Church and Christianity
To virtually all the world the words "Church" and "Christianity" are synonymous with the people that profess to believe in and follow Christ. Amazingly, the word "church" does not occur in the Greek of the New Testament but is a mistranslation.
At the end of this age, in the book of Revelation, we find God calling to His people to come out of a place he calls Babylon and the Great Whore to avoid the plagues she will receive for her sins. Where is this place that God's people find themselves that is a "habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit" (Rev. 18:2).
The apostle Paul told us that "such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works." (2Cor 11:13-15). Where are these false, deceitful ministers who claim to be sent by Christ? Where is Satan's influence to be found posing to be a source of light to those seeking God?
They can only be in places that claim to be of Christ! Christian denominations! As you read these articles prepare to be surprised and shocked. Satan deceives the whole world. He is hiding in a place that seems to be above suspicion but Paul also wrote that the one who "as God sitteth in the temple of God" will "be revealed in his time" (1Thess 2:4,6). As we draw nearer to the events that will herald the return of Christ the truth about the antichrist spirit and where it is hiding will be revealed.
New Birth Teaching Series
"You must be born again"
Three hours of audio teaching (transcript available) from Pastor John Clark, Sr. on the subject of the "New Birth".
When is a person born again and how do you know? The Bible contains clear revelation from God about when a person is born again. Learn what had to occur before the new birth was available to man. Listen as Pastor John covers these topics and more:This is perhaps the most important issue for a person to understand.
Have you been born again?
Thought for the Evening
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LIKE ABRAHAM
I and others are telling God's children that their heavenly Father is calling them out of Christianity. But if He is calling them out of that religion, to where is He calling them next? In answer to that question, I can only repeat the answer that I have given a number of people who have asked it over the years; to wit, it is enough for us to simply know that our heavenly Father is calling us out of the religious system called "Christianity". It is not our prerogative to demand that He tell us beforehand where He will take us after we come out.
When God called Abraham out of Ur, Abraham simply went out. If Abraham had demanded that God tell him where he was going before he would leave Ur, he would have died in that godless country. But what does the Scripture say? "He went out, not knowing where he was going." Abraham went out of Ur simply because he heard God's voice telling him to leave. He had to take that first step of obedience in order to be prepared for the second step, the step of hearing God's instructions as to where to go next.
You, my dear friends who are still in Christianity, are not going to be told where to go or what will happen to you next as long as you remain inside the walls of that corrupt religious system. You are going to obey God and come out, as Abraham did, without being told where to go next, before God will show you where to go and what to do next. Don't you want to know what God has planned for you?