There are many who quote Hebrews 10:25 with respect to encouraging one another to not forsake the fellowship or gathering of the brethren.  Sadly many of these people who quote this passage do not understand this passage, let alone the chapter or the book of Hebrews.  It is the many who quote verses and take them out of context and don't understand the book from which they pluck passages.  It is the few who accurately handle the word of God and know the full context of the book from which they take scripture.In this episode we will discuss the context of what this verse means, more specifically who are the "true" brethren and who are those who are false as well as those who were once sanctified but fell back into sin and will be subject to the wrath of God and fury of fire that consumes His adversaries.  We will also look at the following passages:2 Corinthians chapter 6:  the exhortation and command to not fellowship with darkness and unbelieversJohn chapter 8:  Jesus speaking to the those who had "believed" in him, then goes on to state those who continue to sin are slaves and do not get to remain in the house with Christ.  Those who had "believed" in Jesus then argue with Jesus.  Jesus then tells them that are of their father the devil and do not believe in Jesus.2 John chapter 1:  Scripture warns us not to give a greeting or fellowship with those who teach a doctrine different from what John teaches.

In this episode George shares his testimony on how he found Christ.  George grew up as a boy introduced to the catholic faith which is what was practiced in his home.  As George grew up, he found himself as an Atheist.  From there he ended up accepting the Christian faith through a series of circumstances and considered himself a Christian.  At the time, George didn't realize he wasn't taught the full truth and was an infant in Christ but hadn't been spiritually baptized into Christ.  He had not received a new heart and had not been set free from sin.  Through another series of events, George found the truth and the truth set him free.  Listen as George shares his testimony of finding Christ!

In this episode we discuss who are the son's of God vs the son's of the Devil.  It really comes down to if we still commit sin.  Do you find yourself as someone who still prays each night or week confessing and asking for forgiveness for sins that you continue to commit?  God says that is a problem.  He wants to free you from that burden and struggle.  The teachings of men will say that is normal and will always exist, but that is not in line with the truth of God and the power of God.  In the previous episode of 1 John ch 1-2 we contrasted the 2 different groups of people God addresses in His word.  Those in chapter 1 who do not have fellowship but are liars and how they can come to have fellowship vs those in chapter 2 who do have fellowship with God and how they know they have fellowship with God.The following discussions are covered in this episode:Those who are born of God practice righteousness as He is righteousWe are to be pure as Jesus is pureNo one who sins abides in ChristJesus came to destroy sinWe discuss how those who commit sin are sons of the devil.  People like to change the word into something beyond what it is saying.  They like to say someone who habitually sins.  Well it is the same word and tense used both in John chapter 8 (Jesus speaking to those who "believed" in him and later tells them they are sons of the devil) and also in Romans ch 7:13-25 where Paul discusses the condemned man who still commits or does sin (same word and tense used in 1 John ch3 who is the son of the Devil).The problem is people don't know the difference between being a slave of sin vs a slave of righteousness.  We show what God says about this topic in Romans ch 6 and ch 7.It is the power of God that changes us, puts to death the body of sin, free us from sin, makes us a slave of righteousness, and we now walk in the newness of life according to the power of God.God warns about continuing to live with 2 natures.  God says this person is an adultress.The man of Romans 7:13-25 is the man who has not yet had sin put to death, is still a slave of sin, and sin still dwells in him, the person is a slave of sin in their members.  The are convicted by the law of God of what is good, but are unable to overcome because of the sin that is still alive inside of them and in their members.  I pray you will carefully examine the scripture and consider the full word of God.  God wants everyone to experience the full freedom from sin, but this can only happen if we believe in the full words of God, the power of God, and the impossible work that He promised to perform and want to perform in you!

In this episode we look at who God's word says has fellowship with Him.  The first chapter of 1 John is written to those who do not have fellowship, but John desires they have fellowship.  This is pointed out in 1:3.  The following points are discussed in this episode:The gospel message announced by Jesus:  God is Light and in Him there is No darkness (1:5).  Many people get confused by how this can be the gospel message.  Well the problem is they don't understand the first think you need to know is there is No darkness in God.  He does not let darkness or sin abide in Him.  That is why there is a cleansing and an abiding.  God does the work in us if we have faith in what God says He wants to do.The problem is there are those in the church that say they have fellowship with God, but still walk in darkness.  God calls these people liars, and the truth is not in them (1:6).God says those who have fellowship and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus are those who walk in the Light AS God is Light (1:7).The problem is people still walk in darkness because they still have a bad heart (sin still dwells in their heart).  They still carry around darkness in their heart.  This people still have sin dwelling in their heart.  It is just like Israel in the OT where they thought they had fellowship with God, but God rejects them because they still had darkness (the bad heart).  When people say they have fellowship with God, in the eyes of God they are claiming to be holy before God.  No one can have fellowship with God until God cleanses them from all sin through the blood of Jesus and gives them the holy spirit so they can walk in Light as God is Light or be Holy as God is Holy in All their behavior.  We cover this teaching as we look at 1 John 1:8-10 on what they need to do and why as well as looking at the book of 1 Peter and Romans chapter 2 and 6.Those who have fellowship with God are addressed starting in chapter 2 of 1 John.  There are different things written to this group of people.We are now told who are those who actually know God and who are those that don't.  It comes down to if you keep the commandments and walk as Jesus walked.The teaching is not a new commandment, but the old commandment that we have had from the beginning.We are not to love the things of the world or the love of the Father is not in us.  Those who are doing the will of God are those who will live to eternity. (1 John 2:15-18).Who is the spirit of the antichrist (1 John 2).We are not to be deceived, abide in the holy spirit, abide in Him and practice righteousness just as He is righteous.  This is how we know we are born of GodWe will follow up with the rest of the book of 1 John chapter 3-5 to continue the teachings of God

In this episode we will look at why Jesus says you are to hate your family members and your own life if you want to be his disciple.  Not only this, but Jesus goes on to talk about how he came to create division and not peace within a family.  Members of your own household will be your enemies and cause you to be put to death.We will look at the following topics to help understand these statements:We are commanded to not love the world, if we love the world the love of the Father is not in us.  Find out why (1 John 2:15-17)What does it mean to love your neighbor, many people say to do good; however, the answer to to not sin (Romans 13:8-12)If you are friends with the world you make yourself an adulteress and an enemy of God (James 4:4-5)The world hates those in light.  (John 7:7, 15:18-20)Members of your earthly family that do not come to God are God's enemies.  We look at passages in Exodus ch 32, and the gospel booksThose who do the will of God are Jesus's brothers and sisters and of the family of God.  There is a difference between the earthly family and the heavenly family, earthly possessions and heavenly possessions.  (various gospel books)We must be willing to lose our life to find life to eternity (various gospel books) There is a difference between our former life and new life.  We use to live as children of wrath, but now we no longer walk in the sin we once were enslaved.  We are to separate ourselves and live holy godly lives.  (Ephesians ch2, 2 Corinthians ch 6).

In this episode we continue in the book of Luke picking up were we left off in chapter 10.  Jesus brought the kingdom of God near to the people by preaching repentance for the forgiveness of sins and demonstrating the power of God.  As we continue to look at the remaining chapters of the book the following questions and themes are discussed:What shall I do to inherit eternal life?  Jesus answers directs the answer towards the law and then says they answered correctly, do this and you will live.The Lord's prayer:  Do you know how to receive forgiveness of sins and to stop being led into temptation?  God gives the answer immediately after the prayer when He tells us what we need to ask for, sadly most people stop and don't keep reading.  The answer is you need to receive the Holy Spirit.  (Luke chapter 11)Those who are blessed are those who hear and are doers of the word of God (11:28)Do you think you have light in you.  Be careful the light in you is not darkness.  Jesus says the one who is wholly illuminated had not a single dark part in them anymore (11:33-36)Jesus invited as a guest to a meal responds to his host and dinner guests before the meal starts by calling them fools, robbers, wicked, dead men, and murderers.  Some people would say that is not kind, but Jesus can only speak the truth.  (11:36-54)Be careful about setting your focus on working to retirement so that you can stop working, relax, be at easy, eat, drink, and be merry.  God warns such a person will lose their soul.  (12:13-21)Do not worry about things of the world and provisions for your life, this is not faith in God; but we are to seek His kingdom and these things will be provided to us (12:22-32).Make sure you are ready and not caught unprepared when Jesus comes back.  You don't want to be assigned to the place of unbelievers (12:35-48)How do you know if you are entering through the wide or the narrow gate (ch 13)Why does Jesus say you must hate family and your own life to be his disciple? (ch 14)You cannot serve 2 masters.  The gospel preached today is the same gospel preached by Moses and the Prophets (ch 16)Don't be like the self professing Christian that God rejects, be humble like the TRUE repentant sinner that needs to be changed.  Keep the commandments if you want to inherit eternal life (ch 18).

In this episode, we explore the beginning of Jesus' ministry.  We walk through the first 10 chapters of the Gospel of Luke and explore what Jesus meant when he sent his disciples out to proclaim the "Kingdom of God." We address the questions: What is the message that Christ proclaimed?How did some respond to the teachings?What was the cost?Who does Jesus say obtains eternal life?How does Jesus say WE obtain eternal life?in light of connections found in Romans 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, Hebrews, as well as in 1 John, Galatians, Colossians, Ephesians 2-6, Titus, and 2 Peter. We pray this episode is a blessing to you.

There is a lot of false understanding on what God commands with respect to judgement.  Three areas of judgement we will look at are as follows:  1)  God commands true believers to rebuke / reproof the one who is has sinned to turn them from the error of their way.2)  God commands that we are not to judge those outside the church (e.g. the world), but we are to judge those inside the church.  Further, we are to remove the wicked (those who continue to sin) from the church.3)  God condemns and speaks against the hypocrites that think they are serving God, but are still a slave of sin themselves; and they judge others saying they should not sin, even though these hypocrites are still sinners themselves.  Ironically, the many who profess themselves as Christians are still slaves of sin.  They declare with their mouth they will continue to sin and be imperfect until the day they die.  They are no different then those who don't believe in God and are still slaves of sin.  It is as Jesus said in John 8:31-59, speaking to those who believed (v31), he said IF you continue in My word then you are truly disciples of mine.  Jesus then tells them the one who commits sin is the slave of sin (v34).  The slave does not remain in the house forever, the son remains forever (v35).  Jesus then tells these people who had "believed" in him, that they do the deeds of their father the devil (v41, v44).  This is consistent with 1 John 3:5-10.  No one who abides in Jesus sins (v6).  Don't be deceived the one who sins is of the devil (7-8).  Sin is the work or fruit of the devil, not of God.  When we are born again we are cleansed from all unrighteousness, receive a new heart and new spirit, so we can now walk and abide in light.  Passages reviewed (PART 1):Galatians ch 5-6:  discussing freedom from sin, how to fulfill the royal law, how to no longer be under the law of the Spirit, those who bear good fruit don't break the law and thus are no longer under the law, command to go to one in sin to restore them but watch out so you are not tempted, and each man will sow what he reaps ... corruption or eternal life.Mark 9:42-, Luke ch17, Math ch18, Jn 20:23:  discuss the warning against continued sin / stumbling, the command in Math 18:15-17 to reprove one who is in sin, if they don't listen to take a witness, it they still don't stop then no longer fellowship with them.1 Corinthians ch 5/6/15, 2 Corinthians ch 6/7, 1 Tim 1:19-20, 2John ch1:  Command to remove the wicked from amongst the church.  Not to judge those outside but to judge those inside the church, turning people over to Satan for the destruction of their body, Godly sorrow vs sorrow of the world that produces death, false faith, command to stop sinning.We did not get to finish covering all the topics and passages.  We will continue with "PART 2" and looks at the following additional passages:James 5:19-20, Eph ch 5:  command to expose darkness, turning a brother from sin will save his soul from death.2 Corinthians ch 11, 12, 13; Math ch 7, Luke ch 6, Romans ch 2, 14; Colossians ch 2; James ch 2/4:  Look at where God points out the hypocrites who have no right to judge but stand condemned themselves, warnings against false teachers, command to test yourself to see if you are in the faith.John 12:42-50, Luke 10:16, 2 Tim 4:2, Titus ch 1/2:  The word of God is what judges (eternal judgement).

There is a lot of false understanding on what God commands with respect to judgement.  Three areas of judgement we will look at are as follows:  1)  God commands true believers to rebuke / reproof the one who is has sinned to turn them from the error of their way.2)  God commands that we are not to judge those outside the church (e.g. the world), but we are to judge those inside the church.  Further, we are to remove the wicked (those who continue to sin) from the church.3)  God condemns and speaks against the hypocrites that think they are serving God, but are still a slave of sin themselves; and they judge others saying they should not sin, even though these hypocrites are still sinners themselves.  Ironically, the many who profess themselves as Christians are still slaves of sin.  They declare with their mouth they will continue to sin and be imperfect until the day they die.  They are no different then those who don't believe in God and are still slaves of sin.  It is as Jesus said in John 8:31-59, speaking to those who believed (v31), he said IF you continue in My word then you are truly disciples of mine.  Jesus then tells them the one who commits sin is the slave of sin (v34).  The slave does not remain in the house forever, the son remains forever (v35).  Jesus then tells these people who had "believed" in him, that they do the deeds of their father the devil (v41, v44).  This is consistent with 1 John 3:5-10.  No one who abides in Jesus sins (v6).  Don't be deceived the one who sins is of the devil (7-8).  Sin is the work or fruit of the devil, not of God.  When we are born again we are cleansed from all unrighteousness, receive a new heart and new spirit, so we can now walk and abide in light.  Passages reviewed (PART 1):Galatians ch 5-6:  discussing freedom from sin, how to fulfill the royal law, how to no longer be under the law of the Spirit, those who bear good fruit don't break the law and thus are no longer under the law, command to go to one in sin to restore them but watch out so you are not tempted, and each man will sow what he reaps ... corruption or eternal life.Mark 9:42-, Luke ch17, Math ch18, Jn 20:23:  discuss the warning against continued sin / stumbling, the command in Math 18:15-17 to reprove one who is in sin, if they don't listen to take a witness, it they still don't stop then no longer fellowship with them.1 Corinthians ch 5/6/15, 2 Corinthians ch 6/7, 1 Tim 1:19-20, 2John ch1:  Command to remove the wicked from amongst the church.  Not to judge those outside but to judge those inside the church, turning people over to Satan for the destruction of their body, Godly sorrow vs sorrow of the world that produces death, false faith, command to stop sinning.We did not get to finish covering all the topics and passages.  We will continue with "PART 2" and looks at the following additional passages:James 5:19-20, Eph ch 5:  command to expose darkness, turning a brother from sin will save his soul from death.2 Corinthians ch 11, 12, 13; Math ch 7, Luke ch 6, Romans ch 2, 14; Colossians ch 2; James ch 2/4:  Look at where God points out the hypocrites who have no right to judge but stand condemned themselves, warnings against false teachers, command to test yourself to see if you are in the faith.John 12:42-50, Luke 10:16, 2 Tim 4:2, Titus ch 1/2:  The word of God is what judges (eternal judgement).

(Part 1 covered through the book of Exodus and here in Part 2 we cover Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) In this episode we will look at some foundational truths that many people have backwards.  We will start will looking at Israel and what happened to them.  Everything that happened to them was written down for our instruction.The NT tells us that the OT scripture and events that happened to Israel was written for our instruction.  We briefly look at 1 Corinthians chapter 10, Hebrews CH 2-4, and Romans CH 11.  The bible says Israel had the same good news preached to them.  They failed to find favor with God or enter into God's rest because of disobedience.  They still had a hard heart and continued in sin.  The bible [NT] warns Christians today to not fall or get broken off by falling the same example of disobedience.  Even though they were a people who were God's first born son, redeemed by the blood of the lamb, experienced the salvation of the LORD being delivered out of Egypt, a people who believed and feared the LORD.  Then why did God destroy most of them?  Why did He forsake them?  What happened?  The couldn't stop stumbling and they couldn't escape the snare of sin.  They didn't have a new heart.  This is discussed very clearly in Part 2 in Deuteronomy.We also address the follow questions that many people get wrong because they don't know the full scripture.  The devil seeks to get people to believe in part of the scripture but not all of it.  Some of the questions we will answer are as follows:1)  Does God reject or forsake His chosen people whom He has redeemed and brought salvation?  Many people will say this cannot happen.  The bible says it does happen and that it is conditional depending on those of His chosen people whom He will not forsake and those whom He will forsake.  This is specifically discussed in Deuteronomy chapter 31 with many examples discussed before in earlier books.2)  What is God's proper name, His memorial name for all generations?  It is used just under 7,000 times in the OT.  God points this out in Exodus.  His proper name is YHWH.  The original Hebrew did not use vowels, so there is debate over what vowels are used as well as pronunciation.  Many bibles record God's proper name as all capital LORD in the OT print.3)  Who threw down their staff in the presence of Pharaoh and it turned into a snake?  If you answered Moses, then you would be incorrect.  It was Aaron.4)  Who struck the Nile with their staff and turned it to blood?  Stretched out their staff and caused the frogs to come upon the land, and later the plague of the gnats?  If you answered Moses, then you would be incorrect.  It was Aaron.5)  Does God say He has made man a "God"?  If you answered "No", then you would be incorrect.  He specifically states He has made Moses a God to Pharaoh and also made Moses a God to Aaron.  In the episode on the Gospel of Acts, we discuss Jesus' response to the Jewish leaders in John chapter 10 where God calls the people "Gods" to whom the word of God came.6)  Who does God first speak to and communicate the 10 commandments?  If you answered Moses, you would be incorrect.  The answer is the entire nation of Israel.7)  Does God's loving kindness endure forever and is it unconditional?  The first part is True, the second part is False.  God tells us in Exodus 20:6 and in Deuteronomy that His loving kindness endures forever to those who love Him and keep His commandments.  This is consistent with 1 John 2:3-4  By this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep His commandments.  The one who says he has come to know Him and does not keep His commandments is a liar and the truth is not in him ....8)  Does God blot people out of His book?  If y(continued)