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Topics: Scariest Bible Verses, Bible Verses Taught Out of Context, Understanding Hebrews 10:26-27, Animal Sacrifices Vs. Jesus’ Sacrifice, Hebrews and Unbelieving Jews, The Book of Life in Revelation 3:5, Jesus Never Blotting Out Names, Christian Security of Salvation, Context of Hebrews 6:4-6, Falling Away from Belief in Christ, Law Observance Vs. Grace Alone, Symbolic Meanings in Revelation, Lukewarm Church In Laodicea, Jesus Spitting Out Lukewarm Deeds/Works, Purposefulness in Christian Life, Hot and Cold Works, Matthew 7:21-23 In Context, False Prophets and Their Fruit, Distinguishing Believers from Unbelievers, John 10:27-28 Eternal Security, Jesus Knows His Sheep, John 6 and the Will Of The Father, Pharisees and Lawlessness, 1 Timothy 1, the Purpose of the Law, Christ’s Finished Work on the Cross, Perfect Love Casting Out Fear, Understanding Symbolic Language In The Bible, Misconceptions About Revelation, Importance of Bible Context, Fear Rooted In Man-Made Traditions, Jesus’ Victory Over Sin, Romans 5:1 and Peace With God, Romans 5:9 Salvation From Wrath, Overcoming Fear in Faith, False Signs And Wonders, Devil’s Deceptions In Miracles, Hebrews 9-10 And The Finality Of Jesus’ Sacrifice, Proof-Texting Dangers, Historical Additions of Bible Chapters and Verses, Protestant Scholastics And Doctrinal Errors, Tree Symbolism Vs. Branch Symbolism, John 7 Living Water, The Cross as the Ultimate Sacrifice, Jesus’ Consistent Message Of “Don’t Be Afraid,” Revelation 3:16 and Christian Laziness, Examples Of Hot and Cold Deeds/Works, Lukewarm Deeds Insignificance, Jewish Practices and Jesus’ Fulfillment of Those Practices, Christian Life as Bearing Fruit not Fruit Production, Role of Holy Spirit, Misconceptions about Matthew 7, Trusting Jesus for Salvation, Avoiding Religious Fear, Eternal Security of Believers
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Topics: Biblical Church Definition, Meaning of Ecclesia, Biblical vs. Traditional Church, Rise of Church Buildings, Warnings Against Traditions, Ignatius and One-Bishop Rule, Constantine, Reformation’s Use of Pastor, Christ as Church Head, Unbiblical Leadership, 1 Corinthians vs. Modern Church, Holy Spirit’s Role, No Church Occupations, Pastoral Worship Issues, Pastors’ Influence, Misuse of Hebrews 13:17, Gifts vs Quasi-Leadership, Jewish Leadership In Hebrews, Sermons vs. Gatherings, AA Meetings Reflect Church Gathering Model, Box Church Culture, Love in Gatherings, Critiquing Hierarchy, Individual Roles In Christ’s Body, We Are Fused With God Through Faith, Hebrews 13:17, Obeying Leaders Means Believing in Jesus, The Obedience of Faith vs. The Obedience of the Law, No Punishment From Leaders, Judgment Belongs to God, The Blasphemous Message of Faith in Jesus, Hebrews 13:17 Not About Pastors or Church Leadership, Pastors and Elders are not the Same In Scripture, Poimenas is Plural Gift Without Authority or Gender Restriction, Biblical Elders are Mature Believers Not Leaders With Power, Elders Have Qualifications Not Church Leadership, 1 Timothy 3:1-7 is Elders in Everyday Life Not a Church Board, Ephesus’ Greek Myths And Paul’s Rebuttals for Timothy, Artemis Worship vs. The Gospel In Ephesus, Paul’s Modesty Advice Refutes Artemis Myths Not Church Rules, Titus 1:5-9 is Elders Supporting Titus’ Faith Not Church Governance, 1 Peter 5:2-3 is Shepherds Watching Over Others Not Ruling Over Others, Persecuted Elders Encouraged to Continue Caring for Fellow Believers, Biblical Pastor is a Gift, Not A Role Of Power, No Biblical Basis For Pastor-Led Flocks Or Salaries, Christ Is the Chief Shepherd Not Human Leaders, All Members Of Christ’s Body Are Equal And Necessary, God Honors Every Member Of His Body Equally, Christ Alone Is the Head Of The Church, Trust The Spirit Of Christ To Lead Not Human Authority
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Topics: Unity or Division in Early Church, Debate on Circumcision, Faith by Grace Alone vs Law, James' Leadership, James' Letter to Gentiles, Paul's Missionary Journeys, Jerusalem Council Decisions, Role of Pharisees, Peter Defends Grace, Gentile Inclusion, Tensions Between Believers, Impact of Council of Jerusalem, Paul's Response to James’ Demands, Four Mosaic Commandments Debate, Mixing Covenants, Paul Preaches Christ Alone, Apostolic Unity and Disunity, Old Testament Influence on Early Church, Peter on Faith and Grace Alone, Paul’s Evangelism Focus was Jesus, Timothy's Circumcision, Nazarite Vow in Acts 18 and Acts 21, Jewish Zealots Attack Paul, Accusations in Jerusalem by Judaizers, Gentiles in the Temple, Grace vs Law Believers in Jesus, Acts Chapter 15-21, Acts 15:11, Acts 15:19, Acts 15:29, Acts 16:3, Acts 16:4, Acts 21:20, Acts 21:23-24, Acts 21:28, Acts 21:40, Acts 22:1
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Topics: Acts 15, Acts 21, James, Council of Jerusalem, Letter Sent from James to Gentiles, Circumcision for New Believers, Grace Alone, Peter Rebukes James, Tradition of the Jews, Apostles Didn't Agree With James, Men from James not Having Authorization, Gentiles Had to Follow Parts of the Law, Not Grossing Out the Jews, Letter Paul Had from James, Paul Rejected at Synagogues, James and Elders Didn't Welcome Paul, James Forced Paul to Do Temple Work, Paul Wasn't Being Famed With Anti-Jew Narrative, Paul Wasn't Evangelizing in Acts 21, Zealots tried to Kill Paul, James Didn't Have any New Testament Letters for Doctrine
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Topics: Old Covenant, New Covenant, Jesus, Rightly Dividing, Jews, Gentiles, Law, Grace, Bible Verses, Context, Understanding Covenant-Mixture Interpretations, Scripture, Gospel, Salvation, Faith, Covenant, Teachings, Graceful Living, Application, Old Testament, New Testament, Jesus' Role, Dividing Wall of Hostility, God's Word, Apostles, Epistles, Context of Parables, Law-Based Prayer, Matthew 6, Grace-Based Prayer, John 17, Holiness, Be Holy, Study Fearlessly and with Confidence
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Topics: Faith Plus Works, James, Faith Without Works Is Dead, James 2:14-26, James Chapters 1-5, Hebrews 11, Hebrews 4:10-11, Hebrews 10, Without Faith It’s Impossible to Please God, Works of the Law, Works Plus Faith, Draw Near to God, Cleanse and Purify Yourself, James 4:8, Strive to Enter Rest, God Rested, Hebrews 4:10-11, After Working Jesus Sat Down, Disobedience of Faith, Old Testament Trade-Off System, Judaism Plus Jesus, Erroneous Grace-Based Narrative of James, Evidence of Faith Through Works, Faith Alone Is Evidence, Hebrews 11:1, Hebrews 11:6, Substance of Things Hoped For, Made Perfect Through Blood of Jesus, Hebrews 10:14, Saved By Grace Through Faith, Ephesians 2:8-10, Surrounded by Great Cloud of Witnesses
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Topics: Justification, James, Pastoral Dominance, Acts 15, Acts 21, Abraham and Rahab, Council of Jerusalem, Response of Faith, Judaizers in Antioch, Peter Not Eating With Gentiles, James Disagreeing Gospel is Grace Alone, Error of Pastors in Charge at Church, Church History, Lies or Error, Grace Narratives on James, Twisting Scripture on James, Acts 15:19-29, Galatians 2:16, Romans 4:5, Yoke of Slavery on Gentiles, Works Don’t Justify Anyone, Error of Showing Faith is Genuine, Genesis 15:6, Joshua 2, Justified in Front of Men, James Pressured Paul, Cleanse Your Hands, Purify Yourself, James Still Going to the Temple, Love One Another, Don’t Create Factions Over James
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Topics: James 1-2, James 2:14-25, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 4:1-5, Romans 11:6, James’ View of Faith And Works, Paul’s Teaching on Grace And Faith, The Role of Works in Salvation, Abraham’s Faith Versus Works Debate, The Concept of Being Justified by Faith, Contrasting Definitions of the Law, The Law as Liberty Versus Death, James’ Perspective on the Law of Moses, Paul’s Critique of Legalism, Faith Without Works Versus Faith Alone, The Perfect Law of Liberty in James, Ministry of Death in Paul’s Teaching, The Relationship Between Faith and Righteousness, Abraham’s Journey of Faith In Genesis, The Thief on the Cross and Salvation, Contextual Misinterpretations Of James, Gaslighting In Religious Debates, Red Herrings In Theological Discussions, The Role Of Pastors in Church Doctrine, Questioning Traditional Church Hierarchies, Misuse Of The Title “Pastor,” Donations And Power Dynamics In Ministries, Cult-Like Behaviors In Church Leadership, Judging Faith by Works Or Belief, The Spirit Versus the Flesh in Galatians, How Law Observance Influences Sin, Blessings in Christ Versus Blessings by Works, Conviction by the Law Versus Grace, James And Paul On Hearing and Doing, The Historical Context Of James’ Epistle, The Jerusalem Council And Grace, Peter’s Conflict With James, Jesus’ Teachings Versus James’ Epistle, The Bread Of Life in John 6, Works Of The Law Versus Works of Faith, Covenant Mixture Teachings, New Covenant Community Challenges, The Purpose of James in The Bible, Cognitive Dissonance In Doctrine, The Impact Of Legalism On Believers, False Narratives from Church Traditions, Identifying Religious Double-Talk, Freedom In Christ Versus Law Bondage, Faith as a Gift Of God, Judging Others Based On Works, Good Works As A Product Of Faith, Paul’s View Of the Body Of Christ
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Topics: James, Faith Without Works, James 1, James 2, James 2:14-24, Most Pastors Won’t Teach Truth About James, James and Paul Did Not Agree, Don’t Take James Out of the Bible, Works of the Law, I Would Agree If I Could Proof-Text, Read James 1 and 2 Together, James Written Before Acts 15, Acts 21 James Rebukes Paul for Not Teaching Law of Moses, Proof-texing John 6:29 Only Way to Say James and Jesus Agreed, 5-Page Letter and Proof-texting, James 1 and 2 Reveals Context of Faith Without Works Is Dead, James Teaches Law Plus Jesus, Lists Multiple Commandments in the Law then Says Faith Without These Deeds Are Dead, Take Care of Widows Orphans and Less Fortunate, Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Do Not Murder, Do Not Commit Adultery, James 2:14, James 2:15, James 2:16, James 2:17, James 2:18, James 2:19, James 2:20, James 2:21, James 2:22, James 2:23, James 2:24, Be a Doer of the Word, Logon, Implanted Word Able to Save Your Soul, That Which is Said is the Law, Address to Those Under the Law, To the 12 Tribes, We Will Do Everything in the Law, Exodus 19, If You This You Will Be Blessed, Look into Perfect Law Of Liberty and Do, Blessed in Your Doing, Deuteronomy 8, If you Do This I Will Bless You, Law of Liberty and Royal Law is James Describing Law of Moses, Jews Did not Have a Law of Liberty or Royal Law, Don’t Be a Hearer But a Doer, Be Ye Doers, What Jesus said in John 6 Compared to What James said in James 2, James Says the Opposite, The Work of God is to Believe in the One Whom He Has Sent, The Work of God Is Not the Work of the Law, Jesus Says Nothing About Specific Response of Faith, What Works to Do to Get Food that Doesn’t Spoil, He Just Fed the 5,000, They Wanted More Food, Compares Himself to the Manna Fed to Ancestors, Food From Heaven that Did not Spoil, He is that Bread, Believe in Him and You are Doing the Work Required, James Lists Specific Things to Do and Jesus Doesn’t Do That, If You Read James 1 and 2 Together You’ll See that Faith Without Works Is Dead Is Works of the Law, Double-Talk, Works of Judaism With Jesus
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Topics: Matthew 16:26, Gain Whole World, Forfeit Your Soul, Forfeit a Gift, Free Will, Hebrews 6, Fall Away, Taste But Not Swallow, Drink in the Rain, Temple Work, Difference in Spirit Soul and Body, Psyche, Mind Free Will and Emotions, Thinker Chooser and Feeler, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, What Would it Profit a Man if He Gains the Whole World and Forfeits His Soul, Context of Matthew 16 begins at Verse 24, Law-Based Teaching, Impossible Standard, Gaining Whole World Financially Proved Jew Was Following Commandments, Trade-Off System, Deuteronomy 8, Can’t Serve Both God and Money, Matthew 6, Easier For Camel to Go Through Eye of Needle, Matthew 19 and Mark 10, Who Can Be Saved, Doing Something Sinful to Earn Money Won’t Forfeit a Christian’s Soul, Forfeiting Soul Doesn’t Compare to Forfeiting a Gift, God’s Gift Not Same as Human Gift, His Gift if Life of Christ, Romans 6, You’ve Received Life, Colossians 2, Christ Who is Your Life, Colossians 3, You Can Only Forfeit the Gift of Life If Christ No Longer Lives, Romand 6 and Hebrews 7 says He lives Forever, Forfeit Being Born From Earthly Parents, John 1 Says You’re His Child, John 3 Says You’ve Been Born Again, If you Denied Being Born From Parents You Still Have Free Will, Hebrews 6 Is About Unbelievers, Directed at Hebrews Doing Temple Work, Never Believed, Taste-Tested, Drinking in the Rain Is Believing God About His Son, They Fell Away Back Toward Animal Blood Sacrifices Rather Than Believe in Sacrifice of Jesus, Dead Works, Walk Away From Salvation Not Possible, 1 John 2:19, They Went From Us Because Never Part of Us Were Unbelievers, Believers Can’t Walk Away From Life of Christ Therefore Can’t Forfeit Soul
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Topics: Generational Curse, Curses, Satan Cursed First, Genesis 3, Earth Cursed, Genesis 4, Sin Entered Through Adam, Hamartia, Infects Everything Physical, Romans 5, Curses in Old Testament, Primarily in Deuteronomy, Jews Agreed to Follow All Commandments, Cursed If They Don’t, Generations Cursed Because of Old Covenant, Relatives of Jews, Unless Jewish Curse Did Not Apply, Christ Redeemed Jews From Curse of Law by Becoming a Curse, Galatians 3:13, Christ Born Under the Law to Redeem Those Under the Law, Galatians 4, System of Blessing and Cursing, Moses Established Old Covenant, Deuteronomy 4, Deuteronomy 8, Deuteronomy 30, Non-Jews Not Under that Curse or Covenant, Ephesians 2:12, If Commandments Broken Blood Must Be Shed, Day of Atonement, 365 Days of Forgiveness, Jews Never Asked, Confessed, nor Repented for Forgiveness, Hebrews 9:22, Jews Not Believing God But Using Him for Health and Wealth, Lost Sheep of Israel, Matthew 14, Canaanite Woman, God Interested in Belief, Can’t Serve God and Money, Matthew 6, Easier for Camel to Go Through Eye of Needle Than for Rich Man to Enter Heaven, Matthew 19 and Mark 10, Who Can Be Saved Then, Christ Went to Cross and Absorbed All Curses in Himself, Both for Jew and Gentile, Galatians 3:28, Every Generational Curse Verses Describing Ancestors of Jews Under the Law, Health Wealth Preachers Use Those Passages, Blessed with Every Spiritual Blessing in Christ, Ephesians 1, Truth About Generational Curses, Curses Cannot Be Passed Down Through Bloodlines, Habits Can be Passed Down but Not Curses, No Need to Pray Prayers to Break Generational Curses, Jesus Cursed Fig Tree Because it Represented the System of the Law, Mark 11 and Matthew 21, If you Rely on Any Part of Law You’re Relying on a Curse, Galatians 3:10, Health and Finances Won’t be Cursed for Sinning, Nobody Can Put Curse On you, Truth About Blessings, Received the Blessing of David, Acts 13, Blessed through the Seed of Abraham, Galatians 3, Blessed Because God No Longer Hold Sins Against You and You’re Forgiven, Romans 4, Blessed Because You’ve Drank in the Rain, Hebrews 6, Inferior Blessed by Superior, Hebrews 7, Blessed Because You Share in the Resurrection, Revelation 20, Blessed Washed and Enter into Heaven Through Gate, Revelation 22
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Topics: Demonic Oppression, Oppression, Oppressed by Demon, Oppression or Possession, Difference in Possessed or Oppressed, Licentious and Legalistic Sin, Christians Oppressed, Paul Oppressed in Acts 16 and 2 Corinthians, Acts 8:7, Many Impure Spirits Came Out, Casting Demons Not Goal of Early Church, Demons Would Just Come Back to Unbelievers, What Causes Demonic Oppression, Anything Opposite of Who You are and the Holy Spirit, Spirit Won’t Leave Your or Let Demons Touch You, Wreak Havoc in Home, Involved in Occult or Affair or Legalistic Church, Obsessed with Scary Entertainment or an Individual, Around You Influence You and Scare You, Slamming Doors, Knocking Things Over, Loud Noises or Shrieks, Not Living Right or Close to God, Every Christian Lives Right but We don’t Always Have Right Choices, We Are Hidden in God, Colossians 3:3, Involved in Things Not of Faith, Walk in Righteousness, What Fellowship Does Light Have With Darkness, 2 Corinthians 6:14, Sick and Poor, Children’s Hospitals Oppressed, Divorced Dad Oppressed, Physical Healing and Financial Independence, Health Wealth Gospel, Boss God Around, It’s Guaranteed, That’s My Confirmation, Secret of Contentment, Philippians 4:12, Paul Said to be Content in All Circumstances, Philippians 4:12-13, God’s Grace is Suffice, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Fallen Planet, Flawed DNA, Uncontrollable Circumstances and Choices of Others, Everyone Healed Still Dies, Everyone Financially Well Off Leaves Penniless, By His Stripes We are Healed from Isaiah is Guaranteed Spiritual Healing, Sleep Paralysis, REM Sleep, God Doesn’t Remove Protection While You Sleep, Why Do I Have Demonic Dreams, Dreams Programmed by Subconscious, Subconscious Programmed by Your Eyes and Ears, What Are you Watching and Listing to on Regular Basis, Where Are You Frequenting, Sexual Stuff, Scary Stuff, Legalistic Stuff, Political Stuff, Video Games, Focused on Certain Person, Dreams Will Reflect That, It’s Not a Demon, So Important to Focus on Whatever Is Pure Right Noble Lovely, Think About Such Things, Rejoice in The Lord Always, Dreams Can Also Come From Diet, Addictions Are Not Demonic Oppression, Demons Can’t Cause Addiction, Addiction Not Demon, Addiction Is Believing Lie About What you Want and Who You Are as Saint, Casting Out Demons of Addictions From Believers, Spirit of Addiction, Deliverance Ministries Make No Big Deal of Jesus, Break Free From Addictions by Reminding Yourself How Forgiven and Righteous You Are, Oppressed During Addiction, Demons Can’t Oppress Parts of You, Confused With Oppression and Possession, Spirit Soul Boy is Blameless, Sealed With the Spirit, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Lie to You About You, Accuser of Brethren, Mental Illness Isn’t Demonic Oppression, Anxiety Depression and Intrusive Thoughts are Chemical Imbalances, Need Treatment Not Deliverance, Colossians 1:13, We Have Been Delivered From Domain of Darkness Into Jesus, Up to 40% of Mental Hospital Patients Think They Are Oppressed or Possessed, Truth About Demonic Oppression, Not Same as Possession, What You Watch Listen to and Constantly Go to Can Cause Oppression, Legalistic or Licentious, Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Saved, Mostly Ignore Demons, Paul Ignored Demons Until Bothered, Remember God Hasn’t Given You a Spirit of Fear, 1 Timothy 1:7, Set Your Mind on Good Things, Remind Yourself That He Who Is In You is Greater
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Topics: Demons, Demonic Possession, Demons in Old Testament, Demons in New Testament, Demons Primarily Mentioned in Gospels, Jesus Destroyed Work of the Devil, 1 John 3:8, Power of Demons Before and After the Cross, Demonic Realm Disarmed at the Cross, Colossians 2:15, Jesus Made Public Spectacle of Them, Demons Not Focus of the Ecclesia After the Cross, How Many Times Do We See Demon Casting or Christian Having a Problem with a Demon, Full Armor of God, Ephesians 6, Christians Have Done This, Armor Is Christ, All Attacks Come From Outside Never From Within, Resist the Devil and He Will Flee, James 4:7, James Ignoring What Christ Accomplished, You Don’t Resist Someone Who’s Been Disarmed, Thorn in Paul’s Side, 2 Corinthians 12:7, Messenger of Satan, Super Apostles, Appearing as Angels of Light, Meant to Torment Him, Grace Was Not Enough, Attacked by People Who Belittle Grace, The Evil One Cannot Even Touch You, 1 John 5:18, Demon-Possessed Girl, Acts 16, Unbelieving Jewish Exorcists, Acts 19, Jesus and Paul I Know, Neither Instance a Believer, Paul Did Not Hunt Down Demons, Sealed Up With the Spirit, Ephesians 1:13, Cast Out Demons They Will Come Back, Cast Out Means to Make go Away, No Instructions in New Testament to Cast Out Demons from Believers or Even Unbelievers, These Signs Will Follow, They Will Cast out Demons, Mark 16:17, Mark 9-20 Not in Original Text, Demon-Casting Ministries, No Such Ministry in Acts or Epistles, Unbelievers Casting out Demons, House Swept Clean and Will Bring More Demons, Matthew 12, They Make No Big Deal of What Christ Accomplished, Revolving Door of Dependence on Them But No Biblical Foundation, Believer Felt Demon, Emotional Situations with Groups Don’t Indicate Truth, Hypnotic, Concerts, Sensationalism, Jesus Prayed for the Father to Protect you From the Evil One, John 17:15, You’re the Temple of God, 1 Corinthians 3:16 and 6:19, House Divided Will Fall, You are God’s House, Hebrews 3:6
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Temptation Then Will Be Approved, Crown Of Life, We’ve Received the Life of Christ, Symbolic Elders Cast Crowns, Only If you Love God, Incorruptible Love in Ephesians 6, Builds Up Sin, Seed of Desires, Hebrews 13 Says Believers Have a Clear conscience and Desire to Live Honorably in Every Way, Don’t Be Hearer But Doer, Paul Said in Romans 2 Doers of Law Will be Judged by Law, Deceive Your Own Heart, Romans 6 Says We’ve Become Obedient From Heart, Keep Yourself Unstained From World, Paul Said We’ve Been Washed, Break One Commandment, Show You My Faith By My Works, You Believe God, You Do Well, Even Demons Believe, Faith Without Works Is Dead, Abraham and Issac, Abraham Believed God Before Isaac Was Even Born and Was Righteous, What About the Works of Hagar and Ismael, Justification in Front of Men, Paul Said He Doesn’t Care Who Judges Him He Doesn’t Even Judge Himself, Teachers Judged Greater By God, Able to Bridal Tongue, Tongue Cause You to be Set on Fire, Cannot Tame Tongue, Tongue is Evil Unruly Full of Poison, Confuses Who You Are With What We Do, Talks About God as If He’s Far Away, You Don’t Have Because You Don’t Ask, Not Getting What You Ask For Because of Your Intentions, If Friends With World You’re Enemy of God, Jesus Said Don’t Take Out of World But to Protect Them, John 17, Paul Said He Became as a Jew and Greek in 1 Corinthians, Good Old-Fashioned Christian Guilt Followed Up by Dab of Grace, God Resists the Proud But Gives Grace to Humble, Double-Talk and Double Standard, Didn’t You Just Say Show me Your Faith I’ll Show you MY Works, Resist the Devil and He Will Flee, Colossians 2 Says He’s Disarmed, 1 John 3 Says Jesus Destroyed His work, 1 John 5 Says Evil One Cannot Even Touch You, Draw Near to God and He’ll Draw Near to You, Cleans Your Hands You Sinners, Purify Your Hearts You Double-Minded, Weep Mourn and Full of Gloom, Speaking Ill of Brother Insults the Law, Who Are You To Judge Another, Don’t Make Plans, Only If God Wills It, Such Boasting Is Evil, Attacks the Rich, Uses Job As who to Be Like, Mentions Being Anointed With Oil, We All Have Anointing From Holy One, 1 John 2:20, Fervent Prayers of Righteous Avails Much, All Payers Are Heard, Jesus Called Sinner in John 9, God Hears All Prayers, Holy Spirit Prays For us, Uses Elijah As Example of Who to Be Like, Transfiguration Says Only Listen to Jesus, Turn Sinner From Error of Their Way, Save Soul From Death, This Will Cover Multitude of Sin, Propitiation Is Better, Jesus Is Propitiation, Nothing About Jesus or New Covenant or Ministry of Spirit
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Topics: Faith Without Works Is Dead, Book of James, Letter of James, James 2, James Chapter 1-5, Written to 12 Tribes, Covenant Mixture Theology, Did James Fully Understand New Covenant, Someone Else’s Mail, Relief Not Addressed to You, Most Likely First Epistle Written, Acts 15, Council of Jerusalem, Apostles Met to Determine Gentiles Believing, Determine Whether or Not Gentiles Under the Law of Moses, Everyone Agreed Except for James, James Said They Must Follow Parts of the Law, Peter Opposed James, Paul Previously Opposed Peter in Antioch, Confrontation Written About in Galatians 2, Old Wine in New Wineskins, New Patch of Clothing on Old Garment, Acts 15:11 Gentiles Saved by Grace Alone, Two Issues About James Based on the Two Facts, Jews Which Practices Jesus Plus the Law are Practicing Lawlessness, Paul told Timothy They Want to Teach the Law But Don’t Know What They’re Talking About, 1 Timothy 1:7, The Law is Good, 1 Timothy 1:8, The Law Not For the Righteous but Lawless, 1 Timothy 1:9, Addressing Jews at Synagogue in Ephesus, Should We Read This Letter, Read the Same as All Law-Based Scripture, How Do You Read Sermon on the Mount and Lord’s Prayer, True Lord’s Prayer for Believers is John 17 Not Matthew 6, Overview of James, Box Churches Teach it Vehemently, Covenant Mixture, Double-Talk, Religious Hierarchies, False Humility, Comparing Your Works to a Demon as If a Demon Has More Works Than You, Religious Boundary Crossing, If You Don’t Do This You’re Not Really Saved, Grace Is Only for the Really Bad Stuff, No Information About New Covenant, Nothing About Being Reconciled With God, Passive Aggressiveness Such as You Do Well, Nothing About Complete Forgiveness, Nothing About Everyone’s Righteousness, Nothing About You Being a Saint, Shut Yourself off From World, Cleanse Yourself, Judged With Greater Strictness, You Have Evil Desires, Just a whole Lot of Leaven, Who Is James, Half-Brother of Jesus, Wasn’t Believer Until After Resurrection, Possibly the Thorn in Paul’s Side, 2 Corinthians, Super Apostles Appearing as Angels of Light, Party of Circumcision in Galatians, Came in Behind Paul Pushing Law, Possibly the Lawless One in 2 Thessalonians, Don’t Take Out the Letter, Read It Same as Law Letters, Works Are Good If Done in Faith, Dead Works, Created For Good Works, God’s Masterpiece, Summary of Faith Without Works Is Dead, Paul Wrote the Opposite in Romans Ephesians and Galatians, Paul is Stitching James in His Letters, Both Were There in Acts 15, It Is By Grace You’ve Been Saved, Ephesians 2:8-9, The One Who Does Not Work Believes Is Righteous, Romans 4:5, The Work of God is To Believe in the One He Has Sent, John 6:29
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Topics: Philippians 2:12, Work Out Your Salvation, Fear and Trembling, Philippians 2:13, Philippians 2:1-18, Work for Your Salvation, God Who Works In You, To Will and To Act to Fulfill His Good Purpose, Encouraging Philippians to Love One Another, Philippians Written Approx AD 60, Paul Was Imprisoned by Rome, Express Christ Amongst Themselves in Greek Community, Work God Out Through Your Hands Feet and Mouth, Bear Fruit of the Spirit, Faith Without Works Is Dead, James 2:26, It Is By Grace Through Faith You’re Saved Not Of Yourself, Ephesians 2:8-9, Made Alive In Christ, It Is By Grace You Were Saved, Ephesians 2:5, Because of God’s Great Love for Us, If It’s Based on Grace it Cannot Be Based on Works, Romans 11:6, To the One Who Does Not Work But Believes, Romans 4:5, Working to Stay Saved Means You’re Working For Something You Didn’t Work for to Begin With, When Did James Write His Letter?, Who Did James Write His Letter to?, One of First Epistles Written, To the 12 Tribes, Council of Jerusalem, Acts 15, “Decision” to Allow Gentiles to Believe, James Pushing in Parts of the Law, Peter Opposed James, James Is “Someone Else’s Mail”, Leave In Bible But Read the Same as Sermon on the Mount, Belief is Good but You Need Works to Complete It is Anti-Christ, Paul Wrote Ephesians, Romans, and Galatians to Combat What James Wrote, James Listed as Part of the Party of Circumcision in Galatians, James Called Believing Pharisee in Acts, Appeared as Angel of Light to Corinthians, Lawless One Might be James, Law Not For the Righteous, Early Church Had to Mature Out of Law Observance Just Like Us, Hebrews 8:13, Changed Behavior Does Not Work Out Salvation, Unbelievers Change Their Behavior All the Time, Unbelievers Go to Church Believing They Are Working Out Salvation, Jesus Said Carry Your Cross, Nobody Carried a Cross, Simon of Cyrene, Only Jesus Carried Cross, Impossible Statements Meant to get Listener to Trust Him Instead, With Man This is Impossible but All Things Are possible With God, Some Apostles Died on Cross by Man, Not By God, Jesus Said He Came to Give Life Not Death, Cost of Being a Disciple, Luke 14, Count the Cost, You Can’t Afford It, Trust The Delegation Party Instead, Jesus is the Delegation Party, Living In Sin, Sinning Doesn’t Cause You to Live in Sin, You Live in Sin if you Live in Adam, You Live in Righteousness if You Live in Christ, Living In Christ and Sinning, Living in Adam and Sinning, Romans 6:2, How Can We Who’ve Died to Sin Live in It?, Rhetorical Question, How Can We Who’ve Trusted in Jesus Go to Hell?, Not a Possibility, Sinning Less is Not the Goal, One Sin Would Require Death, Romans 6:23, Jesus Won’t Die Again, “How Can We?”, We Can’t, We’ve Died to Sin and Been Set Free From It, Romans 6:6-7, Old Self Was Crucified, You’re Sinning While You Live In Christ Not Living in Sin, Context of Philippians 2, In Your Relationships With One Another Have Same Mindset as Jesus Christ, Philippians 2:5, Fear and Trembling is Reverence and Awe, You Have the God of the Universe in You, Not Fear and Trembling Based on Punishment Because Jesus Was Already Punished
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Topics: OSAS, Once Saved Always Saved, Stop Sinning, Only Saved Until Sinning Again, Nobody Would Be Saved, Romans 6:23, Wages of Sin is Death, Free Gift of Eternal Life In Christ Jesus Our Lord, Paul Explains Death and Eternal Life, Both Opposites, Goal Isn’t To Stop Sinning But To Enjoy Free Gift of Eternal Life, Downplaying Free Gift and Ignoring Wages of Sin, Stop Ignoring the Wages, They Think They Are Preaching Sin But They Aren’t, If They Preached Sin They’d Preach Death, Stop Comparing Sins And Realize They’re Hopeless, Stopping Sinning Doesn’t Keep You Saved, Go to Church, Read Your Bible, Have Quiet Time, Jews Went to Temple Read Scriptures and Meditated on Them, Still Would Hear Depart From Me Apart From Faith in Christ, Early Church Didn’t Have Buildings Bibles or Quiet Time, Lukewarm Christians, Spit You Out, I Know Your Deeds, Neither Hot or Cold Revelation 3:15-16, On Fire For the Lord, Hot Serves Purpose, Cold Serves a Purpose, Lukewarm Serves No Purpose, People Who Sin Less or Not as Bad, If Gospel Weren’t True One Sin Would Mean They Aren’t Saved Any Longer, Rewards In Heaven, Reward of the Inheritance, Colossians 3:24, Parable of Vineyard Workers, Matthew 20:1-16, Parable of the Talents, Matthew 25:14-30, Wicked and Lazy Servant, No Longer Servants, John 15:15, Blot Out of Book of Life, Revelation 3:5, It Says Never Blot You Out, Comforting Passage Not Scary Passage, If He Blot You Out He’d Have to Remember Your Sins, Hebrews 8:12, Remembers Your Sins No More, He’d Have To Hold Your Sins Against You, 2 Corinthians 5:19, 2 Peter 2:21, Better to Not Know the Way Than to Know It And Turn Back, Dog Returns to Vomit, Pig to the Mud, False Teachers, 2 Peter 3 Say Scoffers, Mark Baker Quote, Once Alive Always Alive, Life Lost In the Garden, I Have Come So You May Have Life, John 10:19, You Were Saved By the Life of Christ, Christ Will Never Die Again, Hebrews 7:25, John 14:19, Romans 5:10, Romans 8:1, Since Christ Raised From the Dead Cannot Die Again, Death No Longer Has Mastery, Romans 6:9
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Topics: 1 Corinthians 9:14, 1 Timothy 5:17-18, Tradition of Men, 2 Thessalonians 2:15, Good Traditions vs. Bad Traditions, History of the Tithe, Cyprian of Carthage, Tithing the Clergy, Constantine Put Bishops on Government Payroll, Levites Shadow of Christ not Pastors, New Testament Church Never Tithed Ministers or Pastors, Reformers Adopted Tradition of Men, Paul Did Not Tell Corinthians to Tithe in 1 Corinthians 9, Same Apostle Said All Who Rely on The Law Is Relying on Curse In Galatians 3, Paul Is Referring to Food, 1 Corinthian 9:13 Says Food, Refers to Food at Altar of Levites, Levites Ate the Sacrifices After They Killed Animal, Altar Not Referring to Altar at Box Church, The Word Tithe Not in Either Letter to Corinthians, Giving Was Meant to Support Apostolic Workers, Those Traveling to Preach the Gospel and Establish Groups of Ecclesia, Paul Defending His Right to Travel as Apostle, Refers to Peter Having Right to Wife, Apostolic Workers Only Received Support from Voluntary Giving Not Tithing, Paul Said He Preached Voluntarily, Did Not Ask For Support but Worked, Levitical Priests Did Not Get Money but Food, 1 Corinthians 9 Not About Paying Ministers but Feeding Traveling Apostles, 1 Timothy 5:17-18 Not About Pastors, Pastor Not in the Letter to Timothy, Elders Were Not Pastors, Pastor Is Spiritual Gift, Elder Is Older Person Who Understands Any Particular Faith, Pastor Is Not Position or Occupation, Don’t Superimpose Protestantism Onto 1 Timothy 5, Elders Gave to Flock and Didn’t Take From Flock, Cared For People Didn’t Force Them to Pay Them, The Word Tithe Is Not In Either Letter to Timothy, Double Honor Not Double Pay, Compares Laborer Deserving Wages and Ox Not Being Muzzled to Double Honor, In the Same Way Give Elders Double Honor, Grandma Perfect Example of Elder, Grandma Gets Double Honor From Me, The Bible Says Nothing About Pastors Being Paid, Tradition of Men Makes You Think Otherwise, 2 Corinthians 2:17 Paul Said He Did Not Preach for Profit, When Pastors Preach For Profit They Become Aggressive or Passive-Aggressive or Gaslight, Preaching for Profit Prevents Pastors From Speaking Freely, Preach Was People Want to Hear So Coffers Overflowing, Legalists Pay Preachers Hard on Sin, Entertainment Seekers Pay for Entertainment, Rarely Hear About Jesus or the Gospel, The Early Church Worked, Apostolic Workers Also Worked, They Did Not Rely on Voluntary Giving, In Acts Paul Made Tents, 1 Thessalonians 2:9 Paul Worked So He Wasn’t a Burden as He Preached, 2 Corinthians 11:9 Paul Worked So He Wasn’t a Burden, Pastor Never Career Path in Bible Nor Was Elder, There Are No Occupations in Body of Christ, 3 John Female Elder Advised Not to Support Those Claiming to Preach Gospel but Are Not, Do NOT Support Them, 3 John 1:8 be Hospitable to Those Who Are, It’s Good to Sow Freely to Those Spreading the Good News
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Topics: Tithe, Tithing, What Is the Tithe, Tithing History, 10% or 23.3%, Nobody Is a Faithful Tither, Multiple Tithing Commandments in 613 Commandments, Part of Book of the Law, Law of Moses Only for Jewish Race, God Made Covenant With Israel Not Gentiles, Canaanite Woman Turned Away, Matthew 15, Gentiles Not Included in Old Covenant, Ephesians 2:12, If You Want to Tithe You Must Be Jewish, Tithe Is Food, Seeds Produce and Cattle, It Was Not Their Income or Money, They Had Money, If Unable to Carry Tithe It Could Be Sold, Money Used On Whatever They Wanted Including Alcohol, Deuteronomy 14, Jews Only Gave It to Levites, Levites Had No Inheritance and Couldn’t Work, Levites Did Nothing of What a Box Church Pastor Does, Widows Orphans Travelers Jewish Festivals, Tithed Shoved Into Ecclesia Through Cyprian of Carthage Third Century, Christians Tithing Picked Up Speed by Constantine, Tithing Law of Land by 8th Century, Reformers Continued With it, “Don’t You Dare Rob God!”, Most-Used Passages About Tithing, Malachi 3:10, Have You Ever Been Taught Malachi 3 Is About Israel Stealing Food from Levites Widows Orphans Travelers and from Jewish Festivals, Who Was Malachi, Hebrews 1 In the Past God Spoke Through the Prophets, Malachi Chapters 1-3, Food Stored in Temple Chambers, Not a Pastor Receiving It, Not a Church, Floodgates of Heaven is Clouds for Rain, Not a Tithing Principle, We Don’t Live By Principles But by a Person, Will a Man Rob God Said by a Man Who’s Not God, Only Part of Bible Which Says Test God, On This Side of Cross Acts 15 Says Don’t Test God by Putting Law On People, Acts 17 Says God Needs Nothing, Abraham Tithed Melchizedek, Genesis 14, Abraham Didn’t Tithe From His Income but Spoils of War, Abraham’s Tithe Was Voluntary, Tithe Honored Others, Foreshadowing of Jesus Being Greater than Levites, Mel Wasn’t a Pastor, Mel Didn’t Have a Church, Abraham Only Tithed Once, Jacob’s Tithe, Genesis 28, Symbolic Location Called Bethel, Means “House of God,” Where Future Temple Would Be, Not From His Income, Only Tithed Once, Levites Were In Jacob, Matthew 23:23 and Luke 11:42, Jesus Commanded the Tithe, Law Was Still in Effect, Neglecting Weightier Matters of Law, Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, Law Abolished According to Colossians and Ephesians, Law Not Destroyed, Still Available for Unbelievers, It Is Finished, John 19:30, Give to Caesar What’s Caesar’s and God What’s God, Yes It’s Tithe Because Law Still In Effect, Stay at Peace With Government, Now Abolished, Slavery in 18th and 19th Century, Law Now Obsolete, Hebrews 8:13, Cell Phone or Pay-Phone, Widow’s Mite, Luke 21 and Mark 12, Two Copper Coins, A Few Cents, Gave All She Had Didn’t Tithe, Rich People Gave Out Of Abundance and Didn’t Impact Them, Tithe Meant to Support the Widow, Tithe Not Burden On Financially Comfortable People But Very Hard on Lower Income, Pressure or Enticement, Hebrews 7, Abraham Tithed Melchizedek Picture of Levites Honoring Jesus, Levites Kept Dying, Mel and Jesus Never Died, Jesus Compared to Melchizedek, Levites Used Animal Blood and Jesus Used His Own, Levites Used Temple on Earth Jesus Went Directly to Heaven, Tithing Testimonials, Negative Ones Not Shown, You Can’t Buy God’s Blessings, Churches Would Be Overflowing, Good Father’s Can’t be Bought, Give Your First-Fruits, Christ Is Our First Fruits, 1 Corinthians 15, Give More On This Side of The Cross, Grace More Stringent Than Law, Are You Saying Churches Should Shut Down and Nobody Tithe, Continue in Man-Made Tradition and Overlook Scripture, Gaslight and Guilt, Entice With ROI, Rely
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Topics: Sermons, Preaching, Romans 10:14-15, How Will They Call on Him In Whom They’ve Not Believed, In Whom They’ve Never Heard About, How Will they Hear Without Preaching, How Beautiful Are the Feet of Those Who Preach the Gospel, Pastor Preaching Sermon, Pastor Isn’t in Romans, Gatherings Isn’t in Romans, Preach Means to Speak, Romans 10 Is About Unbelieving Jews, Needed to Hear About Jesus, Someone Giving Sermons Because It Says Preach, What Does Preach Mean If Not Sermon, To Speak, Not One Time Do We See Pastors Preach in the Bible Nor Give a Sermon, The Word Sermon Not in the Bible, Sermon on the Mount, Sermons Common Because of Tsunami-Like Force of Man-Made Tradition, Jesus and Paul Warned Against Tradition of Men, Only Follow Traditions From Us, 2 Thessalonians 2:15, Following Tradition of Church Fathers and Reformers, Can’t Know Anything About God Without Sermon, Remove Sermons and Church Is a Bunch Singing and Money Collecting, Even All the Chairs are Pointed Toward the Man Giving Oration, Error Practiced for Half a Millennium, “Best Part” of Church Service, Subjective Monologue Which Inspires or Scares, Sermons Why Most Christians Go to Church, People Think Sermons Are What The Sinners Need to Hear to Get Straightened Out, What If Sermons Never Mentions the Gospel, Judge Church Service by How Sermon Went, Sermon Was Great, Sermon Convicted Me Of My Sin, Sermon Wasn’t For Me, Didn’t Get Anything Out of the Sermon, Can’t Know Anything About God Without Hearing Weekly Monologue, Preaching and Teaching in Bible but Not Sermons, Preaching and Teaching Always About Jesus and the Gospel, Women and Donkeys Speak More than Pastors in Scripture, Men and Women Preach, Early Church Fathers and Reformers Said Women Must Shut Up and are not Valuable, Preaching in Bible Always Addressing Circumstances, Interjection Was Always Involved, Jesus Never Gave Sermons but Preached Informally, Apostles Preached in Acts but Was Sporadic and Never Called Sermon, They Didn’t Preach Sermons at the Temple but Evangelized the Unbelieving Jews, Apostles Invited to Speak but Interjection Happened not a Sermon, Interactions Responses and Dialogue, Dialogical not Monological, 2 Timothy 4:2, Preach the Word, Timothy Not Pastor Preaching Sermons From His Bible at Church, Everyday Life Not Gatherings, Timothy Not Pastor but Evangelist, 2 Timothy 4:5, Imma Preach the Word While Holding Bible, The Word Wasn’t the Bible, Logon, That Which is Said, What Was Said was the Gospel, Always Be Ready to Speak about Jesus to Jews and Greeks, In Season and Out of Season, Preach the Word as a Sermon Began With Reformers, Sermons Have No Biblical Foundation, Began Hundred of Years Before Jesus, Became Common in 2nd Century, Solidified by the Fourth With Constantine, Greek Thing Not Christian Thing, Greek Philosophers Named Sophists, Orations for Pay and Prestige, Eloquent Monologues, Sophists Were Seen the same as Movie Stars Entertainers and Athletes, Sermons Gave Them Fame and Fortune, They’d Wear Special Clothing to Stand Out, Sophists Had Celebrity Status, Give Sermons and Certain Time and Place for Pay, Sermons About Emotionalism and Eloquence, Sophists Immortalized Through Statues, Applauding Began With Sophists, This Style Known as Homiletics, Where We Get the Homily From, Many Early Church Fathers Were Sophists, Cyprian of Carthage Augustine and Chrysostom, Sermon Means Deceitful Argument, Sophist Where We Get the Word Sophisticated, The Early Church Never Gave Sermons, Speaking Was Always Conversational, 1 Corinthians 11-14 Explains Our Gatherings, Sermo
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