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Haiti – Government Of The Devil?
Government Of The Devil, By The Devil, And For The Devil By Tom Barrett (03/11/04)
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Powerful Preaching
Witness these anointed preachers in South Africa during the AWCF Africa conference on 6 and 7 March 2010 Don’t miss out: Pastor Jonathan Suber Dr. Johnny James Watch this space for updates: See more on our EVENTS page 1 person Read more
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Is the grass greener on the other side?
There’s an old saying: “The grass is always greener on the other side.” At some point in life, everyone looks at their circumstances and thinks, “If only… If only I had a better job. If only my spouse were like so-and-so. If only I had gone to college. If only I had the opportunities so-and-so had.” We look around and think everyone else has it better than we do. But I believe comparison is just a trick of the enemy to (more…)
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Law & Grace: Part 6
In Part 5, I have dealt with the fact that the Church have replaced the Law of Moses with a new set of church laws and rules and thereby nullify the redemptive work of Christ and the grace of God in our lives.
Please hear my heart again today. It is not my position or focus to attack the Church or to generalize that all congregations are the same, but I am crying out to all children of God, especially the leaders that we should get our houses in order and in alignment with the true Word of God.
If the Word teaches us that the Gospel is the Good News from God, why is it:
- That after 2000 years not even 30% of the world population has accepted this Good News?
- That people would rather commit suicide than to seek for help from other children of God or the local church?
- So easy for the children of God to lose all hope and faith?
- That people would fall away from the local church with no valid reason other than they are tired of coming to church?
In countries such as England and Germany and even the USA, many people came to repentance through great revival tours of well known evangelists, but why is it that the second generation from these saved people opted to turn their backs on Jesus Christ and the Church? In the past century many church buildings have been transformed into local pubs in these so-called Christian countries.
Why would people still accept false religions such as the Jehovah Witnesses or Seventh Day Adventists which in fact is totally based on performance and not on the Grace of God? This is completely in contradiction with the true Word of (more…)
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Jesus is Better than Santa
With 5 weeks before Christmas REMEMBER: Santa lives at the North Pole – JESUS is everywhere. Santa rides in a sleigh – JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water. Santa comes but once a year – Read more
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Law & Grace: Part 5
I have dealt in Part 4 with the situation where you should not allow yourself to be manipulated or condemned any longer under:
- A denominational spirit; or
- A spirit of performance
In Part 5, I will continue with the fact that the Church in a large context have replaced the Law of Moses with a new set of church laws and rules and thereby nullify the redemptive work of Christ and the grace of God in our lives.
God prophesied in the Book of Hosea (Hos 4:6) that His people (Israel) are destroyed for lack of knowledge and the New Testament Church has a similar problem because there is a major lack of wisdom and insight from the Word of God regarding the true essence of God’s Righteousness and Grace for the Body of Christ. What exactly does the forgiveness of sins mean through the blood of Christ?
With the breakaway of the Protestant church from the Roman Catholic Church, it brought about the further development and introduction of different denominations. Splinter groups developed through the years because of differences in opinion regarding scripture, leadership style and specific procedures during services. Leaders from one group would place more emphasis on a particular subject than the other and then each new group tried to convince its followers that they possessed the full gospel and truth of salvation. This is nothing new because we also find this trend (more…)
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Law & Grace: Part 4
Yesterday in Part 3, I have dealt with the forgiveness of sins.
I want to stress the point again – you have received the forgiveness of sins. You don’t have to ask for it! Forgiveness of all sins in the world has already been given on the day Jesus died on the cross. He is not giving out grace and forgiveness on a daily basis! He completed the task by shedding His blood once for all. (Study Hebr 9).
- The moment you accept Jesus Christ and His redemptive work on the Cross through faith, this wonderful gift of grace and forgiveness of sins will be released in your live.
In Part 4, I want to deal with a very sensitive aspect and that is:
- We nullify the redemptive work of Christ and the grace of God in our lives by replacing the Law of Moses with a new set of church laws and rules.
- One example is where people still want to keep the Sabbath according to the Law.
First of all, I want to concur with the fact that the Church does need some rules and regulations in order to administer and lead, because the ministry of the Gospel could end up in chaos without any rules and guidelines. The essence of these rules should be to provide guidelines and strategy and not to rule over people or to exclude them from the Gospel or keep them from salvation.
In the book of Hosea, the Lord spoke the following prophecy:
- My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. (Hos 4:6)
These were very harsh words and unpopular promises of God to His people and it is also evident that it is impossible to keep the Law – each and every one of the more than 2500 of them. Test this with yourself and see if you can (more…)