"Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Furthermore, we should believe on the Jesus presented in the Bible because of the proof of experience. Every-where men and women have proclaimed the gospel of Christ it has produced the same response, without regard to color, nationality, society,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately... Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus an-swered and said unto them, Take heed that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The three ways that the false prophets of the era of Ezekiel devoured lives and contributed to the decline and the downfall of the children of Israel exist in our times as well. We need to heed the warnings of Ezekiel to protect us from the same...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation. There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
These practices do not describe the worst actions of these despots. In verse number 22 it says, "Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD. And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A fourth characteristic marked the false prophets in Jeremiah's day, dereliction of duty. Verse 14 of Jeremiah 6 talks about healing the hurt of God's people slightly. This phrase describes a condition where someone has a broken bone out of joint...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so... Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Second, Aaron showed another characteristic of faulty, ungodly leadership: disbelief in God. He failed to trust Him. In those six verses describing Aaron's plans, he does not mention God at all. He did refer to the idol as though it was God. But,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
