When Camilla and I were writing our wedding vows, my future wife told me that she had a problem with the word submit. We had dug up some traditional vows based on Ephesians 5:22: “I promise to love, cherish and submit to my husband as to the … [Read more]
774. Released From the Tithing Tether; Free to Give Gracefully
When the truth confronts our hearts in dynamic fashion, it can be difficult to receive it in our minds because we’ve been trapped within religious teaching which may have caused us to depend on certain assumptions that are not based on truth. One of … [Read more]
The Calling of God’s Ministers
Listening to a daily bible-teaching program this week I heard the speaker quote this verse: "For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called" (I Corinthians 1:26 NKJV). Oh, … [Read more]
The Calling of God’s Ministers
Listening to a daily bible-teaching program this week I heard the speaker quote this verse: "For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called" (I Corinthians 1:26 NKJV). Oh, … [Read more]
The Calling of God’s Ministers
Listening to a daily bible-teaching program this week I heard the speaker quote this verse: "For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called" (I Corinthians 1:26 NKJV). Oh, … [Read more]
6 awesome things that will happen when Christ returns
Judging by the number of books written on the subject, we ought to be able to predict Christ’s return down to the minute, but the fact is nobody knows the hour or day. Jesus could return before the end of the year, or he might return after you have … [Read more]
773. The Twisted “Principle” of Tithing Your Money
In order to come to the conclusion that it is God’s commandment or principle for people to give a tenth of all their income to a church organization, the first thing that must happen is for you to believe this is absolutely true. The second thing is … [Read more]
If a woman can’t be a husband, she can’t be a pastor, right?
Aimee Semple McPherson, founder of the Foursquare Gospel Church What sort of person makes a good pastor? In his letters to Timothy and Titus, Paul lists sixteen desirable qualities (see 1 Tim. 3:1-7, Tit. 1:5-9). Pastors or overseers or elders should … [Read more]
772. Neither the Storehouse nor Abraham’s Tithe Have to Do With Supporting a Church
The Jews brought a tithe of food to the storehouse for the priestly tribe of the Levites under the Old Covenant—who didn’t own land and were not allowed to work for their chow. Twisted religion will try to lay claim that the “new” storehouse is … [Read more]
Is the King James Bible sexist?
Recently I asked the question, “Is the Bible sexist?” It is and it isn’t. It is in the sense that it records the sexist stories and laws of patriarchal societies. But it isn’t in the sense that it reveals God’s heart for equality and freedom. Men and … [Read more]
771. “Jesus Told Us We Should Tithe!” Fact Checked: False
Did Jesus teach us believers to tithe in the New Covenant which was established after His death? Well-intentioned religious folks who are in the nasty habit of combining the old and new covenants together will tell you He did. But when Jesus … [Read more]
Women pastors in the Bible
Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh, God’s shepherds to Iranian prisons What is a pastor? A pastor is a shepherd. That’s what the word literally means. A pastor is someone who tends and guides spiritual sheep. Can women pastor? Let me … [Read more]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 44
- 45
- 46
- 47
- 48
- …
- 175
- Next Page »