The Gospel Of Repentance

Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, In what way have we robbed You? In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, even this whole nation. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this says the Lord of hosts If I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing that there will not be room for you to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field says the Lord  -  Malachi 3:8-11   Everyone in the church knows these verses, and many can quote them word for word. These are the premiere verses used to explain the tithe, and why many preachers and parishioners believe we are obligated to “pay” it. I will submit to the reader that these verses have been grossly taken out of context – totally divorced of their original mea...

The reason why I ask the question is because for many God is not fair, they believe. Is this accusation true? Are there times in our lives where we feel we have been dealt a bad hand by God and He can longer be trusted? Perhaps we prayed to God for something and it did not come to pass, or He did not answer our prayer the way we expected Him to? Also, God takes way too long in answering our petitions. What is God’s problem – Is He even listening to us? If God is love, shouldn’t we get what we want from Him? Would it be safe to say some believe God is “ obligated” to meet their need since they are good (in their own eyes of course)? Yes, let us be honest. We have all felt that way. In fact, some of you feel that way right now as you are reading this article. And sadly for some, they have turned their backs on God never to trust Him again because they feel they have been let down by God too many times to count. They have concluded this God everyone talks about is no longer real. ...

The reason why I need to write about this is because it is important that I point out some extraordinary features of what happened at Christ’s crucifixion and prove why He is unique. First, the prophecies predicting His death. 1.        Isaiah 53:12c declares that the Lord was numbered with the transgressors; meaning He was crucified between two thieves (Luke 23:34). Also in the same verse in Isaiah it says Jesus interceded (or prayed) for the transgressors. Jesus did exactly this when He was dying in agony on the cross and said, “Father forgive them for they know not what they are doing” (Luke 23:34). 2.        David some 1000 years before the birth of Christ prophesied that our Lord hands and feet would be pierced (Psalm 22:16). This prophecy was fulfilled in the gospel records (Matt 27:56; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:33-49; John 19:18). 3.        In Zechariah 12:10 the prophet said speakin...

                                     Have the Fallen Angels become Demons? This subject matter isn’t for the casual bible reader nor for the faint of heart. The subject the author is engaging into would be considered mccabe and spooky. Some may regard it as a study in demonology and Angels. Though I will touch on both, that’s not my intent at all. What I will attempt to do is distinguish the differences between fallen angels and demons. So back to the original question, have the fallen angels become demons? No one knows for sure.   Let’s travel back in time.                                         ...