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Halloween: Does Your Church Still Promote it? If So You Are Mixing the Holy with the Profane

Halloween Origins and Customs

History traces Halloween back to the ancient religion of the Celtics in Ireland. The Celtic people were very conscious of the spiritual world and had their own ideas of how they could gain access to it - such as by helping their over 300 gods to defeat their enemies in battle, or by imitating the gods in showing cleverness and cunning.

Their two main feasts were Beltane at the beginning of summer (May 1), and Samhain (pronounced… Continue

Added by Anna on January 14, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

What was the "Cock Crow" at Jesus' Denial By Peter?

What is the cock crow that Jesus mentioned to Peter the night of their Passover feast? Most believe that Jesus was referring to a rooster, but was Jesus referring to Roman divisions of night watches? Let us investigate.

Mark 14:30

30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.(KJV)

The cock crow and what it is.

The cock crow has been thought… Continue

Added by Anna on January 14, 2009 at 12:00am — 4 Comments

The Message in the Neatly Folded Napkin in Jesus' Tomb- Fiction!

The Message in the Neatly Folded Napkin in Jesus' Tomb-Fiction!

Summary of the eRumor:

According to this forwarded email, the head covering over the body of Jesus Christ in the grave was a neatly "folded napkin." It goes on to say that among Jews of the time a master would let his servants know whether he was finished eating or coming back to the table by the way he left his napkin. If he tossed it aside, he was finished. If he folded it, he was not finished and… Continue

Added by Anna on January 13, 2009 at 11:43pm — No Comments

Steeples- Does Your Church Building Have One? If So WHY???

Steeples On Church Buildings

The next time you are driving through your town notice the landscape and the horizon, you will see churches from the Roman Catholic to he Baptist and Methodist all topped with a steeple as though there is some Biblical mandate for it. However, you can search the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and never see any indication that a house for worship of the true an living God, contained such a structure.

In Thess. 5, hwe are admonished to "Prove… Continue

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Is "Covering" covered in the Bible?

"So who is your covering?"

This is the terse query raised by many modern Christians whenever they encounter those who meet outside the institutional church. But what is at the heart of this inquiry? And what Biblical basis undergirds it?

It is my contention that a great deal of confusion and subnormal Christian behavior is connected with a modern teaching known as "protective covering." This teaching holds that Christians are protected from doctrinal error and moral… Continue

Added by Anna on January 11, 2009 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

"Baptism with Fire!" You who want this, do you really understand what this means?

What is a Baptism of Fire?

It's a baptism of God's Wrath!!!

When one searches the scriptures on how God uses fire, one can unlock the true meaning of this long misunderstood text!

The common belief that we should desire that baptism with FIRE springs from texts showing God will purify and cleanse those who are His, by purging away the dross. And the Scriptures speaking of this purifying process usually speak of it as "purge away," or "take away the… Continue

Added by Anna on January 11, 2009 at 7:55am — 2 Comments

S-a-n-t-a or S-a-t-a-n? A thought provoking similarity...

Santa or Satan

Children of the last century till today have been told from an early age that there is someone who "knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows when you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake." One day that child's "god" (for indeed only the Lord God knows these things) is discovered to be non-existent. When a child is 6, 7 or 8 he finds out he has been lied to by his parents and society. Their faith crumbles and a sacred trust is… Continue

Added by Anna on January 9, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

"Where are Enoch and Elijah?" In Heaven with God? No, not according to the scriptures...

Jesus Himself said. "NO MAN has ascended up to heaven, but He that came down from heaven, even the Son of man!" in John 3:13.

Who is correct, Jesus or tradition?

To teach that Enoch and Elijah went to heaven BEFORE Jesus did, is a denial that He is the Firstfruits from the Earth.

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"WHERE are ENOCH and ELIJAH?"

Enoch was translated that he should not see death. Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. Yet… Continue

Added by Anna on January 9, 2009 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments

Circumcision & Cervical Cancer Risk

Circumcision is the sign of the "Abrahamic Covenant" into which believers are to be grafted in today. With the health benefits of circumcision only recently discovered in our generation, (i.e.. also reducing the spread of HIV), all Christians should agree that our Creator established the "Law of Circumcision" for our good, and among Abraham's seed whether natural or "grafted in" should be practiced today.

Jesus was circumcised, so were all the priests, apostles and… Continue

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Was The Serpent Of Gen. 3 a Snake??? Emphatically NO!

The Serpent of Genesis 3. Was it a SNAKE

Emphatically No, the serpent of Gen. 3 was not a snake. This is just another legend/tradition promoted by the Roman Catholic Church and her daughter churches. Here is the proof:

The Companion Bible, Appendix 19:

http://www.therain.org/appendixes/app19.html

In Genesis 3 we have neither allegory, myth, legend, nor fable, but literal historical facts set forth, and emphasised by the use of certain Figures of… Continue

Added by Anna on January 9, 2009 at 2:30pm — 6 Comments

Pt. 1) The Biblical Holy Days Differ from Catholic/Protestant Holidays-Which are Not Ordained in Scripture

God's Biblicall Ordained Holy Days

Did you know that God has Holy Days that reveal His plan of Salvation?

Man has substituted his holidays, Christmas, Easter, New Year's Day, and many more for God's Holy Days. Because of this, man has lost sight of God's wonderful plan of Salvation and man's true destiny!

Read this article and check it out in your Bible...You may be surprised. Remember what the wise writer of Proverbs said, "He that answers a matter before he… Continue

Added by Anna on January 8, 2009 at 1:30am — 2 Comments

Christmas: The Untold Pagan Roots - The Birth of the SUN God...

Christmas: The Untold Story

People almost everywhere observe Christmas. But how did Christmas come to be observed? How did the customs and practices associated with Christmas make their way into traditional Christianity's most popular holiday?

Did you know December 25 has a checkered past, a long and contentious history? This should come as no surprise given that Christmas and many of its popular customs and trappings are nowhere set forth in the… Continue

Added by Anna on January 7, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

'Twas The Day After Christmas - A Poem

*'Twas The Day After Christmas*

Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house, Every creature was

hurting-- even the mouse.

The toys were all broken, their batteries dead; Santa passed out, with some

ice on his head.

Wrapping and ribbons just covered the floor, while Upstairs the family

continued to snore.

And I in my T-shirt, new Reeboks and jeans, Went into the kitchen and

started to clean.

When out on the… Continue

Added by Anna on January 7, 2009 at 4:34am — 1 Comment

"Ash Wednesday" Is it in the Bible? No it is adapted from the Pagan Romans

Answer: Ash Wednesday and Lent was started by the Roman Catholic church in the seventh century. It has no biblical basis and is not found or even hinted at in the Bible. It is the first day of lent another Roman Catholic invention, which is the forty days before Easter. Participants are suppose to fast and give us something they enjoy for the next 40 days.

The word "Ash" comes from the practice in this pagan ritual of a priest or lay person putting their finger in ash and making the… Continue

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What Happens When Fathers Are Not Around? In Western societies more children than ever are growing up without a father. In fact, recent U.S. census figures indicate approximately one out of every fo…

What Happens When Fathers Are Not Around?

In Western societies more children than ever are growing up without a father. In fact, recent U.S. census figures indicate approximately one out of every four children grow up without a father and half will be raised in a one-parent family at some point. But does this mean mothers who rear their children without a father are doomed to failure?

Not at all, answers Dr. Kyle Pruett. It "does not doom fatherless or… Continue

Added by Anna on January 5, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Where Have All the Fathers Gone?

Where Have All the Fathers Gone?

A devastating epidemic is leaving a trail of broken hearts and broken dreams in its wake. What is this tragic outbreak? It’s the epidemic of disappearing fathers, who are sorely needed.

by Mario Seiglie

As soon as they heard the door open, the two young girls jumped up and began yelling, "Daddy's home, Daddy's home!" No longer quietly sitting with Mommy, their heartbeats were now racing and their eyes widened, anticipating… Continue

Added by Anna on January 5, 2009 at 10:26pm — 1 Comment

The Adverse Influence of Pork Consumption on Health - Biological Therapy Vol.1 No. 2 1983

The Adverse Influence of Pork Consumption on Health

By Professor Hans-Heinrich Reckeweg, M.D.

Biological Therapy Vol.1 No. 2 1983

In consideration of wide sections of the population, it appeared strongly advisable to investigate more closely the reasons for the nocuity of pork and to report on the toxic and stress factors contained in pork, i.e. sutoxins. A possibility emerges that everyone can stay healthy by omitting toxic factors (specific pork poisons) from his… Continue

Added by Anna on January 5, 2009 at 5:15pm — No Comments

Born Again? Not Now - But At the Resurrection of The Righteous Dead

Born Again, How and When?

by Wayne Blank

"Thy dead shall live, their bodies shall rise. O dwellers in the dust, awake and sing for joy! For thy dew is a dew of light, and on the land of the shades thou wilt let it fall." (Isaiah 26:19 RSV)

"But your dead will live; their bodies will rise. You who dwell in the dust, wake up and shout for joy! Your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead." (Isaiah 26:19 NIV) (see… Continue

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The Trinitarian Baptisimal Formula? It was forged into Matt. 28:19 - 23

The Bible never records the Apostles baptising in the "Name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost", although there are may examples of them baptising in "Jesus' Name".

Ever wonder why? If they were commanded to use the Trinitarian formula, and refused, then they were disobedient. But, they were not disobedient, since the Messiah never spoke the Trinitarian formula ascribed to him in Matt. 28:19 - 23. Well, you may say, how do you know and how did it get there? This… Continue

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Marriage: The Benefits of Marriage for African American Men

I Corinthians 7 - "To AVOID FORNICATION, let every man have his OWN WIFE"

Not only has the Bible decreed that a man be married to avoid fornication, and to produce Godly offspring, but science is in agreement with marriage being the best state for men as well:

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Excerpt from The Benefits of Marriage for African American Men

Claudia Sitgraves

Research Brief No. 10, May 2008 http://center.americanvalues.org/?p=73

Men’s… Continue

Added by Anna on January 3, 2009 at 12:38pm — 1 Comment