The slavery of Freemasonry pt. 1

Freemasonry is an organization that supposedly dates back to ancient times and it is difficult to determine who started it and how they started it.  There are documents mentioning it in the 1300s and afterwards, but it is believed that consistent documentation of the organization did not take place until 1717 when the Grand Lodge...

One step closer to the mark of the beast

Today's Chicago Tribune has an excellent article in their business section discussing the concerns of RFID chips in humans.  They highlight two companies who make them--CityWatcher.com and VeriChip.  CityWatcher.com is a government contractor that sells surveillance equipment to municipalities.  Last year, they implanted two of their employees with RFIDs, which are microchips that are toothpick-thin...

Water, water, everywhere!

If you've been paying attention to the weather news lately, there has been severe flooding in many parts of the world, including here in the U.S.  In some areas, rainfall records are being broken.  From Texas to the UK, Sudan, Nepal, and China, these floods are destroying property, infrastructure, and lives.  China has been the...

Married Christians serve God better than single Christians

Here are a few reasons why married people in the church tend to be more spiritual than those who are single: In the beginning God commanded mankind to be fruitful and multiply so he could exercise dominion over the earth.  This commandment was given with the assumption that a man and woman should be united...

“We’re all God’s children”–the brotherhood of man

At various times when civil rights leaders and those who want to improve race relations seek to unify the masses, I've heard them say things like "We're all God's children," or "We believe in the fatherhood of God and brotherhood of man,"  and they often quote Ezekiel 18:4 to back them up by saying, "God...

The justness and justice of God

Several comments have been made here on my blog by those who don't worship Jehovah saying that he is unfair and unjust.  Unbelievers claim a just God would never send people to hell or would never be so narrow-minded as to require that only believing in Jesus Christ can get people into heaven.  I decided...

The tangled webs of the U.S. federal government

"The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.  For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.  The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.  He deviseth mischief...

Harry Potter & the Apostate Youth Workers

According to the Telegraph in England, the Church of England is encouraging its youth workers to use the Harry Potter books to promote the gospel.  They have published a guide giving their youth leaders ideas on how to use the underlying themes of the Potter books of good vs. evil to relate them to the...

Reluctance to confess my faults

Confessing one's sins is a religious ritual that dates back to commandments under Mosaic law (Leviticus 5:1-5; Numbers 5:6-7).  It was also part of John the Baptist's ministry (Mark 1:5).  James 5:16 tells us "[c]onfess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man...

By their fruits ye shall know them

"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. ...A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. ...Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the...