Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? (John 18:38 KJV)Since the Fall of man, man has resorted to the tools of violence and deception in order to rule man. While the use of arms for protection of justice can be justified, the use of deception is a symptom of the inherent human vileness. Religion, superstition, education, media, propaganda, disinformation, riots and a host of tools have been politically exploited to keep the masses under bait.Hitler coined the term "Big Lie" for a propaganda technique that he himself used."...in the big lie...
The Lure of Pragmatic Theology
Pragmatism is the philosophy that basically states that anything that works is true; if not essentially, then at least functionally. It is the dominant philosophy of the modern age. This has had an adverse effect on theological thinking as well. For instance, one would argue that a particular man's teachings cannot be false since the results prove that the teachings work.However, unless an essential connection between the fruit and the tree can be established, such embracement of theologies based on empirical results can be dangerous. Let's look...
Ichabod
Ichabod was born at the juncture of deaths - his father was killed by the Philistines in war, his grandfather died from a shock fall on hearing the news of his son's death and the capture of the Ark of Covenant, and his mother died in childbirth. Before she died, she named him Ichabod, which means "no glory"; for, it is written: she named the child Ichabod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel!" because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. And she said, "The glory has departed from Israel, for...
Urdu Bible in Devanagiri (Hindi) Script
The Urdu Bible in Devanagiri Script.Converted with Simple Bible Reader.File source: Crosswire.org DOWNLOAD: ESword TheWord MySword Android Bible GoBible J...
The Atonement and Christian Identity in the World
Required Reading: John 1, 14,15,16; 2Corinthians 5:11-21; Romans 8; James 4; Galatians 5:11; 6:12-15The doctrine of reconcilation teaches us that the world is at enmity with God and so Christ came to reconcile the world to God. He did that through His atoning sacrifice by the Eternal Spirit. Now, He appoints His servants as ambassadors in the hostile world and has given them the ministry of reconciliation. It is a ministry of reconciliation on God's terms; not a ministry at the mercy of the world in the world's terms. We are not called to make...
Free Book Download - The Christian in Complete Armor
ABOUT THE BOOKThis book was originally written in three volumes between 1655 and 1662.Charles Spurgeon, the great English preacher and evangelist of the last century commented that Gurnall's work is "peerless and priceless; every line full of wisdom". John Newton, converted slave trader and author of "Amazing Grace", said: "If I might read only one book beside the Bible I would choose, "The Christian in Complete Armour." Dave Wilkerson said concerning...
Studies in Ruth - Self-Denial and Discipleship
There is only one requirement that Jesus has for those who wish to become His disciples: it is to deny the self and take up one's cross and follow Him. It implies that everyone has his own cross, but they aren't able to carry it because of a lack of self-denial. The cross is the mission that one has in his own life; it is that which he needs to bear, to carry when following Christ.My Lord is there and He’ll show meThe cross to take, the path to go.The...
Studies in Ruth: Orpah and Ruth - Between Reason and Faith
The book of Ruth recounts a powerful story that illustrates the power of faith. In the first chapter, everybody appears to be quite rationally disposed (after the natural man, psuchicos) in their actions. They act according to visual observation, risk calculation, and wager decisions. Thus, when famine hits the "Promised Land", a godly family goes to Moab, a gentile nation, because the survival possibilities are better there. It was a rational choice. However, they didn't survive though they reached a "greener" territory. It reminds me of the story...
Movies and the Imitative Arts - Quotes
Ravi Zacharias, EVANGELISM AND THE NEW MILLENNIUM:BARRIERS OF THE MIND, AND HUNGERS OF THE HEART, Amsterdam 2000. Sunday, July 30, 2000"You see, the Bible does not say, “In the beginning was video.” It says in the beginning was the Word.""What then do we make of our time when the camera controls the imagination of young minds? I am afraid some day we will wake up and wonder how we were so foolish to have missed this powerful influence. And we cannot run from it. We are in it. From the pictures that tell the story, to the music that is now visualized,...
To Lean, To Look, To Long, To Live, And Be Led
The more I lean on the things outside, the more I grow weaker inside;The more I look to the things outside, the more I grow blinder inside;The more I long for the things outside, the more I grow emptier inside;The more I live for the things outside, the more I keep dying inside;The more I'm led by the things outside, the more I lose direction inside:You never can be found in the things outside, for You live inside of me,And You groan and You long that I be changed in the inside totally;So, help me Father to lean on, look to, long for, live for,...
12 Qualities of Eternal Life
1. IT IS UNRIVALED, UNIQUE, & EXCLUSIVE - There is nothing like it. It is divine."In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. (Joh 1:4 NKJ)"And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. (Joh 17:3 NKJ)2. IT IS SUPERNATURAL - Not this-worldly. It is heavenly."The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who...
Protection of the Innocent in the Old Testament (Deut 19)
1. CITIES OF REFUGE (Deut.19:1-13)These cities were places where an unintentional killer (someone who didn't kill by intention, but by accident) could run and be safe. However, if he left the city, his blood was on his head.2. LIMIT OF WITNESSES (Deut.19:15-20)The limit of witnesses was at least two or three. The Law specifically states: "One witness is not enough to convict a man accused of any crime or offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses." (Deut.19:15, NIV)3. MANNER OF INVESTIGATION...
Tests of a True Prophet
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1John 4:1 NKJ)Test #1: Fulfillment of Prophecy "And if you say in your heart,`How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?'--when a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him." (Deu 18:21-22 NKJ)Test #2: Right...
