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Why Jesus Appeared First to a Woman After His Resurrection
(Copyright 04-17-2025) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) During the forty days between His resurrection and ascension, Jesus appeared to His disciples at various times and on one occasion appeared to over five hundred of His followers at once (I Corinthians 15:3-7). The gospel writers, however, are very explicit in noting that it was Mary Magdalene to whom He appeared FIRST after His resurrection. The importance which the evangelists attach to this fact indicate that it was no accidental occurrence, but that Jesus purposely appeared first to Mary Magdalene. A Revolutionary ActJesus not only appeared first to Mary, but He sent her forth […]
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 […]
Why Do We Keep the Passover?
(Copyright 03-22-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) It’s widely acknowledged among Biblical scholars and historians that Jesus and the early Apostles kept the Passover — as the historical and Biblical evidence clearly shows. Is there any reason for Christians to keep the Passover today? YES! Find out why! Unless otherwise noted Scripture taken from the New King James VersionTM Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Sermon Link: Why Do We Keep the Passover? | COGMessenger ————————————————————————————-Reprinted with permission from: Messenger Church of Godhttps://www.cogmessenger.org/————————————————————————————-
The most wicked take power – Why? Left, Right and Religious: Believe the Devil?
by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) God is Rebuking America: Citizens have Become – Mind Slaves of the State? Who you must Love or Hate the State will Dictate? Has God concluded? America: Since you Love – those who Force feed you Diabolical Sexual Depravity. Church and State Leaders both Honor Sexual Perverts. And politicians – close their eyes to – or approve of abortion, killing the innocent. Yet in this Darkness – No Religious or Political Leaders are Publicly Calling for – Nationwide Repentance. I will give you over to those you Love; the most wicked among them will […]
Why Humans?
by B. L. Cocherell (Nevada) Why did the Sovereign God create anything? And especially why did he create humans which are uniquely different in many ways from all other life forms on earth? Before beginning our search for the biblical answers to these two questions, imagine you are a sentient, all knowing, all powerful immortal being alone in a timeless and empty dimension without other beings like yourself to interact with. Would you be happy, or would your life be lonely and without purpose? Would you be content with this existence, or would you find your life tiresome and meaningless? Would […]
Why the Church must Avoid Forging Political Alliances in the Days Ahead
(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) As followers of Christ, we must openly support those political candidates whose values and policies reflect our own. However, history shows that when the Church forges cozy ties and alliances with civil authorities or a political party, she loses her purity and the ability to be a bold, prophetic voice to the nation and those in power. Jesus, by His example, showed us the way in this regard. A Kingdom Not of This WorldThere were many political and religious parties in first century Israel, but Jesus forged no ties with any of them. How could […]
Why America’s Survival Depends on the Recovery of Her “Sacred Heritage”
(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) America’s founders were far from perfect, but they established the nation on Judeo/Christian principles that they believed would serve as a moral compass to guide the nation through any difficulty or crisis she might face. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. understood this and writing from the Birmingham city jail, where he had been incarcerated, he acknowledged the nation’s “sacred heritage” and declared it to be a basis for his confidence the fight for racial equality would succeed. He wrote, We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham, and all over the nation, because the goal […]
Why a Revived Christianity Will Be American Marxism’s Worst Nightmare
(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) In his blockbuster new book, American Marxism, Mark Levin warns that Marxist ideology has now permeated every facet of American society, including the educational systems, the media, corporations, Hollywood, and politics. He obviously touched on a deep, felt need for the book shot to #1 on Amazon before it was ever released. That America is deeply concerned was confirmed in a recent NPR poll in which people were asked if they thought that American democracy was “alive and well” or “under threat.” Sixty-seven percent of the respondents said they believed American democracy to be “under […]
Why I Don’t Believe in the Trinity
(Copyright) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Where is the Trinity in these writings? (Where you would think it would be!) Deut. 6:4 Hear (sense is obey) O Israel, Yehovah [YHwH] our Elohim (Mighty One) is one (H. 256 echad meaning one Yehovah, not family) Isaiah 45:5 I am Yehovah, and there is none else, there is no Elohim (God) beside me. I girded you, though you have not known me. (The word “I” is H.595 singular – i.e., not 3 persons in one) John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the […]
Why are these cattle dead?
(Copyright) Sent by Rich Traver (Clifton, Colorado) There IS a Plan being worked out here below, as Winston C. once said! In this case, not a good one if peoples’ suspicions are the case. Watch the 3-minute video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVSIrbJ_IoA ———————————————————————–Reprinted with permission from: Golden Sheaveshttps://www.goldensheaves.org/ ———————————————————————–
Who was in Charge of the New Testament Temple? And Why Should You Care?
(Copyright) by Wily Elder (Ocala, Florida) The answer to the last question first: The reason you should care is because it will reveal the day on which Pentecost should be celebrated. How is that possible? “Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them, when you come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest. And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you on the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave […]
“GAMES PEOPLE PLAY” and why the English capitalized the word “I”
(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) “I AM, said I, to no one there.” – Neil Diamond “I AM THAT I AM.” – God (to Moses, 1491 B.C.) “God forgives; man, sometimes forgives; nature never forgives.” – author unknown TO ME, “I” STANDS FOR THE “INDIVIDUAL” – the right to what’s in your heart. Down through history no group on earth has done more for the freedom of the individual than the English-speaking peoples. Contrary to what you may have been told in college, no one has done more to fight the oppression of the individual. COINCIDENCE? I think NOT! The German word for […]
Why Doesn’t She Just Leave?
Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) Copyright © 2004 The answer given in the 1920s to this question was that battered women were of low intelligence or mentally retarded. In the ’40s it was determined that women did not leave because they were masochistic.By the ’70s the experts claimed that a woman stayed in an abusive situation because she was isolated from friends and neighbors, had few economic resources, and was terrorized into a state of “learned helplessness” by repeated abuse.Experts spent time, energy, and government grants studying women and their problems, and by asking “why do women stay” they managed to […]
Why, Oh God, Why?
(Copyright) by Bill Glover (Eugene Oregon) Tragedy strikes and we find ourselves crying out to God: “Why, oh God, Why? Why did this tragedy happen to me? After all, I believe and trust in you and yet you allowed this terrible thing to happen to me! I pray for your intervention and yet you do not hear and answer! Why?” The above scenario is something we can all identify with regularly. We truly believe we are trusting God and serving Him faithfully and yet bad things happen to us. Why? Then we struggle maintaining faith in Him. If God really loves […]
Why Are We to Count to Pentecost?
(Copyright) by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) PentecostPentecost means count fifty. Pentecost is also called the Feast of First Fruits and the Feast of Weeks. We are told in: Leviticus 23:15 to count to Pentecost. Lev 23:15 And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: When was the Wave Sheaf Offering?Many believe that because we are told to count on the morrow after the sabbath, that this means the weekly sabbath. And, because we are to count, they understand that to […]
Why on Earth are you here?
by James McBride (United Kingdom) That thought crosses the mind of most of us sooner or later. The basic reply is ‘from mum and dad’. But where did that life force originate? Almost universally it is believed that each of us has an ‘immortal soul’. It’s in us throughout life and persists in some form when we die. Few give thought as to where the ‘soul’ originated. In the Mormon faith all humans lived in a premortal state before coming to earth. The Hindu belief is that the soul continually recycles. For Catholics each human soul is ‘individual and immortal, immediately […]
Why Wouldn’t He?
by Nathaniel Burson & James E. Burson (Big Sandy, Texas) YOU LACK FAITH. You know this is true. You may not like accepting it, but it is true. You know full well that you could have more faith than you do – probably a lot. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY? If the answer is not a resounding yes – a YES, that YOU INTEND TO BACK UP by doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to correct it – then you are reading the wrong article. If you are willing to pay ANY PRICE to have God pleased with you, if you TRULY want to have […]
Why Do You Observe Saturday?
(Copyright) by John Currier (Douglasville, Georgia) This is a fair question and one that is asked quite often of those of our faith. I mean, after all, isn’t Sunday the day that people are supposed to worship God? All the churches counting from the Roman Catholic Church right on through the Baptists, the Methodists, the Pentecostal churches, and even the Mormons and the Jehovah Witnesses observe Sunday as the day of worship. So, if all these churches say that Sunday is the day of worship, how can we claim otherwise? Well, the answer lies in your Bible. Is there […]
Why We Must Put Out Leaven
by Earl L. Henn (Charlotte, North Carolina) Years ago, I had a favorite question to ask ministers about the Feast of Unleavened Bread. “Why must we go through the physical act of putting leaven out of our homes before the Days of Unleavened Bread, but we are not required to be physically circumcised?” I never received an answer. There are many parallels between circumcision and deleavening our homes. Both of these physical acts demonstrate a spiritual principle. Circumcision symbolizes an attitude of heart and mind (Romans 2:26-29), and deleavening our homes symbolizes putting sin out of our lives (I Corinthians 5:6-7). The New […]