Authority For Grace

As I was talking with a friend yesterday concerning power and authority, he challenged me. He said that with my position I could arbitrarily choose when to follow the authority of the church leadership and when to disregard it. As I thought about his statement, I concurred that is what the words coming out of [...]

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30 Ways the IRS Controls Churches

Should the church incorporate as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation?
The following is an excerpt from an article written by the pastor of Indianapolis Baptist Temple, after the IRS seized the church property from the congregation for allegedly failing to pay taxes. For more information on IBT you can go here.

Church must have a distinct legal existence [...]

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Authority Flows Down (Part 2)

Authority flows down so that glory can flow up. The purpose that God gives men authority is so that men will in turn be able to give glory to God. God does not give men authority so that men can receive glory. He gives men authority so that He can receive glory. He gives men [...]

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What Law?

My friend kind of hit a sensitive spot with me the other day when he challenged me when I suggested that man was head of the home and family. He asked me what law gave men authority over their wives? The following was my response to that question.
The law that gives men authority over their [...]

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The Mormons

Two nights ago I was coming to the end of a very long emotionally exhausting day when I sat down at the piano to meet with God. No sooner had I sat down, did I look up to see them coming to the door. Quick hide! It was the Mormons! But I was stuck. I [...]

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Who Do You Call Lord?

Matthew 6:24 – “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
This principle holds true in many different situations. You cannot serve two masters. Ultimately you will end [...]

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The Plight of Man

The plight of man all comes back to man’s inability to rightly comprehend Power and Authority. You see, it’s all about power and authority, and the premise that authority can only be received from the one with the most power (namely God.) Any other authority that has not been received from God, is received from [...]

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The Lie

The Lie has been embraced by many. Many have fallen prey to the Lie. The Lie is so powerful that it has forever altered the course of history. The Lie is responsible for the plight of man. And while man is responsible for his own actions, the action of embracing the Lie has forever altered [...]

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We Are At War

Revelation 17:12-14 – 12 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. 13 These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. 14 These will make war with [...]

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Two Kingdoms

There has been a struggle ever since the beginning of time. It is the struggle between two rival kingdoms. There is the one true King, and then there is the pretender. The one who would try to overthrow the rightful King and take his place. He has set-up a mock kingdom, that closely resembles the [...]

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