False Christian teachings, trends….
The 5 minute J R Miller devotional in this post is about how thoughts and thought patterns reveal themselves on one’s face; he talks about what Jesus’ face must have been like; but his words suggest that we might learn to think thoughts of peace, love, kindness [fruit of the Spirit] that could make our faces more lovely despite the cuts we have from aging
The following 12 minute video talks about the importance of a gift from God, our conscience. It makes clear how our society seeks to misinform the conscience and shut it off. The conscience is the soul’s warning system; it plays a critical role in salvation and sanctification; it senses moral violation and provides appropriate direction if it has been informed appropriately.
In 7 minutes, the J R Miller devotional in this post says much about the blessings of daily Bible reading. This would be best combined with daily prayer. If you have been neglecting your Bible reading, then this brief devotional will likely be encouraging. Bulleted devotional highlights precede the video.
The 7 minute video devotional in this post is by J R Miller on the necessity of daily prayer. If you don’t have a prayer life or your prayer life is suffering, then you may find some help in this brief devotional. His words gently convey encouragement and beneficial information
The 12 minute video in this post by J. C. Ryle provided 3 lessons from the Parable of the Good Samaritan that encourage practical Christian brotherly love; if you have discovered that your Christian life lacks that, you are invited to consider his words
C.H. Spurgeon spends 6 minutes talking about biblical facts on election; if you listen, then you will have some important points to ponder. The following is from the website video description: Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he* predestined us for adoption to sonship* through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will (Ephesians 1:3-5)
Spiked Online Editor Brendan O’Neill says the recent arrest of a 71-year-old pastor in the UK for alleged hate speech is a “vile assault on freedom of religion”. …“He was just reading from the Bible; he was citing the Bible’s definition … some people reported him for hate speech and then he was arrested in a pretty violent way. …“This is a vile assault on freedom of religion and a vile assault on freedom of speech.”
Alistair Begg derived 6 ‘see to it’ points from Hebrews 12 about the walk that reflects Christian maturity; see to it that you 1, keep strong and straight; 2, that you pursue harmony and holiness; 3, that you grow in grace and not bitterness; 4, that you reject immorality and godlessness; 5, that you do not refuse Him who speaks…; and 6, that you worship God acceptably
This post contains a 7 minute video by Tim Challies that gives seven marks of a false prophet; following that is a 6 minute video wherein Brian McLaren talks about his book: The Secret Message of Jesus. The points of Challies are used to critique McLaren; additionally, several scripture verses are cited that undermine McLaren’s ideas.
This post lists the major points that describe both Marxists and Christians. It also indicates that these groups are mutually exclusive; that is, one cannot be both a Marxist and a Christian. Which group describes you best, based on your values…behaviors?