More Bits and Pieces

There is a new Bible Study blog which I think is excellent and can recommend to anyone just seeking a thought-provoking study. The author is the son of very dear friends.

Sex and the Bible. Excellent teaching.

The Sacredness of Marriage. Very good.

 Don’t Get Your Theology from the Movies.

The Death Penalty Upholds the Value of Human Life.

I’m seeing more and more articles where the LBG community claims the Bible has nothing to say about homosexual behavior in a “loving” relationship. So I’m linking to an old article which does an excellent job exegeting the proper scriptures to show said behavior is addressed and it doesn’t matter if it is in a “loving” relationship — it is still considered an abominable sin. You can also take a look at my post from 3 1/2 years ago! To top it off, here is a new post again demonstrating what the Scripture actually says!

Jesus Never Addressed Homosexuality?

Another example proving the Episcopal Church is a church of Satan and his followers.

Good riddance to Andy Stanley.

Why I Don’t Sing Songs By Bethel, Hillsong and Elevation.

False teacher Todd White has gone completely off the rails.

If you really want to see what heresy and blasphemy passes nowadays for Christian teachings…. Blatantly satanic.

If you do not hate Islam, you cannot love God.

Does God Agree that Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?

The Gospel Coalition Touts Christian-Islamic Alliance To Save Democracy. This group continues to slide further and further to the LEFT. Islam and Christianity are opposites and cannot work together for anything. Islam is the religion of satan.

Is self-defense against Islamists wrong? NEVER!

With Today’s Culture—Remember This

A mighty fortress is our God,

a bulwark never failing;

our helper he, amid the flood

of mortal ills prevailing.

For still our ancient foe

does seek to work us woe;

his craft and power are great,

and armed with cruel hate,

on earth is not his equal.

Did we in our own strength confide,

our striving would be losing,

were not the right Man on our side,

the Man of God's own choosing.

You ask who that may be?

Christ Jesus, it is he;

Lord Sabaoth his name,

from age to age the same;

and he must win the battle.

And though this world, with devils filled,

should threaten to undo us,

we will not fear, for God has willed

his truth to triumph through us.

The prince of darkness grim,

we tremble not for him;

his rage we can endure,

for lo! his doom is sure;

one little word shall fell him.

That Word above all earthly powers

no thanks to them abideth;

the Spirit and the gifts are ours

through him who with us sideth.

Let goods and kindred go,

this mortal life also;

the body they may kill:

God's truth abideth still;

his kingdom is forever!

Martin Luther

Is It Christian to Be Against Illegal immigrants?

LEFTISTs, who claim to be Christian, are all over the country citing passages from the O.T. to support illegal immigration.  Here’s a prime example from a far-LEFT blogger who claims to be a Christian, all the while being 100% behind abortion and every possible LEFTIST anti-God ideology:

‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God…”. ~Leviticus 19

“Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.” 

~Deuteronomy 27

“You shall not oppress a stranger nor torment him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. You shall not oppress any widow or orphan. 

If you oppress him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will assuredly hear his cry; and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword!” ~Exodus 22

“Then I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, those who oppress the wage earner in his wages or the widow or the orphan, and those who turn away the foreigner from justice..."

~Malachi 3

"Behold, this was the sin of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, plenty of food, and carefree ease, but she did not help the poor and needy." ~Ezekiel 16

[which, of course, includes the needy foreigners and immigrants, of course, because, of course it does - you all take all the wrong parts of the Bible literally and ignore the important truths that are true regardless of a biblical verse!]

Etc, etc, etc.

The first problem with his claim is that these were rules for ISRAEL and not the entire world.

An excellent article refuting this abuse of scripture used to support allowing illegals and taxes supporting everything they need can be found here. However, below are some citations to get you started.

III. GOD’S DESIGN: BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES 

It follows that, if God’s design is for independent nations, then there must be national borders and boundaries for those independent nations. And it follows that there must be enforcement of borders and boundaries by governments in order to maintain a nation’s independence. All of this logically flows from so the Lord scattered. 

Now add Romans 13:1 from the NT to our theological construction. This passage expressly states and reinforces the proposition: God is the author of independent nations: 

Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. 

Notice the last part of this passage: those which exist are established by God. Scripture teaches not only that the Lord scattered people, but in addition, specifically that He established governments and nations. These are key constructive, essential principles relative to immigration. In addition, note that this is all part of what theologians term the mediatorial reign of Christ, i.e., how God in His sovereignty manifests His reign during His physical absence prior to His second coming wherein He will personally reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. 

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An Israelite citizen is referred to as a countryman (ach) in Scripture, whereas a legal immigrant is referred to as a sojourner (ger) or toshab, and a foreigner is called an illegal (nokri) or zar. Important to this study, and evident from the OT, is that an illegal did not possess the same benefits or privileges as a sojourner or countryman. 

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THE GOD OF INDEPENDENT NATIONS DIFFERENTIATES BETWEEN THE PEOPLES OF NATIONS

Therefore, governmental leaders today in every nation — to be biblically accurate — should invoke and staunchly maintain legal distinctions of status between their resident peoples: 

Citizens, Immigrants, and Foreigners. To remain biblical, these distinctions should never be obliterated. No reformed immigration policy should attempt to eradicate these distinctions; to do so is to posture oneself as more knowledgeable and insightful than God. 

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THE IMMIGRATION LAWS OF EVERY NATION SHOULD BE BIBLICALLY BASED AND STRICTLY ENFORCED — ALL WITH THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE AND ASSURANCE THAT GOD APPROVES SUCH ACTIONS BY THE NATION’S LEADERS! 

Now, go read the complete article.

Bits and Pieces

How about a very thought-provoking article about Jewish theological connection to the Gospel of John!

Joining Forces With People In The Ecumenical Movement For The Sake Of Unity Can Cause Spiritual Harm.

Answering the Muslim “Lost Aramaic” Argument.

How Bill Gothard got his cult of followers going, regardless of his horrid Bible teachings.

False teacher/false apostle Kathryn Krick gets her worshipers demon-possessed just being by her.  Beyond Kathryn Krick: The Hidden Danger of "Subtle" NAR Teachings

Speaking of Tongues…

There are no such things as “generational curses.”

The Catholic Church has too many leaders supporting all that is unholy. This priest is another  perfect example.

Catholics in Spain are seeking to help the invaders!!!!  “What is keeping the migrants in Ceuta? The answer in large part is a collection of non-profit organizations, some backed by the Spanish government and the Catholic Church, which continue providing the invaders with food, supplies and encouragement that if they persist, they will be allowed to remain in Spanish territory, then travel to Spain and then across Europe.”  I guess the Catholic Church has forgotten about obeying the law.  Worse yet is the Bishop of Cueta claiming that these illegal Muslim invaders are just “Missionaries of Hope that Widen Our Hearts.”

Ah, The Chosen is soooooooo NOT Christ-like. Proving the heretical and blasphemous series is from  Satan.

If missionaries encountered Alcoholics Anonymous. The word “alcoholic” was invented to claim that drunkenness is an illness and everyone bought into the claim to absolve drunks from personal responsibility. the inventor also invented the AA “religion.”  Demonic. 

Thought Provoking Memes

And, finally, think about this:

Papist Support for Murder?!?!

I had just read the book, The Anabaptist Story, by William R. Estep and then wrote my article on baptism. Since the book mentioned the Waldenses sect I decided to read a book in my library which I hadn’t read since 2007: History of the Waldenses, by J.A. Wylie.

The Waldenses were essentially the original protestants, long before the Reformation, and they had the New Testament translated into their own language. The commonality with the Anabaptists was that they both read the Bible as written and didn’t add or subtract from it for their beliefs. Both had issues with the papist religion: the Waldenses refused to accept the false teaching of the Mass and the Anabaptists disagreed with infant baptism.

There was nothing in their teachings that I found in these books that could be considered heresy, but the papist church (i.e. the POPE) decided they were heretics and therefore must be destroyed. Both sects had papist armies and leaders persecuting, attacking and murdering them for “heresy.” The papists killed all people of all ages in some of the most heinous ways possible. 

On 8/10/26 the following comment was posted to my article about baptism but I moderated it out and decided to address it in this post. Here is the comment:

John S. Erwin commented on "What About Infant Baptism?"

I know that this is going to send literal chills down Glenn's spine, but I support the persecution of those Anabaptist heretics. My basis for this is Romans 13. The Roman Catholic Church was a government and it had been entrusted with the power of the sword to protect the citizens. If Rome had successfully stomped them out, we would not have many of the cultural problems that exist today, such as the normalization of homosexuality.

First, it didn’t send any chills down my spine, rather just a shake of the head at such blatant ignorance and scripture-twisting. 

Second, the Catholic Church was originally just the entire Christian Church but Constantine made it a virtual part of all government systems, leading the Roman Church into apostasy and heresy.  NOWHERE in the Bible will you find that the church or government has authority to persecute and MURDER those who disagree with the papist church. Murdering people, especially in horrid and heinous ways, proved that the papist church was NOT a Christian church. Murdering people for not accepting infant baptism or the Mass is not protecting anyone. 

Third, in no way could/would Romans 13 refer to the need to murder so-called heretics.

Lastly, being against baptism and the mass would have absolutely NO connection with cultural problems today—that analogy is just plain STUPID!