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Simple Test of Right Belief
1. Belief – A Misused Word The word “belief” is often highly misunderstood. For some, the notion of “religious belief” is a sinister and convenient way to control people or a way to exploit or take advantage of people (like the Pharisees of Jesus’ time and many religious leaders today).
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He Who Searches the Minds and Hearts
1. Series: God’s Message to the Church in Thyatira This is part of a series on the seven churches in Asia Minor (Revelation 2-3). This article covers the message to the church in Thyatira (Rev 2:18-29). The video messages of letters to churches in Ephesus (Rev 2:1-7), Smyrna (Rev 2:
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I Like Your Christ, but Not Your Christianity
1. Biggest Obstacle to Jesus’ Message Mahatma Gandhi said, “I like your Christ, but not your Christianity”. That is a sentiment many of us would sympathize with and acknowledge. It is not just having some human weaknesses among those who call themselves Christian. Sometimes it is more sinister – the
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Good Measure of Good Faith
1. Faith – Misused and Misunderstood Word What is the difference between love and lust? In love, the care for the other (often sacrificially) is the central focus, while the physical intimacy aspect is incidental. In lust, the physical aspect becomes the whole point, and the care may not even