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When Pastors Fail to CORRECT THEIR RELATIVES in the Church

Have you ever experienced a situation at an assembly where the pastor refuses to genuinely correct a carnal individual because they’re related? For instance, Carol & I were part of a ministry years ago where a pathological liar ran around the church gossiping & slandering, yet was tolerated because she..

23rd February 2022
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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 Is the UNPARDONABLE SIN (Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit)?

Let’s read the two most informative accounts of where the Lord detailed the unpardonable sin: And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.” 23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to..

15th January 2022
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What Happened to the Hebrews in the Old Testament Are WARNINGS FOR BELIEVERS

The New Testament refers to our Hebraic forefathers who escaped slavery in Egypt: Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. 6 Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. 7 Do not be..

4th January 2022
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Why You should Always FORGIVE WHEN the Offender Is Repentant

There’s this religious myth that Christians must automatically forgive everyone for everything all of the time, but this simply isn’t true. To forgive means to cancel the debt or dismiss the offense. While we are certainly obligated to forgive the repentant — those who humbly ‘fess up or apologize in..

3rd November 2021
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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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How to CONFRONT & CORRECT (and How NOT to)

Genuine believers are to be submitted to one another (Ephesians 5:21), which means we’re accountable to each other based on the morality of New Covenant Christianity and the corresponding God-breathed Scriptures (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 4:6). The biblical book of wisdom puts it like this: “As iron sharpens iron,..

19th August 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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Should You FORGIVE EVERYONE for EVERYTHING ALL of the Time?

Should Christians Forgive EVERYONE for EVERYTHING ALL of the Time, no conditions whatsoever, as is often taught? What’s the Bible teach?

29th June 2016