY !! "And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and...

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False Peace Some Christians are posting the scripture in 2 Chronicles 7:14 where it says that "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land". Sadly, they actually believe that the Trump/Kim summit has allowed God to heal the land of America, but they are blind and deceived because they are listening to the false teaching being spewed out by the false teachers of America. Americans have NOT repented of their sins, Americanized Christians have not repented of their sins, American leaders have not repented of their sins and America has not turned back to God! America is still murdering babies by the thousands in the form of abortion, Americanized christians are still worshiping in false ways and many are actually following satanic worships such as the Kundalini spirit, Americanized christians have becom...