Issues and Answers News - vol 1, 11/9/02
1 Timothy 4: 1,6 “But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons…… In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, {constantly} nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following.”
New Series
We will begin a new series Nov. 16th on “Additions to the Scripture”. Presently we are planning a 5 week series but the more we study, the more we find. This series will probably go through the end of the year. We will be concentrating on the additions from so called “Christian” psychologists, counselors and psychiatrists. We will be examining the teachings of James Dobson, Robert Schuller and others who challenge the efficiency, sufficiency, inspiration and infallibility of the scriptures by adding their ideas and thoughts to the Word. This series of programs will be available on the website some time in mid November for downloading and listening.
The Archive Page
We currently offer a selection of past programs on our Archive page. These are Real Audio files as they offer us more programs in the limited space we have on our server. Real Audio offers a free player so that there is no cost to listen and share these programs with others. We encourage you to down load and copy these programs and to share them with your friends. Please let them know where you got them so that they might visit the site.
Bible Search Tool
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We provide a valuable link on our Home page for the serious Bible student. When you do a search for a word, phrase or verse, you will be linked to the Crosswalk Bible Study page. The site contains commentaries, Bible dictionaries, Greek and Hebrew pronunciations, and a variety of Bible translations. We use it all the time to find verses and words quickly. And the best part is that it is free!
Do You Know Who said this????
"In a theology that starts with an uncompromising respect for each person's pride and dignity, I have no right to ever preach a sermon or write an article that would offend the self-respect and violate the self-dignity of a listener or reader. Any minister, religious leader, writer, or reporter who stoops to a style, a strategy, a substance, or a spirit that fails to show respect for his or her audience is committing an insulting sin. Every human being must be treated with respect; self-esteem is his sacred right"
What do I mean by sin? Answer: Any human condition or act that robs God of glory by stripping one of His children of their right to divine dignity. ... I can offer still another answer: 'Sin is any act or thought that robs myself or another human being of his or her self-esteem'"
"To be born again means that we must be changed from a negative to a positive self-image -- from inferiority to self-esteem,, from fear to love, from doubt to trust"
Robert Schuller from his book “Self-Esteem: The New Reformation”
Mt 16:24 - Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.
Ro 6:6 - knowing this, that our old self was crucified with {Him,} in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;
I think I will go with the words and wisdom of Jesus and Paul and continue to die to self and not follow Schuller and try to build up self!
“Christianity takes for granted the absence of any self-help and offers a power which is nothing less than the power of God.” A.W. Tozer
News! News! News!
We welcome any news items concerning the apostasy in the American “church”. We ask only that you follow the Biblical mandate that the truth be established in the mouth of 2 or more witnesses and that you avoid being a talebearer. Please accompany any news items with the sources clearly identified so that we can quote our sources to those who are interested.