Category: Lies of Religion
Human attempts to return to Eden apart from the Creator’s redemption. Good intentions of people twisted by the Enemy into evil.
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Importance for Mavericks in Entertainment
Introduction Originally, a maverick was a wild, untamed horse, not a conforming part of a herd. In the entertainment industry, a maverick is a character who bucks established traditions, the orthodox methods of the crowd. There is an importance for mavericks in entertainment. Mavericks in Entertainment Mannix was such a TV show in the late… Read more
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Rapture Vs. Parousia: Which Will It Be?
Introduction Two fundamentally different viewpoints exist concerning the Second Coming of King Jesus at the end of time. One is the Rapture, the catching away of believers upon His return to meet Him in the air to take them to Heaven with Him. The other is the Parousia, translated as the “coming”, “arrival”, or “appearing”… Read more
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Tree of Good and… What?
Introduction Genesis 2 gives the second Creation story recorded in the Hebrew Bible. It is part of the beginning of the whole Bible narrative that explains why things are good… and bad… in the world. This story says the Creator rested Humanity in the garden He had planted in the delightful country of Eden. He… Read more
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What Is Right and Wrong: Acceptance of Others’ Differences
Introduction One series of fantasy novels I read/ listen to often is centered around the Heralds and Companions of the Kingdom of Valdemar. These honest, others- serving Heralds answer to only the monarch of the realm, who also must be a Herald. They all, the monarch included, serve the various peoples of Valdemar, dispensing justice… Read more
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What Is Right and Wrong? Knowledge of Good and Evil = Sense of Morality
Introduction Genesis 3 tells the story of the humans in Eden disobeying the Creator by eating the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Instead of trusting His provision and wisdom, they took things into their own hands and obeyed the enemy of God and humans rather than the Creator. I… Read more
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Why Make Such a Big Deal over Salvation?
Introduction My friend Chris has made another teaching video, Predestination and Election. It appears to be Part 1 of a series on the topic. In this video, Chris questions the Calvinist doctrine that says God has chosen (elected) certain people to be saved. He predestined them “before the foundation of the world” (Ephesians 1:4). I… Read more
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New Birth Is a Result of Obedience
Introduction Evangelical and Pentecostal Christians and many others say that getting “saved” – being born again – is the most important thing about relating to God. Actually, the new birth is a result of obedience. Jesus Told Only One about the New Birth When Nicodemus met with Jesus secretly, at night, the Master told him,… Read more
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Confining Bonds of Christianity
Introduction The narrow-mindedness of religious Christianity is too small. Some believers hold on to restrictive beliefs and condemn disagreers to Perdition. God doesn’t want His people cramped by the confining bonds of Christianity. He wants us to enjoy the freedom of Holy Spirit and agape love. Religious Restrictions There are Christians who have been taught… Read more
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Separation of Science, Accounting, and Theology
Totally Different Ways of Thinking Go into any university or public library and you will see thousands of books on vastly different subjects. From the Science section come books on astronomy, biology, or chemistry. In the Business section are books on accounting, management, and marketing. Over in the Religion section you will find translations of… Read more
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Doing Something New
Introduction People, especially religious people, like to learn some way to do things and codify it into a custom, a tradition, a law of “That’s how things are.” When someone comes along and does something different – even contrary to traditions, these people oppose the change, no matter that it is for the better. They… Read more