Luk 4.8
“…Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,
& him ONLY shalt thou serve.” [emphasis added]
“Men sent from God…tell us there were demoniacs in their time; you say, ‘No; they were only diseases.’ Whom shall we credit? The men sent from God or you?”
– Adam Clarke
Now & then I see someone refer to roman catholism as a christian denomination. It is not. Their worship of Mary (& belief in her “prayers”) disqualifies it, if nothing else, but there are other serious problems. – 10/11/19
“The church is weak, dark, poor &
imperfect, because it prays little.”
– Adam Clarke
CHURCH
A certain kind of people
Meeting under a tall steeple
Imagine that that’s the church.
Tall walls do not a church make.
New birth is more than a handshake;
Which these find out when in a lurch.
The church is made of redeemed hearts,
And though they meet in various parts,
Under clear sky, under a huge tree;
Worship, that’s why we gather
Even in cold, wet weather.
Church is you and me.
– eab, Oct. 2008
“Emerging Church Movement(ECM)…“positive Sermons…top-forty style contemporary music, dramatic productions, food courts…rock-style worship for the youth.”
– T A McMahon
The study of theology can interest people, even consume their mind for life, but their souls can fail to believe Christ, His glorious promises, & hell become their end. Allow religion/salvation to go deeper than your head. – 10/16/19
Pro 14.34
“Righteousness exalteth a nation:
but sin is a reproach to any people.”
We’ve tried to believe our land is “christian.” We’ve wanted to look at the Pilgrims (far from perfect), at Edwards, Asbury, Finney & the circuit-riders & I thank God for these men. What we don’t want to look at are millions killed by our wars, killed by our legalized liquors (states make untold $ on taxes), killed by our abortionists. Nor the sins of adulterous leaders, sodomy in high places, & immodesty, even in church. Decades ago I realized I was a Christian 1st an American 2nd That Is Serious! I hope it fits readers also.
– 10/16/19
“The Bible is the Book of Freedom;
the Author of the Bible is the Author of liberty.”
– Carl McIntire
