In similar fashion, false prophets and pastors tend to confuse the spectacular with the supernatural. This espe-cially plays a role in special presentations designed to appeal to the flesh. However, a spectacular presentation does not guarantee...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declar-ing unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Je-sus Christ, and him crucified. And I was with you in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Third, Christ centered preaching presents the demands and the delights of the life of Christ in every day living. We tend to view salvation as a one-time experience. Some day in the future, I will inherit eternal life. We act as though our...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Second, a Christ centered ministry preaches deliverance from sin through faith in Jesus Christ alone. Many preachers of our day that I would call false prophets and false teachers do not present Jesus in that fashion. In-stead, they present...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Unfortunately, the Church today relies upon imitation powers, too. We have our heroes, too. We can identify past preachers and leaders whom God used mightily. They cannot help us now. We need leaders and preachers today who will proclaim the truth...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!" Amos served God as a prophet in Israel and Judah, the divided kingdoms of Israel. After the death...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Jude identified a third characteristic of the false prophets and teachers, a deficiency of knowledge. He explained it this way, "But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multi-plied. Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Fifth, the Church needs to understand the doctrine of the Scriptures, the Bible. Down through history, the en-emy of the souls of mankind has attempted to destroy the Bible. Governments have outlawed it. Religious lead-ers have misused it....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
