Every day seems to bring more news of financial crisis that seems to spell gloom and doom for the world economy. Has the last 30 years of economic prosperity really been a fleeting Consumer Bubble that is popping now? Consider stories like this…

Great Crash of 2008 (Continued)

Is there any peace and comfort now? Yes! It is still available in the same place that it always was, but many people ignored it because they didn’t think they needed it. Please read How to Find Peace of Mind and God’s Formula for Rest

You have probably seen a denominational tree like this one that shows an undivided church to about 1054 A.D.

Denominational Tree

But, what did the Apostle Paul mean when he wrote of this warning to the men of Ephesus around 60 A.D.? If he really meant what he said, then there were already divisions in the church long before the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches split. Read the rest of this entry »

The Bible is a big complicated book: over 1,000 pages, written by 40 authors, from 3 continents, in 3 languages, over a time period of about 1,500 years. If you’ve ever wanted to start understanding the Bible or deepen your appreciation for it, then tune in to our current “Walk Through the Bible” series on BibleTruths Internet Radio. If you missed some of the broadcasts or would like the entire series on CD, simply write us a request for the series.

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all (Ephesians 4)

How to Find the Right Church — This question is often asked, How do I find the right church?. It is usually answered by giving the name or description of some denomination. However, we want to answer this question from the Bible, not man’s opinions.

Join the Church of Your Choice or Join the Church of God’s Choice — Is there a Church of God’s choice for his children? We believe God has commanded us to endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. We want to study God’s word with you to prove the body of Christ is functional and the only church the Lord is building. Salvation by God’s grace makes you a member of His church.

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Genesis 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, “Ye shall not surely die”.

Even real believers, at times, buy into this lie. The Seventh Day Adventists, the Watchtower Society, and others, say that Adam and Eve, began to die, the day they ate. Their materialistic view of scripture is flawed. Well, God said, Genesis 2:17 for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Adam and Eve died the day they ate because death (real bible death) is separation from God, not just cessation of physical existence. They died spiritually. They also, as we know, began to die physically.

Please refer to MMJ’s excellent study: 8 Kinds of Death. Test your spiritual understanding of which, if any, of these 8 deaths are only physical, and which are spiritual.

John 6:53 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

This was very offensive to many when Christ said it, but Christendom, over the centuries of time, has invented ritualistic explanations to relieve the offence. Rome simply empowers their priests to make bread and wine, with magic words, into the actual body and blood of the Lord. To them, this satisfies the meaning of the verse. Most of Protestantism tries to spiritualize the passage but at the same time hold on to some type of physical ceremony. Both missing what the Lord was teaching. Christ was not promoting a corruption of Israel’s Passover—which was a full meal, held once a year—He was endeavoring to teach ritualistically minded Jews spiritual realities. In John 3, it was a spiritual birth not a physical birth. In John 4, it was living water not physical water. Here in john 6, it’s spiritual meat not physical food.

Verse 63 settles the debate for the spiritually minded. John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

James 2:20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

This is probably the most misunderstood verse in the Bible — but it means exactly what it says — “faith without works is dead”. In other words it is a “dead faith” that has no works. This verse, and its entire passage, does not teach that works save you. This passage teaches us that works prove to others if you really are saved. Verse 18. The true plan of salvation is not a “devils faith” plus good works. Verse 19. Abraham was not saved because he offered up Isaac, but he was “justified”, (declared right) when he offered him up. Abraham was saved 50 years earlier when “he believed”, and now, “by works his faith was made perfect”. Verse 22. This work of his was a proof to others that he was saved.

Justified does not mean saved. Lu 7:29 And all the people that heard him, (John) and the publicans, justified God, (They declared God right.) We declare Abraham right by his works and saved by his faith.

Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

This must be the most misused verse in the Bible — it is the only verse many people know. The verse, by itself, gives the carnal mind what appears to be a hiding place. This is not the case. The scriptures teach us in a number of places to judge ourselves, and each other. Reading a little further right here in Matthew 7 we see that the “Hypocrite” (verse 5) who does not appreciate godly judging is told to, “get the beam out of his eye”, so that he can properly “judge” someone else.

Colossians 2:10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power

This must be the most rejected verse in the Bible because almost all of Christendo—in doctrine and actions—reject this biblical fact. Without: preacher, priest, ritual, temple, trinket, water, wine, bread, works, tithing, “church” membership, tongues, etc., etc., the real believer is, always has been, and always will be, “Complete in Him”.