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The miracle of Jesus walking on the water, recorded in three of the Gospels (Matthew 14:22–36; Mark 6:45–56; John 6:16–21), came on the heels of His miraculous feeding of the 5,000 with only five loaves of bread and two fish (Matthew 14:17). But it was the miracle of Jesus walking on the water that, more than any other, convinced Jesus’ disciples that He was indeed the Son of God (Matthew 14:32–33). The story unfolds at the Sea of Galilee, which lies in the lower portion of the Jordan Valley in a mountain range that rises to 4,000 feet above sea level. The lake itself is 700 feet below the Mediterranean Sea. One of the more noteworthy aspects of this body of water is that it is greatly susceptible to sudden and extremely violent storms. These storms are caused by the cold air rushing…

To Be Clear I Am Not Against the Celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ Which Should Be Done Daily in Our Lives

I am against the pagan traditions and whirly compromise people bring into churches and homes To be clear I am not against the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ which should be done daily in our lives, I am against the pagan traditions and whirly compromise people bring into churches and homes. In their 2008 book Pagan Christianity, authors Frank Viola and George Barna present the surprising origins of many of the practices commonly found in churches today. The authors of Pagan Christianity claim that many common church practices/traditions actually have their roots in paganism (non-Christian religions), not in the Bible. But is it accurate to claim that the practices of modern Christianity are pagan? Is what typically occurs in a church-supported by what the Bible teaches about the church? Many Christians recognize that some pagan ideas and practices have infiltrated…

Christian bigotry is rife in America

HNewsWire-Those who wave the banner of ‘love and tolerance’ become so vengeful when presented with a cogent argument that challenges the vacuity of their broken ideas.” The Opposition can’t seem to stop themselves from showing their “two-faced hypocrisy and self-refuting duplicity with their shouts of ‘I can’t tolerate your intolerance and I hate you hateful Christian people. Aaron and Melissa Klein, who own a small family bakery called Sweet Cakes by Melissa, were fined $135,000 for refusing to bake a “wedding cake” for a homosexual couple in 2013. Hundreds of such cases now dot the legal landscape of our country. If law and politics are downstream from culture, the senators who were willing to impose a religious test in open defiance of the Constitution are reflecting adherence to a toxic culture. Virulent new bigotry is coursing its way through our nation,…

Bad Company Corrupts Good Morals

Here’s an important clarification in the land of lone-rangers. Jesus is the perfect, sinless God-man — and during his earthly ministry was able to go at it alone if needed — but even he always seemed to have his disciples with him. How much more do we need a team, to go at our evangelistic efforts with a solid brother or sister or two who will not let us be dragged down by the sin around us, and in us, but keep us on mission, intentional to engage and rescue sinners with the gospel of Jesus. Don’t storm the gates of hell alone. Jesus sent out his disciples two by two (Luke 10:1). You’re wise to go with a team. Source Deadly disease. The biblical example are the Pharisees. They criticized Jesus about defying the Law and the Prophets and…

Those That Enable Sin Now Comes The Destruction

Enabling someone’s sin is the same as indirectly taking part in that sin, and 1 Timothy 5:22 says, “Do not participate in the sins of others.” If the Bible has a command, we have the power to obey it. Sin is a condition of the heart (Matthew 15:18–19). And we are each responsible for the choices we make and the condition of our own hearts (Romans 14:12; Matthew 12:36). The Scorning Fool The Hebrew word that denotes a “scorning fool” is lûwts (LOOTS). It means “to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff.” The scorning fool’s facial expressions communicate the disdain and contempt he has in his heart toward his authorities, including parents, civil authorities, and God. This type of fool not only has rejected truth; he also has embraced that which is abominable to God. Psalm 1:1 describes the progression of foolishness, referring to a man who…

Brian George Houston – Not to Be Confused with Pastor Brian Houston, the Founder of Hillsong Church “He Was a Pedophile”

There is no direct mention of pedophilia in the Bible. But, there are numerous biblical principles that definitely apply to this sin. One such principle is the Bible’s view of the sin of fornication. The word translated “fornication” has the same idea in both the Hebrew and the Greek. The Greek word is porneia, from which we get the English words porno and pornography. The word in Scripture refers to any illicit sexual activity, and this would have to include the abhorrent acts of a pedophile—including the gathering and trading of obscene or indecent pictures of young children. People who use this type of pornography usually graduate from looking to actually doing, bringing great harm to children. Fornication is among the “lusts of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16–21) and among the evil things that come from the heart of a man apart from God (Mark…

Five Former Pedophile Priests Charged with Sexual Misconduct Amid Michigan Investigation: ‘This Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg’

The sin nature is that aspect in man that makes him rebellious against God. When we speak of the sin nature, we refer to the fact that we have a natural inclination to sin; given the choice to do God’s will or our own, we will naturally choose to do our own thing. Five former priests at various dioceses in Michigan have been charged with various criminal offenses related to sexual misconduct, the state’s attorney general announced Friday. ABC News reports that four of the five clergy members named at a news conference Friday were arrested, while the fifth now lives in India and faces possible extradition to the United States. Four of the five men named by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel at a Friday news conference have been arrested. The fifth is now living in India and Nessel said…

The 127 Faith Foundation Ban from Running Ads on Facebook

The 127 Faith Foundation, was Ban from running ads on Facebook. Hi Stevieray,I had another look at your ad account and unfortunately, we won’t be able to re-enable it. All ad accounts are evaluated for policy compliance and quality of ad content. When accounts run ads that don’t follow our Advertising Policies, they’re disabled. There’s no further action that you may take here. We don’t support ads for your business model. Please consider this decision final. How was your appeals experience? Give us your feedback to help us to better:https://www.facebook.com/survey?oid=725362727627947Thanks! Ads I run for the 127 faith foundation, we are a group of believers that take care of orphans and throwaway children. Not okay with Facebook ads Dept…. Stevierayhansen live, this chronicles my life story as an orphan and apparently, Facebook does not support these types of organizations. Not okay…

Scripture Is Clear – Marketing Techniques, Light Shows, Great Music, and Phenomenal Entertainment May Pack Seats, but It Does Not Make a Believer in the Lord Jesus Christ

Here are some strengths of the regulative principle: It seeks to honor God and His Word. It keeps the focus on God-centered worship rather than man-pleasing activity. It effectively eliminates worldliness or elements with pagan roots that have been given a Christian flair. It consults the Bible, rather than popular opinion, for the final word on church questions. One weakness of the regulative principle is that it can easily become legalistic in its strict rejection of anything not found in the Bible. It can also place worship in a category saved only for corporate settings, rather than encourage it as a daily practice. It also does not account for many aspects of a worship service not dealt with in the Bible, such as length of services, instrument use, how much technology should be employed, and dozens of other cultural questions…

Child trafficking? Following the big money across the globe, banks are involved

HNewsWire-Child trafficking, following the big money across the globe, “Banks”: Crime pays asks any banker, that’s why it continues. And nothing pays as well as selling human beings, especially children…. Human Trafficking Monies in the Community Banks: Banks Child trafficking isn’t just some sick illness: it’s a global, profitable business and banks take the money from this DirtBags, this simple fact is too often overlooked by the scramble to blame evil individuals, whether “Lizard-like banks and Royals” or child-raping priests and popes, for the systematic slaughter of vast numbers of innocents. The Catholic church is clearly the largest baby trafficker in human history, making billions each year by selling catholic newborns to orphanages, foster agencies and undisclosed parties. In Spain alone, 300,000 children were trafficked by the church between 1940 and 1980, reaping over $20 billion. (See ICLCJ testimony of Antonio…