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“Do Not Touch My ANOINTED ONES; Do My PROPHETS No Harm”

We’ve all heard this verse, but how do we properly interpret it? Who are God’s “anointed ones”? To answer, let’s go to the passage, which appears twice in Scripture verbatim: “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.” Psalm 105:15 “Do not touch my anointed..

29th January 2025
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Should Church Leaders Be CORRECTED Privately or Publicly?

Since the Word of Truth is “useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 2:15 & 3:16), let’s see what it says on this particular issue: 17The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching..

1st January 2024
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Does Walking in AGAPE LOVE Mean You Should Be a DOORMAT to Abuse?

A popular minister was preaching on walking in agape love wherein he quoted a verse from the great love passage: Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, 1 Corinthians 13:7a (Amplified Bible Classic) He then brought up a Christian brother who was dealing with a rude, abusive jerk and..

8th February 2022
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What Does GO THE EXTRA MILE Mean?

Christ instructed believers: “If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.” Matthew 5:41 What did the Lord mean by this? At that time, the Holy Land was under Roman control and Roman soldiers, who walked everywhere, were permitted by law to enlist non-citizens to carry..

28th October 2020
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ACCOUNTABILITY — the Good, the Bad and the Eye-Rolling

Accountability refers to the fact or condition of being accountable. All believers are ultimately accountable to God and will thus stand before Christ at the Judgment Seat to give an account of what we did in the body, whether good or bad (2 Corinthians 5:10-11). Even unbelievers are accountable to..

12th July 2020
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Handling PERSONAL OFFENSES vs. Handling CRIMINAL ACTS

There’s a huge difference between dealing with personal offenses as opposed to dealing with severe criminal acts. The former is a matter of peace between people in the Church, as well as society (relatives, co-workers, neighbors, etc.), whereas the latter is a matter of acquiring justice and protecting the populace from wicked thugs.

18th December 2019
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NOSINESS and Manipulation (NOT Spiritual)

Unspiritual people have a tendency to pry into other people’s business. In other words, they have an unhealthy interest in the private affairs of others. This is nosiness and can be observed when Christ prophesied how Peter would eventually die, which prompted Peter to nosily inquire about how John would die.

1st October 2019
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WHAT DID JUDE MEAN About Not Daring to Bring a Slanderous Accusation Against the Devil?

The subject of the passage is established in verse 4: “godless men who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our sovereign and Lord.” That is, they deny Christ through their unrepentant immoral actions; see Titus 1:16.

13th September 2019
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MINISTERIAL ABUSE — The Diotrephes Spirit vs. the Davidic Spirit

The Bible offers an excellent example of ministerial abuse with the arrogant & jealous Diotrephes. DON’T overlook such abuse in the name of peace & niceness.

15th August 2016