KNOWING God and self – Page 6

The Gospel of Jesus Christ – Booklet – by Paul Washer

27 Sep 2023 Michael A

This post is for people who aren’t quite clear on the gospel and want to know it better; or for those who have witnessed the gospel and want to also provide material for reviewing discussion points…. The initial couple of minutes of the video explaining Washer’s booklet cover the following points: who is God; what is man – it is essential that believers understand these two points from a biblical perspective; what God has done to satisfy His own justice and to simultaneously be able to show mercy to the wicked; why was the resurrection necessary; what does it mean to believe; how can you know that you believe; what does it mean to repent; how can you know that you actually have repented; what is assurance and how can you grow in it….

The Background for the Gospel Message – Pastor Patrick Hines – video short

26 Sep 2023 Michael A

The following 1-minute video short was excerpted from a recent podcast by pastor Hines: Romans 1:18-22 – God’s Wrath & Mercy, Man’s Truth Suppression. Herein, pastor Hines explains that the background for the biblical gospel message is God’s wrath against sin. He talked briefly about the ‘Christian Liberal’ message that is devoid of God’s wrath, as contested by J Gresham Machen in the early 20th century via his still very relevant book, Christianity and Liberalism:

Christian and Secular Worldviews Defined – Ken Ham

16 Sep 2023 Michael A

This post contains a Ken Ham video. He defined worldview, and explained how it is that a person arrives at his/her worldview. Then he explained how contemporary churches err in not teaching Genesis 1-11, those chapters are the foundation of all Christian doctrine and a Christian must understand them to have a biblical Christian worldview. Social issues such as abortion, gay marriage… must be dealt with via discussions about worldview; to discuss those issues as though they are problems unrelated to worldview (as most Christians presently do) is to wrongly address them….

FALSE TEACHER Glenda Green on the Holy Spirit as Infinite Potential

5 Sep 2023 Michael A

This post has a 10-minute video of false teacher Glenda Green. I transcribed the initial 6 minutes of the video and commented on it from a biblical perspective. I’ve been a student of the Bible for 20 years and spent about that much time in false religions… before God revealed Himself to me, giving spiritual rebirth.

The radical, irreverent and inclusive religion of Burning Man – RNS

4 Sep 2023 Michael A

This post contains an article by Religion News Service about the Burning Man Festival. I numbered certain paragraphs of the article and critiqued those; the critique is below the article. If you’re a spiritual seeker who does not read scripture, then you would benefit from reading this post.

The Key Ingredient To Fostering Intimacy (That Most Of Us Miss)

1 Sep 2023 Michael A

The following video is being posted to provide information that might help Christians learn what intimacy looks like. I’m not suggesting that psychology has answers to the big questions for Christians, but I believe the video might give a Christian insight into his / her behavior regarding things that are keeping them from experiencing greater intimacy with God, themselves and the important people in their lives.

Basic Instructions For Battling Sin – Pastor Mayfield via John Owen

18 Aug 2023 Michael A

The two very brief videos in this post provide foundational instructions on battling sin from the works of John Owen. Pastor Mayfield explained that God wants Christians to sin less; that all Christians sin; that a Christian must seek God’s help via prayer to successfully fight sin…. The contents of these videos necessary building blocks for a Christian walk. These two videos are from a 17-part series, but stand alone. New and old Christians alike can benefit from what Pastor Mayfield explains because such things are not typically part of the Sunday church service….

Proverbs 5:22 The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him…. [Explained from Commentaries]

16 Aug 2023 Michael A

The two verses looked at in this post are some of the most frightening in the Bible. They are about those people who think they are getting away with sinning. These not only apply to the believer who is backsliding, but to those marauders who are doing smash and grabs; to those manipulators cheating to win elections; those malevolent globalists creating vaccines to harm others and rid the earth of them, or who are orchestrating famines to accomplish that end… but they are God’s words to all who think they can get away with sinning: the act of sin carries its own punishment. [I reviewed these for my own edification, as my attitude towards some sins is not yet biblical; hopefully, others will find this post worthy of contemplating.]

Tucker Carlson’s Bible reading is impacting his perceptions of events

12 Aug 2023 Michael A

The video in this post is of Tucker being interviewed by Blaze TV. Therein he talks about having become a Bible reader and how the Bible is enabling him to view the events around him differently. He seems to have been significantly impacted by the sovereignty of God. I found it hopeful for two reasons: that Christians will likely benefit more from his take on the events he reports and that Christians, who are not very strong Bible readers, might benefit from seeing what a significant impact his personal Bible study is having on him and might want to read through their own Bibles.

The Westminster Shorter Catechism [a reading]

10 Aug 2023 Michael A

This post contains a reading of the Westminster Shorter Catechism. “The purpose of the Shorter Catechism is to educate children and others “of weaker capacity” (according to a preface written by the Church of Scotland) in the Reformed faith. It is based on the Larger Catechism, which was intended for use by ministers as they taught the faith to their congregations in preaching. The Catechism is in a question and answer format, which had been popularized by Martin Luther as a way to help children learn the meaning of the material, rather than simply memorizing the Lord’s Prayer, Ten Commandments, and Apostles’ Creed as had been the practice prior to the Reformation.”

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