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Relevant Articles regarding the Christian Faith.
Sal die "Leviete" wat die Here dien asseblief vorentoe kom!
"My bekommernis is dat dit al hoe duideliker blyk dat die felste aanslag teen die Skrif vanuit die geledere kom. Ons weet dat ongelowiges nie veel waarde aan die Skrif heg nie maar nou wys sekere professore, predikante en ander sogenaamde broeders, wat hulself steeds as gelowiges beskou, die Skrif af!"
The perpetrators of the great falling away
(Rick Warren, Joyce Meyer, Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, Robert Schuller, TBN, Alpha, Oprah Winfrey, Paula White, Joel Osteen, Emergent Church, Word Faith Movement)
Disciples of the emergent church
(Richard Forster, Brian McLaren, Leonard Sweet, Rick Warren, Nelus Niemand, Stephan Joubert, Rob Bell, Thomas Bandy, Bob Buford, Ken Blanchard, Martin Buber, Tony Campolo, Chuck Colson, Mark Driscoll, Peter Drucker, Eddie Gibbs, Tony Jones, Dan Kimball, Thomas Keating, Erwin McManus, Thomas Merton, Donald Miller, Henri Nouwen, Doug Pagitt, Robert Webber……)
The case of Ahab, Jesebel and the Church of the last days by Danie Strydom
Elijah killed the false prophets. Today we do it by taking up the Word of God against them.
Just see how evident it is that they cannot stand against the Word of God!
1 Kings 18:40 Then Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them
escape." So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew
them there.
1. The Perpetrators of the Great Falling Away and the Dilution of the Church
How is it possible that we make these mistakes by following these people and think we are still in right standing with God!? We must have been misled in some or the other way and our discernment have deteriorated if we ever had discernment! We have moved from using Scripture as our basis for discernment to some other way of getting to the Status Quo in the Church. This pertaining to the Calvinistic as well as the Pentecostal and Charismatic sides of the theological spectrum.
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2. The Trojan Horse and the Dutch Reformed Church
This article is related to the notices, letters and resolutions in respect of a certain moral inclination, preceding the Dutch Reformed Church’s General Synod Meeting of 2007 and what follows. Not only has the foundation been laid, for the final decision on homosexuality, the last couple of weeks, but it has come a long way since 2002. The Dutch Reformed Church has finally declared (2007-06-08) that the Word of God is not essential in their walk with God.
It is clear that this so-called “paradigm shift” has moved the beacons from reasonable hermeneutics (exegeses) to very poor hermeneutics, by demanding that homosexual orientated Ministers be allowed in the pulpit. Professors from various theological faculties have signed a document requesting that the Word of God should be denounced. Obviously they do not know any better, seeing that they have already undermined the Word of God, while those who supposedly know better, who allow this kind of behaviour, find themselves being more accountable.
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3. Hoe sal ons nou die Trojaanse Perd fnuik en buite die poorte verbrand?!(Afrikaans)
Die tyd het gekom dat ons reguit met mekaar praat, die toestand van ons land behoorlik omskryf en die antwoorde in die Woord van die Here soek. Hoe klink dit as iemand die waarheid praat, hoe diep is die indringers al binne in die midde en wie het die moed om hulle te verwyder en die regte dinge te doen om ons weer op dreef te kry?! Hoe lank sal ons nog toelaat dat die wat van beter behoort te weet, net so voort ploeter en die Trojaanse Perd binnenooi terwyl hulle dit buite die poorte moes verbrand het?
Dit is belangrik wat ons sê. Hoe toets ons die indringers? Sjibbolet was die uitspraak van die goeie ouens en Sibbolet die uitspraak van die indringers! Dit is baie naby aan mekaar, net soos vandag. Daar is egter net een regte uitspraak! Hulle sal baie woorde hê wat so reg klink, maar luister en toets mooi. Baie ironies dat hulle almal Israeliete was. Hier is baie wat hulle Christene noem maar laat hulle net ‘n bietjie praat.
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4. Water Baptism
Let’s have a look at Baptism, mainly water Baptism:
What is Baptism? Someone is baptized when they are immersed (completely under water). The first baptism took place in the NT and was performed by John (the Lord is Gracious) the Baptist as a sign of repentance. Later on apostles baptized new converts in the name of Jesus (Christ, the Lord saves, Anointed One, Messiah).
Baptism is also viewed as a symbol of identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection according to Rom 6:1 “What then shall we say? Shall we persist in sin that grace may abound? Of course not! 2 How can we who died to sin yet live in it? 3 Or are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. 5 For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his, we shall also be united with him in the resurrection. 6 We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be done away with, that we might no longer be in slavery to sin.”
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5. Homosexuality
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6. Salvation
The Bible shows us how God has provided mankind with salvation from eternal death which was the penalty for sin. Salvation has always been bestowed by the Grace of God through Faith (Eph 2:8).Those of the OT times expressed their Faith by following the provisions of the OT law, which was ultimately obedience to God (Heb 11). Since the advent (1st coming) of Christ, those who trust in Him are saved at the moment of their confession of faith and are no longer slaves to sin. Through the presence of Christ and the Holy Spirit in their lives they can now have a personal relationship with God.Have you ever asked yourself one/more of the following questions?
Can salvation be earned?
1. Can one lose your salvation?
2. Is it a process or an immediate change in one’s life?
3. Is salvation obtainable through someone/something other than Christ?
4. Is salvation for all people?
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7. The Rapture
Although the theological term "Rapture" is not found in the Bible, it refers to the future coming of the Lord Jesus to take believers, both those who are alive as well as those who have fallen "asleep"...
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Types of the Rapture by James Jacob Prash
8. Jonah and the Fish
We recently had an interesting enquiry regarding the truth about Jonah and the fish. Should this passage be interpreted figuratively and seen as a story or as a historical fact? Before we answer this question, we need to agree on the authenticity of the Bible. One also needs to be able to interpret scripture correctly through exegeses. Scripture needs to be interpreted or explained through the use of other scriptures in the Bible (the same way Jesus did).
If you agree with the above, there is no way that you can question the truth about Jonah and his time in the belly of the fish. The book of Jonah starts off by confirming in verse one that "The word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai ...". This simply means that God Himself spoke to Jonah, telling him to go to Nineveh.
The question still remains, whether he really was in belly of the fish. This is confirmed, without a doubt in Matt 12:40, where Jesus Himself speaks to the scribes and pharisees, saying"... for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth..."
What more do we need to believe that this really happened? The fact remains, the Word of God is true...
9. The Christian Walk
The Christian Walk is filled with trials and tribulations, as all true, Bible believing Christians will know... No where in the Bible are we promised a prosperous life, once we accept Christ and turn away from our sinful nature. It is written that we will be persecuted for His Name sake and Christians from all over the World can testify to that.
Our testimonies are discredited by the prosperity preachers, promising health and wealth to all those who give their lives to the Lord Jesus Christ. Needless to say, in most cases, if this "promise" is not fulfilled and does not come to pass, most people give up their faith, due to the fact that they have put their trust in men who only look after their own interest.
Be warned, there are many false prophets who have come into this world, Wolves in Sheep clothing, ready to devour the innocent, taking everything from them, while giving false hope in these "empty promises". The Bible is very clear about the Christian Walk - DO NOT be deceived by anyone, even an angel of the Lord, coming with adifferent Gospel, than that of Jesus Christ our only Lord and Saviour.
The Bible is God's inspired Word. It is absolutely true. It cannot change and will not change, because God is true to His Word. In the past, the Bible WAS, at present, the Bible IS and in the future, the Bible WILL BE the only way to know God, the one and only true God, the Holy one of Israel, Yahweh.
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