TELL US NICE THINGS – TELL US LIES

People want to hear only what they want to hear. If someone’s heart is not aligned with God, they will reject what does not fit into their narrow understanding of what they consider to be true. As in all Isaiah’s prophecies, they reveal principles about...

WE’VE BEEN WARNED

Today, as it was when Paul wrote his letter to the Church in Colosse, people have promoted theories about Jesus that mixed pagan ideas about the Lord with scriptural truth. These false teachers mixed their ideas with astrology, magic, and Judaism, presenting Jesus as...

ONE FINAL APPEAL

Reading someone’s final words can sum up what they said and what is essential for the reader to take to heart. Many times, these final words contain a warning. They are exclamation points attached to what someone said, just like it was with Paul’s closing...

MASQUERADING SPIRITS

Cultures do not evolve, they devolve into deeper expressions of evil unless the Spirit of God is allowed to redirect the culture. Evidence of that descent is when evil masquerades as good. Under that masquerading influence, Satan can convince believers to align with...

THE SPIRIT OF CAIN

I was in a conversation with the leader of a Christian community who said some of those under his care had become “fuzzy around the edges” concerning certain issues of faith.  That fuzziness had diminished the clarity of the truth allowing undisciplined...