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Oh, sure. He poses as a friend, but he is nothing of the kind. We often sing, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus," but Satan is nobody's friend. When he tempts us to sin, he can be quite persuasive. Just look at the way he
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Episcopalian "bishop" John Shelby Spong has made clear that he does not believe that God is a person, the Bible is His Word, or that Jesus is His Son. Yet he calls himself a Christian, which is foolishness. This article will answer a few of the complaints he
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Why do we call the time period covered by the Book of Judges "the dark ages"? The answer can be found in Judges 21:25: "In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes" (Judges 21:25;
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Comprehending Episcopalian Bishop John Shelby Spong's concept of God is not easy. He does not believe God is a supernatural being Who could "help a nation win a war," cure sicknesses, or "affect the weather" (3). In the unlikely event that anyone missed it,
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Currently, a Catholic Mexican Bishop is in trouble for having "presided at Mass in the basilica" with a Canadian Anglican minister (https://thecatholicherald.com). This action "is a clear violation of Catholic teaching" as it pertains to Catholics participating in "intercommunion with non-Catholics."
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[Editor's Note: Spiritual Perspectives has reviewed some previous writings of Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong (rhymes with wrong), who has written several books over the years that contradict both the doctrine and morality of the Bible: Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism (1991), Why Christianity Must Change or Die
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Political and ideological rhetoric has always involved a great deal of unpleasantness, perhaps more today than in the rest of recent memory. Often during the course of this sort of speech, words are thrown about flippantly, without much regard to their true meaning and weight. This is especially obvious when
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Having discussed a few false doctrines and the immoral positions that the Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church defends, we now focus on a direct statement of theirs—also held by other liberal churches. An analysis follows the quotation. The words cited below appear on the "church's" website
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The above title combines two concepts that are not usually found in the same sentence. Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate Easter—and rightly so. No New Testament Scripture authorizes Christians to observe a special Sunday of the year to honor Jesus' resurrection from the dead. This practice
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According to a recent survey, only 31% of those polled believe that hell exists; only 20% believe the doctrine of hell should be taught. Perhaps the worst thing about these statistics is that they were not taken from the general population; they came from 500 “ministers” of various religious groups.
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Six hundred years before Christ, Daniel interpreted a dream for the king of Babylon. After describing four powerful kingdoms, he says of the last one: “And in the days of these kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed—and it shall stand
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The marquee sign in front of the meeting place of the South Seminole church of Christ was changed a few days ago. As this article is being written, it currently displays a message that was pertinent to its audience two thousand years ago—and remains so today. It repeats part