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Was Paul a False Apostle?
(Copyright 09-17-2025) by David C. Grabbe (Charlotte, North Carolina) “Go, for [Paul] is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel.” (Acts 9:15). In his book, Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis makes a useful observation: The devil always sends errors into the world in pairs—pairs of opposites. And he always encourages us to spend a lot of time thinking which is the worse. You see why, of course? He relies on your extra dislike of the one error to draw you gradually into the opposite one. An unusual conversation reminded me of this quotation because the exchange involved an […]
Why the Church must Dismantle the False Belief Systems of this Generation
(Copyright 04-04-2025) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) I recently sat with a small group in a circle that included Rafael Cruz, the father of TX Senator Ted Cruz, and his niece, Bibi Loyola, who is Ted’s cousin and grassroots coordinator. We were having an informal interactive Bible study and the conversation turned to the role of politics in changing American culture. I suggested that it will take more than politics and an election to change America. Everyone heartily agreed and Rafael pointed out that the church in America needs to understand spiritual warfare, and he quoted II Corinthians 10:4-5, which reads, For […]
The False Prophet is Here!
(Copyright) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) ”The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words … And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle” (Revelation 13:5-6). “Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt himself and boast against every god and will speak dreadful things against the God of gods” (Daniel 11:36). “And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his […]
False Doctrines – “Vain” Worship: Does Jesus Christ Really Know You?
by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Did Gentile believers in the early Christian church, at the time of the apostles, worship on Sunday or observe Christmas and Easter? Scripture demonstrates that Gentile believers observed the same scriptural doctrines as the Jewish believers. Paul taught Gentiles: “Follow my example as I follow the example of Christ” and he praised them for “holding to the teachings” 1 Corinthians 11:1-2. Christian churches today, are foreign to Jesus Christ and the early church. I fear that Matthew 7:21-23 will apply to most of them on the Day of Judgment, “I never knew you: depart […]
Can There Be False Prophets… Today?
by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas) Virtually from the beginning of the existence of man there have been those trying to deceive man with false doctrines and teachings. We are even told that one of the last enemies of God to be put away is the False Prophet. Whoever these people are, we need to be aware of their existence and to work steadfastly to keep our minds free from their false teachings. This author hopes to guide the brethren in their quest to be one of those who it is impossible to deceive in the end. We first need to […]