Cleavage in the Church

by Philip T. Derstine (Puckett, Mississippi)
“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” We can speak up, so that our silence does not cause us to become partakers of other’s sins (Ezekiel 33, entire chapter). In this post-911 world, the sword has already come on the land with worse judgments to follow (verse 3), so when we see the connection between certain sins and an even more certain judgment, it is our job to warn the people being lulled to sleep by the complacency of Church leaders: The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him when he transgresses…though I [YHWH] say to the righteous he shall surely live, yet if he trusts in his righteousness (his Sabbath-keeping, tithing, feast-keeping, and abstention from unclean meats) and commits iniquity, NONE of his righteous deeds shall be remembered, but in the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die. (Ezekiel 33:13) When one separates from the Worldwide Church of God and its offshoots for more than two decades and then returns, one is struck by how drastically the outward appearance of our young people has changed. In the Church of God’s rush to accommodate modern culture, the license that the leadership and parents are extending to the X-generation in their midst is storing up judgment and ensuring that all three will live beyond the Second Coming into the Day of the Lord. In that Day, circumstances will dictate a far more conservative approach to dress and overall righteousness. How can a generation steeped in American culture be brought to understand the mind of God concerning dress and modesty? How can the foundations be restored? Several scriptural passages give insight into our Creator’s standard of modesty. The first is Genesis 9:20-28. Noah planted a vineyard and became drunk and was found naked in his tent by his son Ham, father of Canaan. Ham told his two brothers, but “Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. When Noah awoke and realized what had happened, he said, “Cursed be Canaan,” but he blessed Shem and Japheth. This passage is a clear indication that prohibitions against nakedness, either codified or intuitive, existed long before Sinai. In the Torah are found specific statutes prohibiting nakedness. The priests were to wear britches under their garments, and “not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness not be exposed on it.” (Exodus 20:26) “And you shall make for them (the priests) linen trousers to cover their nakedness; they shall reach from the waist to the thighs.” (Exodus 28:42) Hear YHWH speaking through Moses, “According to the doings of the land of Egypt….and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, you shall not do….None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness; I am YHWH.” Leviticus 18:3-6. If almost an entire chapter in Leviticus warns against uncovering the nakedness of relatives, how much more displeasing to our Creator when we reveal our nakedness to brothers and sisters in the faith? As a people, we are thoroughly acculturated and corrupted by American society, and we have lost the innocence that comes with instinctive modesty. We must strive to understand the biblical definition of nakedness and make application to modern standards of dress. “Nakedness” is translated from the Hebrew word ervah, which according to the Strong’s Concordance means “nudity, especially the pudenda; the external genital organs, especially of the female.” Based on this definition, a conservative approach to dress would dictate that tight pants revealing the female form or short skirts (exposing the “pudendum” when sitting) are contrary to the mind and will of YHWH. The leaders and parents who truly need to read and hear this message are not likely to “get it” this side of Christ’s return. Nevertheless, moved by the Holy Spirit, I set forth my window into the mind of YHWH in faith that 1) this Word, eventually, shall indeed find its mark among the “Left Behind,” and 2) His Word never returns to Him void. A word to the wise: Concern yourself with these matters now, or concern yourself with them later, but you will deal with them. Hosea 5:5 says: “The people that doth not understand [because their leadership did not raise the issue] shall fall.” What we are talking about here is a grievous sin of omission on the part of parents and pastors, and the unwitting sin of commission on the part of teenagers taken in by the culture around them. The word ‘gap’ only occurs one time in the scriptures, in Ezekiel 22:30 (RSV): Her priests (ministers, those in Church authority) have done violence to my law and have profaned my holy things (such as the concepts of virginity, modesty in dress and dating, failure to uphold chaste standards)…they have made no distinction between the holy and the common (even mocking the idea that God’s people should look and dress differently than the world)…and I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach (KJV says ‘gap’) before Me…that I should not destroy it; but I found none, I do not fancy myself as fulfilling this scripture, because I am not among them, and have no power or standing in the Church of God, or any other church, with which to have any kind of influence. The Church is a closed shop. The commentaries tell us that Isaiah also lamented his inability to get the attention of his people, so he addressed his message in a remarkable way: Give ear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for YHWH has spoken: “Sons have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against Me. The ox knows its owner, and ass its master’s crib; but Israel does not know, My people [the Church of God] do not understand.” Nevertheless, Almighty YHWH has His ways of getting the Church’s attention and get it He will. If YHWH can use this particular writing to turn away a few from unrighteousness, then the effort will have been well worth it. If one reads through the Ezekiel 22 passage quoted above, a Sabbath-keeper should be struck by the fact that Ezekiel, under inspiration of the Holy Spirit., prioritizes a whole list of sins long before he gets around to our Sabbath-breaking, nor is this the last sin mentioned. It is surely true that the New Testament apostles prioritized sins of fornication, unholiness, sexual uncleanness[1], and modest apparel (I Peter 3:3) in their ministry to the Gentiles (Acts 15:20, 29), before binding the Sabbath and holy days on them (though I don’t deny that the Gentile churches kept the latter). Webster’s defines gap as an empty space, a breach. That breach in the wall of God’s Law which Ezekiel rails against is, ironically, symbolized by the deterioration in dress standards that has occurred in the past generation in God’s Church. In fact, believe it or not, the prophets of Father YHWH speak rather graphically and pointedly to that which epitomizes this breach. My first piece of evidence against the Church I present from the book of Hosea. The Church of God is fond of applying these prophecies to the nations of Britain and America, but rather blind to the suggestion that they describe YHWH’s beef with His Church. Hosea 2:2 (Concordant Literal): Contend with your mother (the Church), contend— For she is not My wife (not the Bride of Christ, for reasons about to be stated), And I am not her husband. And she WILL take away the signs of her prostitutions from her face, And her adulteries *from between her breasts. Lest I should strip her naked And put her forth as on the day of her birth And make her as a wilderness And set her as an arid land And put her to death with thirst. The underlined portion above is rendered by the Septuagint “I will remove her fornication (porneia) out of My presence.” Porneia is the same word used throughout the NT for ‘fornication’ and is the etymon for the English word pornographic. There was, of course, a time in English and American history, when the display of cleavage by a female was considered downright pornographic. Hosea has chosen his words very carefully to make it plain to God’s people that YHWH considers the uncovering of the gap between a woman’s breasts to be pornographic and adulterous–a violation of Torah. It is, after all, part of her sexual apparatus, as any married woman knows. Furthermore, it is that part of female anatomy that appeals to a man’s prurient interest and entices him. It would be very poor hermeneutic for the Church to say that Hosea is simply being metaphorical, and then ignore the clear implications of his phraseology. The so-called command-keepers of the Church of God have become rather lackadaisical with regard to righteousness. She—the woman of Hosea 2–has become like the loose woman of Proverbs 5, in that “she does not take heed to the path of life; her paths wander, and she does not know it.” Speaking of one’s wife, Proverbs 5:19 says— “Let her* breasts satisfy you at all times.” At winter family festivals, and at the fall feasts, an awful lot of men–married and unmarried—are gazing on and deriving pleasure, not from their own wife’s breasts, but from nakedness that does not belong to them. Parents by the hundreds, who would never think of uncovering a daughter’s nakedness in violation of Leviticus 18, suffer them to divulge a portion of their nakedness to married men, ministers, and the boys in the Church of God. Let everyone who beholds this phenomenon come to see the significance of this display…the Church is fallen from grace (Galatians 5:4). The unveiling of female cleavage in the Church is a metaphor for the breach which the Church has inflicted upon God’s Law. Instead of her faith victoriously overcoming the world (I John. 5:4), America’s culture has overcome the Church. The Church of God, which prides itself as being the Philadelphia era of the Church (Revelation 3:7ff), has backslidden to Thyatira, because “you tolerate that woman Jezebel,[2] who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to commit fornication.” (Revelation 2:20) As we know, most fornication is committed with the eyes. Christ said whosoever looks on a woman to lust after her, has committed adultery already with her. And so, the only solution for righteous males is that they do as the patriarch Job did (Job 31:1): I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a maiden? What would be my portion from Elohim (God) above, and my heritage from the Almighty on high? Does not calamity befall the unrighteous, and disaster the workers of iniquity? v. 7–If my heart has gone after my eyes…then let me sow, and another eat; and let what grows for me be rooted out. You would think after seeing all the billions of dollars’ worth of Church of God tithes plowed into infrastructure and buildings on three college campuses, all of which has been rooted out and given to Sunday-keepers like Benny Hinn (Pasadena), and Catholics (Big Sandy), that someone in a Church of God pulpit would have had the gumption to put two and two together by now, based on Job 31 and similar passages. YHWH’s way is in the storm and the whirlwind (Nahum 1:3), and in 2004 He demonstrated his sore displeasure with all the lewdness of Floridian feast-sites by crisscrossing it with four hurricanes in the space of one month just prior to the Feast of Tabernacles (forcing cancellation of every one of those feast sites). Yet I have not heard one minister make the connection to the Church of God’s tolerance of bikinis and teenage girls uploading such photos onto their personal websites. Again,” the people that doth not understand shall fall.” Worse, Yahshua’s own prophetic words to Thyatira threaten to throw the Church of God, and those who commit fornication with her, into great tribulation, unless she repents of her doings (Revelation 2:22). “And I will strike her children dead.” The sequence of statements by Christ in this passage is most remarkable, suggesting that the young people, who have bought into the culture of lewdness and fornication, are NOT GOING TO REPENT, and so death is God’s only option in the end-time. The haughtiness of these same ‘daughters of Zion’ is described in Isaiah 3:16, a verse that the Worldwide Church of God used to quote often in years past to curb seductive glances and dress in its young people. And like the other prophetic passages quoted in this paper, the language used suggests that YHWH plans to march those who commit such lewd-ness naked on their way to being scattered among the nations. (Ezekiel 22: 9, 15 and 20): So will I gather you in Mine anger and in My fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you [like lead, tin, brass, and iron in a furnace]. That is what your parents and pastors in the Church of God are doing to your children. You are winking at your children’s iniquity just like Eli the high priest did in I Samuel 1-4. Some of you are turning your children into sons of Belial (I Samuel 2:12), convincing them by your ongoing silence, month after month, one Church social and athletic event after another, that it is O.K. to be unrighteous in the display of one’s body. In so doing you have bought into a very Greek mindset.[3] Well did Moses’ prophesy of our time in Deuteronomy 31:29: For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of YHWH, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands. Isaiah 1:4 prophesies of our day: Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who are corrupters (SH # 7843, same word as Deut. 31:29) They have forsaken YHWH, they have despised the Holy One of Israel… The idea conveyed by the Hebrew word (ths=shachach) translated corrupt[er] is one of spoilage, decay, ruination, the same root used for grave, pit and ditch. It connotes uselessness. When this end-time generation has shown its disdain for every good and noble moral foundation of decent society and thus succeeded in rendering itself useless for YHWH’s purposes, thankfully the end of the Age cannot be very far behind. Meanwhile, the teenagers, with the tacit approval of adults in the Church of God, are fulfilling this very prophecy, turning it into “America plus the Sabbath and holy days,” instead of insisting that our dress reflect our desire to honor God’s Law. America is a nation full of Christian churches, and headquarters for almost every major Sabbath-keeping Church in the world. The same thing is happening here as in every third world country receiving satellite television. American culture, via television and DVD, is undermining the moral foundations of many generations. Americans are so out of touch with the culture of historical Christianity and the apostolic holiness of the early Church, that Christ has no choice but to spue us out of his mouth (Revelation 3:16). Welcome to Laodicea, Church. The Greek Mindset In the previous section we spoke of the display of the human body as representing a completely Greek mindset. The Greek word gynasion, from which we get gymnasium, was a place where exercise and games were performed in the altogether, albeit women were not allowed in such arenas or in attendance at Olympic games in the early stages of antiquity. Of far greater importance, however, is the depiction of Zeus and the other Greek gods in the nude. Christian paleographer Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr. has shown that the major purpose of Greek sculpture at the Parthenon and Greek pottery was to dramatize and symbolize the success of Greek culture in throwing off the restraints of Yahweh’s religion, depicted by Nereus, who is none other than Noah. Johnson’s book The Parthenon Code, shows how the Greeks retold the story of the Noachian Deluge and its aftermath, as well as the story of Adam and Eve, from the Serpent’s point of view! In fact, the whole idea that Adam and Eve partook of an apple[4] tree comes to us strictly via the Greek depictions of paradise (the Garden of the Hesperides). The Greeks remembered this original paradise as featuring a serpent-entwined apple tree. On one vase, Eve/Hera is shown giving ear to the serpent, and willingly partaking of the forbidden fruit.[5] She thereby is credited with bringing enlightenment to the human race. Amazingly, in all of Greek mythology, there seems to be no place for a Creator God, according to Johnson. It is, in fact, nothing more than a sophisticated form of ancestor worship, whereby the parents of the human race and the Greek race are apotheosized.[6] The shameful Greek pre-occupation with nudity in their gods and heroes of the ancient world is thus seen as blatant rejection of Yahweh, who clothed Adam and Eve (their Zeus and Hera) after their disobedience (Gen. 3:21). Athena, the post-flood re-birth of Hera/Eve, means without death, the false promise of the serpent[7], and the false premise of every pagan-inspired religious philosophy. The huge statue of Athena in Nashville’s Parthenon has an upright serpent standing beside her, reminding one of a faithful pet. Of course, this is totally at odds with womankind’s natural aversion for snakes. Yet snakes, like nudity, figure prominently in Greek art and mythology. The Parthenon Code shows how the Greeks “changed the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the things created more than the Creator.”[8] “They changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man (Romans 1:23).” Yahweh then “gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, [causing them] to dishonor their own bodies between themselves (vs. 24). Taking nudity out of the bedroom and into the public sphere of sculpture, art, and sports was the essence of Hellenism. Rather than glorifying their bodies, they dishonored their bodies thereby. Stated another way, Yahweh’s intent was that man appreciate the beauty of the female body via his wife and his wife alone. The Hebrew Mindset The Hebrew Scriptures never taught the platonic dualism which pictured the body as evil, and the soul as separate and spiritual. In the scriptures, body, mind, and spirit are presented as an inseparable whole. The Hebrews were emotional, passionate people who loved and lived life to its fullest. Paul’s depiction of husband and wife as a type of the relationship between Christ and the Church is an example of this kind of thinking. Asceticism, a later development in Christianity, does not have scriptural precedent. And yet the early Church fathers like Jerome and Augustine claimed that marriage did not sanctify children; all were born in sin. Sex, even in marriage, was viewed as only slightly better than fornication. Yahweh “gives us richly all[9] things to enjoy.” (I Titus 6:17) The Song of Solomon and Hebrews 13:2 show the fusion of spirituality and sensuality within marriage. They stand as a witness against various forms of fanaticism, such as monasticism and Puritanism that would deny man the pleasures of the flesh. At the root of all such philosophies is Gnosticism and Greek dualism, which hold that everything of the flesh is evil. Yahweh’s Word sets boundaries for sexuality to protect the institutions of marriage and childrearing, and to cause men to imitate their Creator in all aspects of love. Therefore, the Victorian attitude toward sex which caused some women to withhold themselves from their husbands never represented the mind of our Creator.[10] When it comes to dress, the ancient Hebrew mindset was very conservative and distinct from the Hellenistic culture, covering nakedness from the shoulders all the way to the knees, despite the subtropical climate. Perhaps it is not coincidental then that those Reformation movements which respected Old Testament Law—Calvinist/Presbyterian, Methodist/Wesleyan, and Anabaptist (Mennonite and Amish) movements, to name a few—fostered a dress code very much in keeping with principles described herein. Disrespect for the Word of God during the past century has been concomitant with an onslaught of public indecency and dress styles that would have made almost every other generation of Christianity blush but our own. Jer. 6:13-15: For from the least of them even to the greatest of them everyone is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely…Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed. Nor do they know how to blush. So, they shall fall among those who fall. In the time of their punishment they shall stumble, says Yahweh. (Jeremiah 8:12) In conclusion, the contrast between the Greek pagan views of human existence vs. the Hebrew mindset of the scriptures has been drawn. In Genesis, Yahweh made coats of skins and clothed Adam and Eve after disobeying. Noah’s sons Shem and Japheth covered their father’s nakedness. When reminiscing over the time when He entered into a Covenant with Old Testament Israel, Yahweh pictures Himself spreading His skirt over His People and covering their nakedness (Ezek. 16:8). The very same thing happens in the book of Revelation (in Heaven) when the Elect are pulled out of great Tribulation (Rev. 7:15).[11] By contrast, the Greeks see no need to cover their nakedness, because they have purposely glorified our first parents’ disobedience in the Garden of Eden. Indecent exposure throughout Greek sculpture, art, and architecture becomes a metaphor for the triumph of fallen man over the religion of Noah.[12] The implications of all this for the end-time Church, overcome by the osmosis of an all-pervasive Hollywood-inspired culture, become clear when Christ Himself has to warn the final era of His Church, Laodicea, “to buy from Me white clothes to cover your shameful nakedness.” Laodicea is not going to listen until she has been Left Behind and gone through the Day of Judgment. Having so endured, the Living Christ has these final words of consolation at the end of the Bowl Judgments— “Behold, I come as a thief! Blessed is he who keeps his clothes on him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed.” Revelation 16:15 NIV A Word of Wisdom to Our Young Women A woman’s chastity, virtue, and modesty are the key to evoking the right response in the man. Women are in the driver’s seat when it comes to sexuality…she can entice or moderate sexual desire depending on her attitude and dress. It is sad and shameful when what would have been considered the attire of a harlot (Proverbs 7:10) a few generations ago, becomes the norm of the end-time generation. What you win him with is what you win him to. If you knew the power of virtue and of a cultivated femininity, you would not take the risk of creating a soulish knot and attraction based on mere lust. She that sows with her flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption (Galatians 6:8). Conversely, she that wins him with spiritual attributes lays a firm foundation for a lasting relationship. It is sadly true that when one lacks spiritual self-confidence, one is more likely to resort to physical means to attract. Indiscrete young women, oblivious to the effect of bare skin, cleavage, and tight jeans on guys who are trying to maintain a covenant with God (Job 31:1), are potentially robbing themselves of YHWH’s blessing and provision of a suitable mate. Christ said in Matthew 18:7 (RSV): Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the man or woman by whom the temptation comes…v. 6 whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened round his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. Girls, stop competing with your peers in the realm of fashion. If young girls, mothers, and the leadership of the Church would follow the Apostle Paul’s directive in Colossians 3:17, what effect would it have on our standards of dress and morals: Whatsoever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Yahshua, giving thanks to God the Father through Him…All things whatsoever you may be doing, work from the soul, as to the Lord and not to men, being aware that from the Lord you will be getting the inheritance as your reward; you are serving the Lord Yahshua (Jesus). For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality with God. (Colossians 3:17, 23-24) Everything in society is directed in one way or another toward destroying young men—from the proliferation of estrogenic compounds in our environment and endocrine disruptors in our plastics and pesticides, to world trade forcing heads of household to compete with slave-labor wages in China and Latin America. Considering the preparation, it requires nowadays for a young man to lay the groundwork for a successful life, he does not need his so-called “sisters in the faith” enticing him week-in and week-out with their ‘trendy’ dress, or lack thereof. Ideally, if, via a righteous Church and home environment, every young man came to the marriage bed never having viewed the female form, then they would each think they had been blessed with the most beautiful woman in the world, having had nothing to compare her to. This, in fact, was how the first husband Adam felt— “she is now bone of my bones, flesh of my flesh.” Let us not delude ourselves, having images of other women from magazine covers and TV in one’s mind is a curse on the marriage bed. The ironic thing is that ‘God’s Church government’ is permitting this spiritual onslaught to take place within the Church at the behest of girls who, in many cases, are not even baptized. The majority of them will never even marry a baptized member of the Church. Yet they are allowed to bring the spirit of fornication into the Church while nobody says a word. Does the Church of God Have the Authority to Slacken the Torah? By permitting this parade of stylistic promiscuity, the Church of God reveals its presumptive teaching that they have the authority to bind and loose the Torah, which is just what the Pope, Catholicism, and rabbinic Judaism all teach. HWA did this when he loosed the land Sabbath law from the farmers of the Church. Christ Himself forbade His very own apostles from exercising authority and lordship over the brethren after the manner of the Gentiles, and yet the Church of God is more hierarchical than many U.S. corporations and appeals to “corporate decision-making” to justify the dismissing of ministers, rather than giving due process and fairness a chance to retain those beloved by their congregations. We are struck by antithesis in these and many other matters. Only Yahshua and YHWH have the authority to change the Law, and Matt. 5:17-19 says that cannot happen until heaven and earth pass away. Christ said that “unless our righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, we will NEVER enter into the kingdom of Heaven (Matt. 5:20)”. Merely playing catch-up with the latest fashions, “dressing to impress” and deluding ourselves so long as we remain slightly more conservative than the world, is not going to cut it with our holy Savior, who “gave Himself up for the Church’s sake, in order that He should be hallowing it, and so that He might be presenting to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle or any [unholiness], but that it may be a holy and flawless Church.” (Eph. 5:27): Do not conform any longer to the fashion/pattern of this world but be transformed by renewing of your mind. (Rom. 12:2) Truly, truly, I say this to any in the Church of God, Adventist, or Messianic movement: that the naïve Sunday-keeper and Christmas-observer who does not hold this doctrine will enter the kingdom of God before any Sabbath-keeper who ignores this kind of warning. The Church of God is besmirching YHWH’s name by linking Sabbath-keeping with ‘unrighteous decorum.’ For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world passes away, and the lust of it, but he who does the will of the Father abides forever. 1John 2:16 The men at the helm of the Church of God today who are presiding over this glorified capitulation are the same men who were the student body and senior class presidents when I attended Ambassador College in the 1970’s. Other men were the top picks to be hired and sent into the field ministry, the cream of the crop of the second-generation Church of God. It is not that they are unfamiliar with the above scriptures, it’s just that we have always made the mistake of thinking they could only apply to end-time Israel (America), but not ‘the one and only’ true Church of God. And though the motives—fear of job loss, pride, spiritual blindness—may be somewhat different for different individuals, I must return to the Ezekiel 33 prophecy quoted in the first paragraph of this paper to identify the root cause for this spiritual blindness: They hear what you say, but they will not do it; for with their lips, they show much love, *but their heart is set on their gain. Ezekiel 33: 31-32 Jude 11 (RSV)—Woe to them, for they walk in the way of Cain, and abandon themselves for the sake of gain* to Balaam’s error, and Korah’s rebellion [which was a rebellion against Moses]. These are blemishes on your love feasts, as they boldly carouse together, looking after themselves, waterless clouds, carried along by winds, fruitless trees in late autumn, uprooted. Balaam’s error was that he “taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel” (Revelation 2:14), in order that they might practice immorality (KJV–commit fornication). So, Satan and Balaam were aware that the only way for YHWH to curse Israel was to find a way to entice Israel to commit fornication with the daughters of Moab (Numbers. 25:1-3). Apparently, the gifts of God’s people—their tithes and offerings—have blinded the wise (Heb.=those who normally see clearly) to the dangers of inappropriate dress. I suppose one could argue that when standards are not fixed, and love is not tough, the adoration of one’s own children can cause us to relax our judgment. No doubt the desire for the status quo and a combination of the above factors are contributing to the delusion of spiritual safety in the Sabbatarian movement. What Will It Take to Turn Away the Spirit of Whoredoms? “Israel is defiled. They have not framed their counsels to return to their God, for the spirit of fornication (LXX=pneuma porneiav) is in them.” (Hosea 5:4) Solution #1 Admit that we have been focusing only on the narrowest definition of fornication at the expense of the spirit of the law. Our spiritual negligence has allowed the spirit of fornication to come into the Church. Solution #2 Admit that Sabbath, annual feasts of the Lord, unclean meat laws, and tithing, as important as they may be, have far less direct impact on the immediate psychological, social, and spiritual well-being of young people than do the issues touched on here. How is it that we are willing to dot the ‘i’ and cross the ‘t’ to comply with Sabbath observance, and yet set such a low standard in dress and alcohol use that other Christians are offended? We need to humbly admit that we in the Church of God have been so dead to true righteousness, that we cannot even sense when our souls are being vexed by immodesty. We adults are so busy interacting with each other that we refuse to talk about this elephant in the middle of the room. Solution # 3 Fathers, who often are not accustomed to commenting on their daughter’s dress, need to become alert and speak out when their daughters dress provocatively. Women dress to impress other women and to imitate fashion. Teenagers dress to impress their peers. Mothers and daughters may not consider the effect their clothing has on men, who are visually stimulated. Fathers have a protective role to play in the fashion arena and need to exercise their authority! Solution #4 Admit that our low standards are a reflection on the older women and mothers in the Church, who are charged with instructing the younger women “to be chaste” (Titus 2:5)…“in order that the Word of God may not be discredited.” When the matriarchal instinct which inculcates a sense of modesty in its younger women is again allowed to flourish in the Church of God, then we will begin to turn this sordid situation around. The chauvinistic male-dominated culture of the Church of God needs to encourage the older women to step up, raise the bar, and create a consensus among themselves on how to re-educate and confront the girls in the Church. The new standards, for starters, need to at least address these main areas: Create modest swimming attire. For instance, wrap-around skirts to wear over bathing suits (the women will probably have to make these themselves) to cover the rump, thighs, and crotch areas. The upper part of the suits must not expose cleavage. Frankly, the best solution is one that segregates the females from the males at Church functions where there is swimming. This was the standard up until WWI. Families should use some forethought before planning an outing to the beach. The more they do so in privacy, the better, whether at the beach, or around their own pool. It makes no sense for righteous families to abide by the above Biblical guidelines, only to end up beholding their Canaanite neighbors parading their bodies all around them at a public beach or pool. The main question at this point is whether we can keep ourselves unpolluted from the world in these matters and have the moral fortitude to make a difference in our own circles. Dresses should extend below the knee to prevent exposure. The scriptural principle may be found in Exodus 20:36: “Neither shall you go up steps to my altar, that your nakedness be not uncovered there.” Slacks and tight jeans need to be exchanged for more modest apparel, such as longer dresses and skirts. The Biblical standard is that “the woman shall not wear that which pertains unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abhorrent to YHWH Elohenu.” (Deut. 22:5) In our post-modern culture, pants have become the norm. But this development has followed on the heels of our rejection of our Maker and His Word. We are not wiser than the dozens of Christian generations who saw fit to make dresses the appropriate attire of Christian women, and loose-fitting slacks the appropriate attire for men. Paul in I Cor 11 spoke about that which is naturally becoming to a woman (long hair).[13] Conversely, he says that nature itself teaches us that long hair is dishonorable in men. Nature taught our Christian forefathers the same thing about dresses for women. Pants were quite naturally seen as immodestly revealing the crotch and buttocks area of women. Understanding that men are visual creatures, Christian culture would never have allowed that. Modern Christian culture wants to identify with the world, not with their Christian ancestors. Let the brethren of the Church of God admit that for us to teach the Ten Commandments, tithing, and unclean meat laws, together with the holy day statutes while failing to support a righteous standard of dress puts the Truth that we do have in a bad light. Titus 2:10 says that we are to “adorn the doctrine that is of God, our Savior, in all things.” Jesus Christ gave “Himself for us, that He should be redeeming us from all lawlessness and be cleansing and procuring for Himself a People zealous of ideal actions.” (Titus 1:14, CLNT[14]) I realize that many in the Church of God will perceive this attempt at bringing about change as overly idealistic. But ideals are what true religion is all about. But after you have suffered the fulfillment of the prophecies of Ezekiel 20, 22, 33, and 34, YHWH will set his hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people which survives the events of the book of Revelation: For YHWH will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their power is gone, and there is none remaining. Deut. 32:36 In the nakedness of our captivity, YHWH lovingly declares “I will spread My skirt over thee and cover thy nakedness.” He will again swear unto us, enter into a covenant with our people, and we will become His again (Ezekiel 16:8). During the Day of Judgment, YHWH will purge out the rebels from among us during the wilderness ordeal (Ezekiel 20:38), and set up shepherds who will feed (teach) the youth YHWH’s ways: I will set up shepherds (pastors) over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, says YHWH. Jeremiah 23:4 In the process, Church youth and parents alike will learn that YHWH all along was against the shepherds (Ezekiel 34:10), who were feeding themselves (hirelings) instead of teaching the flock. They were shepherds who could not understand (Isaiah 56:11[15]). To the ministers of the Church of God I say: What good does it do to say you understand Bible prophecy (theoretically because we understand the end-time identity of Israel), if you don’t understand how it might apply to you and your Church? So now that the heavens and earth have heard this message, what will you do to stand in the breach? The Bible says the worldly “hate him who reproves in the gate”, but Isa. 58:1 commands us to “cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet, declare to My people their transgressions, and the House of Jacob their sins”. Together we can build up the wall of righteousness and make the Sabbath-keeping movement a beacon of holiness to the world, and a more complete example of purity to the Christian Church. If we embark on this holy endeavor of confrontation, we shall have opportunity to say at some point, “Remember me, O my God, and spare me according to the greatness of Thy mercy…Remember me for good,” as Nehemiah did. (Nehemiah 13: 22, 31) [1] Acts 15:20, Ro. 1:29, I Cor. 5:1, 6:13, 10:8, Gal. 5:19, Eph. 5:3, Col. 3:5, I Th. 4:3, Jude 7, Rev. 2:20, Rev. 17:2-19:2. [2] Prophecy buffs in the Church of God are fond of misapplying this prophecy to Thyatira to the 7^th Day Adventist Church and their prophetess, E.G. White. However, she taught Victorian modesty in all areas, and it is difficult to see how she became the subject of Christ’s warning to Thyatira. 1. gumnov, from which we get the English word gymnasium, means naked. The Greek Olympics involved naked exercise and competition. 1. Nothing in the Hebrew account of Genesis suggests that it was an apple tree. 2. I Tim. 2:14 indicates that Eve was thoroughly deceived; therefore Adam, who was not deceived, was far more accountable for what happened. Hence, the Bible does not depict Eve’s sin as willful. When Eve excuses her sin by telling YHWH that the serpent beguiled me, YHWH does not contradict her. 3. Webster defines this as “the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god; to deify or glorify.“ 4. Gen. 3:4: “The serpent said unto the woman, ‘Ye shall not surely die.’ For God knows that in the day that you eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods.’” The false belief in the immortality of the human soul may be traced directly to this statement of the serpent. [8] Rom. 1: 25 [9] The exception being ‘the pleasures of sin.’ Apolausis (enjoy) is only used in Heb. 11:25 and I Ti. 6:17. [10] I Cor. 7:2-5 specifically prohibits withholding of sexual rights from one’s spouse. [11] NIV— “they are before the throne of God and serve him continually in His temple, he who sits on the throne will spread His tent over them.” [12] No book makes this truth more vivid than Robert Johnson’s Parthenon Code, cited earlier. [13] I Cor. 11:13-15 [14] Concordant Literal New Testament. [15] In fact, this verse describes the shepherds as dumb dogs incapable of barking any kind of warning.

by Philip T. Derstine (Puckett, Mississippi)

“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” We can speak up, so that our silence does not cause us to become partakers of other’s sins (Ezekiel 33, entire chapter). In this post-911 world, the sword has already come on the land with worse judgments to follow (verse 3), so when we see the connection between certain sins and an even more certain judgment, it is our job to warn the people being lulled to sleep by the complacency of Church leaders:

The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him when he transgresses…though I [YHWH] say to the righteous he shall surely live, yet if he trusts in his righteousness (his Sabbath-keeping, tithing, feast-keeping, and abstention from unclean meats) and commits iniquity, NONE of his righteous deeds shall be remembered, but in the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die. (Ezekiel 33:13)

When one separates from the Worldwide Church of God and its offshoots for more than two decades and then returns, one is struck by how drastically the outward appearance of our young people has changed. In the Church of God’s rush to accommodate modern culture, the license that the leadership and parents are extending to the X-generation in their midst is storing up judgment and ensuring that all three will live beyond the Second Coming into the Day of the Lord. In that Day, circumstances will dictate a far more conservative approach to dress and overall righteousness.

How can a generation steeped in American culture be brought to understand the mind of God concerning dress and modesty? How can the foundations be restored? Several scriptural passages give insight into our Creator’s standard of modesty. The first is Genesis 9:20-28. Noah planted a vineyard and became drunk and was found naked in his tent by his son Ham, father of Canaan. Ham told his two brothers, but “Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. When Noah awoke and realized what had happened, he said, “Cursed be Canaan,” but he blessed Shem and Japheth.

This passage is a clear indication that prohibitions against nakedness, either codified or intuitive, existed long before Sinai. In the Torah are found specific statutes prohibiting nakedness. The priests were to wear britches under their garments, and “not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness not be exposed on it.” (Exodus 20:26) “And you shall make for them (the priests) linen trousers to cover their nakedness; they shall reach from the waist to the thighs.” (Exodus 28:42) Hear YHWH speaking through Moses, “According to the doings of the land of Egypt….and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, you shall not do….None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness; I am YHWH.” Leviticus 18:3-6. If almost an entire chapter in Leviticus warns against uncovering the nakedness of relatives, how much more displeasing to our Creator when we reveal our nakedness to brothers and sisters in the faith? As a people, we are thoroughly acculturated and corrupted by American society, and we have lost the innocence that comes with instinctive modesty. We must strive to understand the biblical definition of nakedness and make application to modern standards of dress. “Nakedness” is translated from the Hebrew word ervah, which according to the Strong’s Concordance means “nudity, especially the pudenda; the external genital organs, especially of the female.” Based on this definition, a conservative approach to dress would dictate that tight pants revealing the female form or short skirts (exposing the “pudendum” when sitting) are contrary to the mind and will of YHWH.

The leaders and parents who truly need to read and hear this message are not likely to “get it” this side of Christ’s return. Nevertheless, moved by the Holy Spirit, I set forth my window into the mind of YHWH in faith that 1) this Word, eventually, shall indeed find its mark among the “Left Behind,” and 2) His Word never returns to Him void.

A word to the wise: Concern yourself with these matters now, or concern yourself with them later, but you will deal with them. Hosea 5:5 says: “The people that doth not understand [because their leadership did not raise the issue] shall fall.” What we are talking about here is a grievous sin of omission on the part of parents and pastors, and the unwitting sin of commission on the part of teenagers taken in by the culture around them.

The word ‘gap’ only occurs one time in the scriptures, in Ezekiel 22:30 (RSV): Her priests (ministers, those in Church authority) have done violence to my law and have profaned my holy things (such as the concepts of virginity, modesty in dress and dating, failure to uphold chaste standards)…they have made no distinction between the holy and the common (even mocking the idea that God’s people should look and dress differently than the world)…and I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach (KJV says ‘gap’) before Me…that I should not destroy it; but I found none,

I do not fancy myself as fulfilling this scripture, because I am not among them, and have no power or standing in the Church of God, or any other church, with which to have any kind of influence. The Church is a closed shop. The commentaries tell us that Isaiah also lamented his inability to get the attention of his people, so he addressed his message in a remarkable way:

Give ear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for YHWH has spoken: “Sons have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against Me. The ox knows its owner, and ass its master’s crib; but Israel does not know, My people [the Church of God] do not understand.”

Nevertheless, Almighty YHWH has His ways of getting the Church’s attention and get it He will. If YHWH can use this particular writing to turn away a few from unrighteousness, then the effort will have been well worth it.

If one reads through the Ezekiel 22 passage quoted above, a Sabbath-keeper should be struck by the fact that Ezekiel, under inspiration of the Holy Spirit., prioritizes a whole list of sins long before he gets around to our Sabbath-breaking, nor is this the last sin mentioned. It is surely true that the New Testament apostles prioritized sins of fornication, unholiness, sexual uncleanness[1], and modest apparel (I Peter 3:3) in their ministry to the Gentiles (Acts 15:20, 29), before binding the Sabbath and holy days on them (though I don’t deny that the Gentile churches kept the latter).

Webster’s defines gap as an empty space, a breach. That breach in the wall of God’s Law which Ezekiel rails against is, ironically, symbolized by the deterioration in dress standards that has occurred in the past generation in God’s Church. In fact, believe it or not, the prophets of Father YHWH speak rather graphically and pointedly to that which epitomizes this breach. My first piece of evidence against the Church I present from the book of Hosea. The Church of God is fond of applying these prophecies to the nations of Britain and America, but rather blind to the suggestion that they describe YHWH’s beef with His Church. Hosea 2:2 (Concordant Literal):

Contend with your mother (the Church), contend—
          For she is not My wife (not the Bride of Christ, for reasons about to be stated),
And I am not her husband.
And she WILL take away the signs of her prostitutions from her face,
And her adulteries from between her breasts.
Lest I should strip her naked
And put her forth as on the day of her birth
And make her as a wilderness
And set her as an arid land
And put her to death with thirst.

The underlined portion above is rendered by the Septuagint “I will remove her fornication (porneia) out of My presence.” Porneia is the same word used throughout the NT for ‘fornication’ and is the etymon for the English word pornographic. There was, of course, a time in English and American history, when the display of cleavage by a female was considered downright pornographic. Hosea has chosen his words very carefully to make it plain to God’s people that YHWH considers the uncovering of the gap between a woman’s breasts to be pornographic and adulterous–a violation of Torah. It is, after all, part of her sexual apparatus, as any married woman knows. Furthermore, it is that part of female anatomy that appeals to a man’s prurient interest and entices him. It would be very poor hermeneutic for the Church to say that Hosea is simply being metaphorical, and then ignore the clear implications of his phraseology.

The so-called command-keepers of the Church of God have become rather lackadaisical with regard to righteousness. She—the woman of Hosea 2–has become like the loose woman of Proverbs 5, in that “she does not take heed to the path of life; her paths wander, and she does not know it.” Speaking of one’s wife, Proverbs 5:19 says— “Let her breasts satisfy you at all times.” At winter family festivals, and at the fall feasts, an awful lot of men–married and unmarried—are gazing on and deriving pleasure, not from their own wife’s breasts, but from nakedness that does not belong to them. Parents by the hundreds, who would never think of uncovering a daughter’s nakedness in violation of Leviticus 18, suffer them to divulge a portion of their nakedness to married men, ministers, and the boys in the Church of God. Let everyone who beholds this phenomenon come to see the significance of this display…the Church is fallen from grace (Galatians 5:4). The unveiling of female cleavage in the Church is a metaphor for the breach which the Church has inflicted upon God’s Law. Instead of her faith victoriously overcoming the world (I John. 5:4), America’s culture has overcome the Church. The Church of God, which prides itself as being the Philadelphia era of the Church (Revelation 3:7ff), has backslidden to Thyatira, because “you tolerate that woman Jezebel,[2] who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to commit fornication.” (Revelation 2:20)

As we know, most fornication is committed with the eyes. Christ said whosoever looks on a woman to lust after her, has committed adultery already with her. And so, the only solution for righteous males is that they do as the patriarch Job did (Job 31:1):

I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I look upon a maiden? What would be my portion from Elohim (God) above, and my heritage from the Almighty on high? Does not calamity befall the unrighteous, and disaster the workers of iniquity? v. 7–If my heart has gone after my eyes…then let me sow, and another eat; and let what grows for me be rooted out.

You would think after seeing all the billions of dollars’ worth of Church of God tithes plowed into infrastructure and buildings on three college campuses, all of which has been rooted out and given to Sunday-keepers like Benny Hinn (Pasadena), and Catholics (Big Sandy), that someone in a Church of God pulpit would have had the gumption to put two and two together by now, based on Job 31 and similar passages. YHWH’s way is in the storm and the whirlwind (Nahum 1:3), and in 2004 He demonstrated his sore displeasure with all the lewdness of Floridian feast-sites by crisscrossing it with four hurricanes in the space of one month just prior to the Feast of Tabernacles (forcing cancellation of every one of those feast sites). Yet I have not heard one minister make the connection to the Church of God’s tolerance of bikinis and teenage girls uploading such photos onto their personal websites. Again,” the people that doth not understand shall fall.” Worse, Yahshua’s own prophetic words to Thyatira threaten to throw the Church of God, and those who commit fornication with her, into great tribulation, unless she repents of her doings (Revelation 2:22). “And I will strike her children dead.” The sequence of statements by Christ in this passage is most remarkable, suggesting that the young people, who have bought into the culture of lewdness and fornication, are NOT GOING TO REPENT, and so death is God’s only option in the end-time. The haughtiness of these same ‘daughters of Zion’ is described in Isaiah 3:16, a verse that the Worldwide Church of God used to quote often in years past to curb seductive glances and dress in its young people. And like the other prophetic passages quoted in this paper, the language used suggests that YHWH plans to march those who commit such lewd-ness naked on their way to being scattered among the nations. (Ezekiel 22: 9, 15 and 20):

So will I gather you in Mine anger and in My fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you [like lead, tin, brass, and iron in a furnace].

That is what your parents and pastors in the Church of God are doing to your children. You are winking at your children’s iniquity just like Eli the high priest did in I Samuel 1-4. Some of you are turning your children into sons of Belial (I Samuel 2:12), convincing them by your ongoing silence, month after month, one Church social and athletic event after another, that it is O.K. to be unrighteous in the display of one’s body. In so doing you have bought into a very Greek mindset.[3] Well did Moses’ prophesy of our time in Deuteronomy 31:29:

For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of YHWH, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

Isaiah 1:4 prophesies of our day:

Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity,
offspring of evildoers, children who are corrupters (SH # 7843, same word as Deut. 31:29)
They have forsaken YHWH, they have despised the Holy One of Israel…

The idea conveyed by the Hebrew word (ths=shachach) translated corrupt[er] is one of spoilage, decay, ruination, the same root used for grave, pit and ditch. It connotes uselessness. When this end-time generation has shown its disdain for every good and noble moral foundation of decent society and thus succeeded in rendering itself useless for YHWH’s purposes, thankfully the end of the Age cannot be very far behind. Meanwhile, the teenagers, with the tacit approval of adults in the Church of God, are fulfilling this very prophecy, turning it into “America plus the Sabbath and holy days,” instead of insisting that our dress reflect our desire to honor God’s Law.

America is a nation full of Christian churches, and headquarters for almost every major Sabbath-keeping Church in the world. The same thing is happening here as in every third world country receiving satellite television. American culture, via television and DVD, is undermining the moral foundations of many generations. Americans are so out of touch with the culture of historical Christianity and the apostolic holiness of the early Church, that Christ has no choice but to spue us out of his mouth (Revelation 3:16). Welcome to Laodicea, Church.

The Greek Mindset
In the previous section we spoke of the display of the human body as representing a completely Greek mindset. The Greek word gynasion, from which we get gymnasium, was a place where exercise and games were performed in the altogether, albeit women were not allowed in such arenas or in attendance at Olympic games in the early stages of antiquity.

Of far greater importance, however, is the depiction of Zeus and the other Greek gods in the nude. Christian paleographer Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr. has shown that the major purpose of Greek sculpture at the Parthenon and Greek pottery was to dramatize and symbolize the success of Greek culture in throwing off the restraints of Yahweh’s religion, depicted by Nereus, who is none other than Noah. Johnson’s book The Parthenon Code, shows how the Greeks retold the story of the Noachian Deluge and its aftermath, as well as the story of Adam and Eve, from the Serpent’s point of view! In fact, the whole idea that Adam and Eve partook of an apple[4] tree comes to us strictly via the Greek depictions of paradise (the Garden of the Hesperides). The Greeks remembered this original paradise as featuring a serpent-entwined apple tree. On one vase, Eve/Hera is shown giving ear to the serpent, and willingly partaking of the forbidden fruit.[5] She thereby is credited with bringing enlightenment to the human race. Amazingly, in all of Greek mythology, there seems to be no place for a Creator God, according to Johnson. It is, in fact, nothing more than a sophisticated form of ancestor worship, whereby the parents of the human race and the Greek race are apotheosized.[6]

The shameful Greek pre-occupation with nudity in their gods and heroes of the ancient world is thus seen as blatant rejection of Yahweh, who clothed Adam and Eve (their Zeus and Hera) after their disobedience (Gen. 3:21). Athena, the post-flood re-birth of Hera/Eve, means without death, the false promise of the serpent[7], and the false premise of every pagan-inspired religious philosophy. The huge statue of Athena in Nashville’s Parthenon has an upright serpent standing beside her, reminding one of a faithful pet. Of course, this is totally at odds with womankind’s natural aversion for snakes. Yet snakes, like nudity, figure prominently in Greek art and mythology. The Parthenon Code shows how the Greeks “changed the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the things created more than the Creator.”[8] “They changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man (Romans 1:23).” Yahweh then “gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, [causing them] to dishonor their own bodies between themselves (vs. 24). Taking nudity out of the bedroom and into the public sphere of sculpture, art, and sports was the essence of Hellenism. Rather than glorifying their bodies, they dishonored their bodies thereby. Stated another way, Yahweh’s intent was that man appreciate the beauty of the female body via his wife and his wife alone.

The Hebrew Mindset
The Hebrew Scriptures never taught the platonic dualism which pictured the body as evil, and the soul as separate and spiritual. In the scriptures, body, mind, and spirit are presented as an inseparable whole. The Hebrews were emotional, passionate people who loved and lived life to its fullest. Paul’s depiction of husband and wife as a type of the relationship between Christ and the Church is an example of this kind of thinking.

Asceticism, a later development in Christianity, does not have scriptural precedent. And yet the early Church fathers like Jerome and Augustine claimed that marriage did not sanctify children; all were born in sin. Sex, even in marriage, was viewed as only slightly better than fornication. Yahweh “gives us richly all[9] things to enjoy.” (I Titus 6:17) The Song of Solomon and Hebrews 13:2 show the fusion of spirituality and sensuality within marriage. They stand as a witness against various forms of fanaticism, such as monasticism and Puritanism that would deny man the pleasures of the flesh. At the root of all such philosophies is Gnosticism and Greek dualism, which hold that everything of the flesh is evil. Yahweh’s Word sets boundaries for sexuality to protect the institutions of marriage and childrearing, and to cause men to imitate their Creator in all aspects of love. Therefore, the Victorian attitude toward sex which caused some women to withhold themselves from their husbands never represented the mind of our Creator.[10]

When it comes to dress, the ancient Hebrew mindset was very conservative and distinct from the Hellenistic culture, covering nakedness from the shoulders all the way to the knees, despite the subtropical climate. Perhaps it is not coincidental then that those Reformation movements which respected Old Testament Law—Calvinist/Presbyterian, Methodist/Wesleyan, and Anabaptist (Mennonite and Amish) movements, to name a few—fostered a dress code very much in keeping with principles described herein. Disrespect for the Word of God during the past century has been concomitant with an onslaught of public indecency and dress styles that would have made almost every other generation of Christianity blush but our own. Jer. 6:13-15:

For from the least of them even to the greatest of them everyone is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely…Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed. Nor do they know how to blush. So, they shall fall among those who fall. In the time of their punishment they shall stumble, says Yahweh. (Jeremiah 8:12)

In conclusion, the contrast between the Greek pagan views of human existence vs. the Hebrew mindset of the scriptures has been drawn. In Genesis, Yahweh made coats of skins and clothed Adam and Eve after disobeying. Noah’s sons Shem and Japheth covered their father’s nakedness. When reminiscing over the time when He entered into a Covenant with Old Testament Israel, Yahweh pictures Himself spreading His skirt over His People and covering their nakedness (Ezek. 16:8). The very same thing happens in the book of Revelation (in Heaven) when the Elect are pulled out of great Tribulation (Rev. 7:15).[11] By contrast, the Greeks see no need to cover their nakedness, because they have purposely glorified our first parents’ disobedience in the Garden of Eden. Indecent exposure throughout Greek sculpture, art, and architecture becomes a metaphor for the triumph of fallen man over the religion of Noah.[12]

The implications of all this for the end-time Church, overcome by the osmosis of an all-pervasive Hollywood-inspired culture, become clear when Christ Himself has to warn the final era of His Church, Laodicea, “to buy from Me white clothes to cover your shameful nakedness.” Laodicea is not going to listen until she has been Left Behind and gone through the Day of Judgment. Having so endured, the Living Christ has these final words of consolation at the end of the Bowl Judgments— “Behold, I come as a thief! Blessed is he who keeps his clothes on him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed.” Revelation 16:15 NIV

A Word of Wisdom to Our Young Women
A woman’s chastity, virtue, and modesty are the key to evoking the right response in the man. Women are in the driver’s seat when it comes to sexuality…she can entice or moderate sexual desire depending on her attitude and dress. It is sad and shameful when what would have been considered the attire of a harlot (Proverbs 7:10) a few generations ago, becomes the norm of the end-time generation.

What you win him with is what you win him to. If you knew the power of virtue and of a cultivated femininity, you would not take the risk of creating a soulish knot and attraction based on mere lust. She that sows with her flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption (Galatians 6:8). Conversely, she that wins him with spiritual attributes lays a firm foundation for a lasting relationship. It is sadly true that when one lacks spiritual self-confidence, one is more likely to resort to physical means to attract. Indiscrete young women, oblivious to the effect of bare skin, cleavage, and tight jeans on guys who are trying to maintain a covenant with God (Job 31:1), are potentially robbing themselves of YHWH’s blessing and provision of a suitable mate. Christ said in Matthew 18:7 (RSV):

Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the man or woman by whom the temptation comes…v. 6 whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened round his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

Girls, stop competing with your peers in the realm of fashion. If young girls, mothers, and the leadership of the Church would follow the Apostle Paul’s directive in Colossians 3:17, what effect would it have on our standards of dress and morals:

Whatsoever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Yahshua, giving thanks to God the Father through Him…All things whatsoever you may be doing, work from the soul, as to the Lord and not to men, being aware that from the Lord you will be getting the inheritance as your reward; you are serving the Lord Yahshua (Jesus). For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality with God. (Colossians 3:17, 23-24)

Everything in society is directed in one way or another toward destroying young men—from the proliferation of estrogenic compounds in our environment and endocrine disruptors in our plastics and pesticides, to world trade forcing heads of household to compete with slave-labor wages in China and Latin America. Considering the preparation, it requires nowadays for a young man to lay the groundwork for a successful life, he does not need his so-called “sisters in the faith” enticing him week-in and week-out with their ‘trendy’ dress, or lack thereof. Ideally, if, via a righteous Church and home environment, every young man came to the marriage bed never having viewed the female form, then they would each think they had been blessed with the most beautiful woman in the world, having had nothing to compare her to. This, in fact, was how the first husband Adam felt— “she is now bone of my bones, flesh of my flesh.” Let us not delude ourselves, having images of other women from magazine covers and TV in one’s mind is a curse on the marriage bed. The ironic thing is that ‘God’s Church government’ is permitting this spiritual onslaught to take place within the Church at the behest of girls who, in many cases, are not even baptized. The majority of them will never even marry a baptized member of the Church. Yet they are allowed to bring the spirit of fornication into the Church while nobody says a word.

Does the Church of God Have the Authority to Slacken the Torah?
By permitting this parade of stylistic promiscuity, the Church of God reveals its presumptive teaching that they have the authority to bind and loose the Torah, which is just what the Pope, Catholicism, and rabbinic Judaism all teach. HWA did this when he loosed the land Sabbath law from the farmers of the Church. Christ Himself forbade His very own apostles from exercising authority and lordship over the brethren after the manner of the Gentiles, and yet the Church of God is more hierarchical than many U.S. corporations and appeals to “corporate decision-making” to justify the dismissing of ministers, rather than giving due process and fairness a chance to retain those beloved by their congregations.

We are struck by antithesis in these and many other matters. Only Yahshua and YHWH have the authority to change the Law, and Matt. 5:17-19 says that cannot happen until heaven and earth pass away. Christ said that “unless our righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, we will NEVER enter into the kingdom of Heaven (Matt. 5:20)”. Merely playing catch-up with the latest fashions, “dressing to impress” and deluding ourselves so long as we remain slightly more conservative than the world, is not going to cut it with our holy Savior, who “gave Himself up for the Church’s sake, in order that He should be hallowing it, and so that He might be presenting to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle or any [unholiness], but that it may be a holy and flawless Church.” (Eph. 5:27):

Do not conform any longer to the fashion/pattern of this world but be transformed by renewing of your mind. (Rom. 12:2)

Truly, truly, I say this to any in the Church of God, Adventist, or Messianic movement: that the naïve Sunday-keeper and Christmas-observer who does not hold this doctrine will enter the kingdom of God before any Sabbath-keeper who ignores this kind of warning. The Church of God is besmirching YHWH’s name by linking Sabbath-keeping with ‘unrighteous decorum.’

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world passes away, and the lust of it, but he who does the will of the Father abides forever. 1John 2:16

The men at the helm of the Church of God today who are presiding over this glorified capitulation are the same men who were the student body and senior class presidents when I attended Ambassador College in the 1970’s. Other men were the top picks to be hired and sent into the field ministry, the cream of the crop of the second-generation Church of God. It is not that they are unfamiliar with the above scriptures, it’s just that we have always made the mistake of thinking they could only apply to end-time Israel (America), but not ‘the one and only’ true Church of God. And though the motives—fear of job loss, pride, spiritual blindness—may be somewhat different for different individuals, I must return to the Ezekiel 33 prophecy quoted in the first paragraph of this paper to identify the root cause for this spiritual blindness:

They hear what you say, but they will not do it; for with their lips, they show much love, but their heart is set on their gain. Ezekiel 33: 31-32

Jude 11 (RSV)—Woe to them, for they walk in the way of Cain, and abandon themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam’s error, and Korah’s rebellion [which was a rebellion against Moses]. These are blemishes on your love feasts, as they boldly carouse together, looking after themselves, waterless clouds, carried along by winds, fruitless trees in late autumn, uprooted.

Balaam’s error was that he “taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel” (Revelation 2:14), in order that they might practice immorality (KJV–commit fornication). So, Satan and Balaam were aware that the only way for YHWH to curse Israel was to find a way to entice Israel to commit fornication with the daughters of Moab (Numbers. 25:1-3).   Apparently, the gifts of God’s people—their tithes and offerings—have blinded the wise (Heb.=those who normally see clearly) to the dangers of inappropriate dress. I suppose one could argue that when standards are not fixed, and love is not tough, the adoration of one’s own children can cause us to relax our judgment. No doubt the desire for the status quo and a combination of the above factors are contributing to the delusion of spiritual safety in the Sabbatarian movement.

What Will It Take to Turn Away the Spirit of Whoredoms?
“Israel is defiled. They have not framed their counsels to return to their God, for the spirit of fornication (LXX=pneuma porneiav) is in them.” (Hosea 5:4)

Solution #1 Admit that we have been focusing only on the narrowest definition of fornication at the expense of the spirit of the law. Our spiritual negligence has allowed the spirit of fornication to come into the Church.

Solution #2 Admit that Sabbath, annual feasts of the Lord, unclean meat laws, and tithing, as important as they may be, have far less direct impact on the immediate psychological, social, and spiritual well-being of young people than do the issues touched on here. How is it that we are willing to dot the ‘i’ and cross the ‘t’ to comply with Sabbath observance, and yet set such a low standard in dress and alcohol use that other Christians are offended? We need to humbly admit that we in the Church of God have been so dead to true righteousness, that we cannot even sense when our souls are being vexed by immodesty. We adults are so busy interacting with each other that we refuse to talk about this elephant in the middle of the room.

Solution # 3 Fathers, who often are not accustomed to commenting on their daughter’s dress, need to become alert and speak out when their daughters dress provocatively. Women dress to impress other women and to imitate fashion. Teenagers dress to impress their peers. Mothers and daughters may not consider the effect their clothing has on men, who are visually stimulated. Fathers have a protective role to play in the fashion arena and need to exercise their authority!

Solution #4 Admit that our low standards are a reflection on the older women and mothers in the Church, who are charged with instructing the younger women “to be chaste” (Titus 2:5)…“in order that the Word of God may not be discredited.” When the matriarchal instinct which inculcates a sense of modesty in its younger women is again allowed to flourish in the Church of God, then we will begin to turn this sordid situation around. The chauvinistic male-dominated culture of the Church of God needs to encourage the older women to step up, raise the bar, and create a consensus among themselves on how to re-educate and confront the girls in the Church. The new standards, for starters, need to at least address these main areas:

Create modest swimming attire. For instance, wrap-around skirts to wear over bathing suits (the women will probably have to make these themselves) to cover the rump, thighs, and crotch areas. The upper part of the suits must not expose cleavage. Frankly, the best solution is one that segregates the females from the males at Church functions where there is swimming. This was the standard up until WWI.

Families should use some forethought before planning an outing to the beach. The more they do so in privacy, the better, whether at the beach, or around their own pool. It makes no sense for righteous families to abide by the above Biblical guidelines, only to end up beholding their Canaanite neighbors parading their bodies all around them at a public beach or pool. The main question at this point is whether we can keep ourselves unpolluted from the world in these matters and have the moral fortitude to make a difference in our own circles.

Dresses should extend below the knee to prevent exposure. The scriptural principle may be found in Exodus 20:36: “Neither shall you go up steps to my altar, that your nakedness be not uncovered there.”

Slacks and tight jeans need to be exchanged for more modest apparel, such as longer dresses and skirts. The Biblical standard is that “the woman shall not wear that which pertains unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abhorrent to YHWH Elohenu.” (Deut. 22:5) In our post-modern culture, pants have become the norm. But this development has followed on the heels of our rejection of our Maker and His Word. We are not wiser than the dozens of Christian generations who saw fit to make dresses the appropriate attire of Christian women, and loose-fitting slacks the appropriate attire for men. Paul in I Cor 11 spoke about that which is naturally becoming to a woman (long hair).[13] Conversely, he says that nature itself teaches us that long hair is dishonorable in men. Nature taught our Christian forefathers the same thing about dresses for women. Pants were quite naturally seen as immodestly revealing the crotch and buttocks area of women. Understanding that men are visual creatures, Christian culture would never have allowed that. Modern Christian culture wants to identify with the world, not with their Christian ancestors.

Let the brethren of the Church of God admit that for us to teach the Ten Commandments, tithing, and unclean meat laws, together with the holy day statutes while failing to support a righteous standard of dress puts the Truth that we do have in a bad light. Titus 2:10 says that we are to “adorn the doctrine that is of God, our Savior, in all things.” Jesus Christ gave “Himself for us, that He should be redeeming us from all lawlessness and be cleansing and procuring for Himself a People zealous of ideal actions.” (Titus 1:14, CLNT[14])

I realize that many in the Church of God will perceive this attempt at bringing about change as overly idealistic. But ideals are what true religion is all about. But after you have suffered the fulfillment of the prophecies of Ezekiel 20, 22, 33, and 34, YHWH will set his hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people which survives the events of the book of Revelation:

For YHWH will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their power is gone, and there is none remaining. Deut. 32:36

In the nakedness of our captivity, YHWH lovingly declares “I will spread My skirt over thee and cover thy nakedness.” He will again swear unto us, enter into a covenant with our people, and we will become His again (Ezekiel 16:8). During the Day of Judgment, YHWH will purge out the rebels from among us during the wilderness ordeal (Ezekiel 20:38), and set up shepherds who will feed (teach) the youth YHWH’s ways:

I will set up shepherds (pastors) over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, says YHWH. Jeremiah 23:4

In the process, Church youth and parents alike will learn that YHWH all along was against the shepherds (Ezekiel 34:10), who were feeding themselves (hirelings) instead of teaching the flock. They were shepherds who could not understand (Isaiah 56:11[15]). To the ministers of the Church of God I say: What good does it do to say you understand Bible prophecy (theoretically because we understand the end-time identity of Israel), if you don’t understand how it might apply to you and your Church?

So now that the heavens and earth have heard this message, what will you do to stand in the breach? The Bible says the worldly “hate him who reproves in the gate”, but Isa. 58:1 commands us to “cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet, declare to My people their transgressions, and the House of Jacob their sins”. Together we can build up the wall of righteousness and make the Sabbath-keeping movement a beacon of holiness to the world, and a more complete example of purity to the Christian Church. If we embark on this holy endeavor of confrontation, we shall have opportunity to say at some point, “Remember me, O my God, and spare me according to the greatness of Thy mercy…Remember me for good,” as Nehemiah did. (Nehemiah 13: 22, 31)

[1] Acts 15:20, Ro. 1:29, I Cor. 5:1, 6:13, 10:8, Gal. 5:19, Eph. 5:3, Col.
3:5, I Th. 4:3, Jude 7, Rev. 2:20, Rev. 17:2-19:2.
[2] Prophecy buffs in the Church
of God
are fond of misapplying this prophecy to Thyatira to the 7^th Day
Adventist
Church
and their prophetess, E.G. White. However, she taught Victorian modesty in all areas, and it is difficult to see how she became the subject of Christ’s warning to Thyatira.
1. gumnov, from which we get the English word gymnasium, means naked. The Greek Olympics involved naked exercise and competition.
1. Nothing in the Hebrew account of Genesis suggests that it was an apple tree.
2. I Tim. 2:14 indicates that Eve was thoroughly deceived; therefore Adam, who was not deceived, was far more accountable for what happened. Hence, the Bible does not depict Eve’s sin as willful. When Eve excuses her sin by telling YHWH that the serpent beguiled me, YHWH does not contradict her.
3. Webster defines this as “the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god; to deify or glorify.“
4. Gen. 3:4: “The serpent said unto the woman, ‘Ye shall not surely die.’ For God knows that in the day that you eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods.’” The false belief in the immortality of the human soul may be traced directly to this statement of the serpent.
[8] Rom.
1: 25
[9] The exception being ‘the pleasures of sin.’ Apolausis (enjoy) is only used in Heb. 11:25 and I Ti. 6:17.
[10] I Cor. 7:2-5 specifically prohibits withholding of sexual rights from one’s spouse.
[11] NIV— “they are before the throne of God and serve him continually in His temple, he who sits on the throne will spread His tent over them.”
[12] No book makes this truth more vivid than Robert Johnson’s Parthenon Code, cited earlier.
[13] I Cor. 11:13-15
[14] Concordant Literal New Testament.
[15] In fact, this verse describes the shepherds as dumb dogs incapable of barking any kind of warning.

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(Copyright) by HOIM Staff (Azusa, California)Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhein which marked the end of harvest and the beginning of winter...

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Birthdays: Pagan/Occult Origins in the Satanic Bible

(Copyright) by HOIM Staff (Azusa, California)The Messiah told his disciples to "remember" him in his death, but there is not a word in scripture, from...

Article Authors Poonen, Zac

Circumcision of the Heart

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The Second Seal (Video Part 2)

(2023) Sent by James Steinle (Swanville, Minesota)Approaching The 2nd Seal of Revelation (Part 2) by Tom Kerry https://thecogmi.org/video/approaching2.htm 1 hour 15 min. (Part One can be...

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A Person of Faith Explains “Dark Matter”

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) Along with being a devout follower of Jesus Christ and committed to proclaiming and teaching His word, I have a...

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Kill-Baby-Rights Women: Baby’s Body Is Not Your “Own Body.”

(Copyright Revised 10-26-2024) by Richard Frates (Easly, South Carolina)Abortion Depravity: Life or death for Baby is a women’s right and “choice!” Democratic party Serpent: VP...

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Did Herbert Armstrong Ever Observe Pentecost on Sivan 6?

From David Ben-Ariel (Toledo, Ohio)In the early years of his ministry, and the beginning of the Radio Church of God, Herbert Armstrong observed Pentecost on the...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Ivermectin

Ivermectin(Copyright 07-03-2024) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota) Ivermectin is curing cancer right and left: Protocols being developed, studies being done! Spread this info aggressively! https://www.barnhardt.biz/2024/07/02/toldya-ivermectin-is-curing-cancer-right-and-left-protocols-being-developed-studies-being-done-spread-this-info-aggressively/ “As always,...

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Legacy Institute of Thailand and Burma

(Copyright 09-01-2024) by Rebecca Wise (United States)Thank you for sending out the newsletter free of charge. I enjoy the articles very much. It's a great...

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Pentecost – The Feast of First-Fruits The Feast of Weeks The Last Day

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Robin Jones Items Scanned and Uploaded

(Copyright 08-31-2024) by Craig M. White (Australia)As you may be aware, many items from Robin Jones library was sent to me for scanning and making...

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The Woman Flees

(Copyright) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)Jesus warned His disciples, “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that the desolation is near. Let them...

Article Authors Bowling, Ted E.

Jesus, Jairus, the Woman, and Faith

(Copyright 2024) by Ted E. Bowling (Charlotte, North Carolina)Source: www.LumoProject.com “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace and be healed of your affliction.” (Mark 5:34) During the ministry...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Woman Eats Only MEAT for 13 Years: This Happens (Kelly Hogan Carnivore Diet)

(2024) Sent by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-qwRGNgjo 1 hr. 19 min. What changes this woman has made from 262 lbs. down to slim and trim. Very...

Article Authors Reynolds, Rod

What Kind of King Would You Be?

(Copyright 10-21-2024) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri)The Fall Festival season pictures the Kingdom of God being established on earth. That means a new government will...

Article Authors Ray, Tawanda

Testimony of Abuse within the Church of God

by Tawanda Ray (Hamilton, Alabama) I received your 111-page document today and read it before the evening was out. I must say, I was not...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Say, ‘Cheesecake!’

(Copyright 06-11-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)I found out last night that observant Jews eat dairy products in celebration of Shavuot (Feast of Weeks or...

Article Authors Goff, William P. Iron Sharpening Iron Authors La Spina, Alfio Lee, Laura McBride, James Mitchell, Royce

Feasts of Charity

by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)Last time I spoke, we were discussing the overall condition of the church of God, and how the...

Article Authors Steinle, James

To Participate in Society, You Will Need CBDC Microchip

(Copyright 2023) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/wef-says-cbdcs-must-be-implanted-under-your-skin-if-you-want-to-participate-in-society/ The Mark of Revelation 13:16-17; 14:9-13 Is THIS the information we have been looking for? Logically it makes sense. Rev...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

America’s Divine Destiny

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God Loves Us Unconditionally

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Mount Sinai

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The Mysterious Mister Trump

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Rewards of Glory

Article Authors Sielaff, David

“Sound of Freedom” and a Clinton-Podesta Connection?

(Copyright 2023) by David Sielaff (Portland, Oregon)Greg Reese is an extremely reliable short-video producer, presenting very interesting connections. 6 minutes ... "Angel Studios Directing People to...

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A Friend

(2024) by Author Unknown (Found in Attic)A Friend is one who,Knows you as you are,Understands Where You’ve Been,And who you’ve become,And still invites,You to Grow. ———————————————————————————-----------------------——————–See...

Article Authors Blumer, Aaron

Strive Not About Words

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Hear Our Prayer, O God!

Article Authors Gray, Jonathan

His Last Day Ever

by Jonathan Gray (New Zealand)“Get out! Get ready!” said the email in my box last Thursday. “Prepare while you have the chance.” There was urgency in...

Article Authors Markland, Richard

The Oppression of the American People and the Suppression of Freedom (Parts 1 & 2)

The Oppression of the American People and the Suppression of Freedom(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio)PART 1Any given event of and by itself is not as...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

A Chart Comparing Offices in the Synagogue and the Church

by Craig White (Australia)

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Tocotrienols for Pain

(2024) Sent by Kenneth M. Hoeck (Woodstock, Illinois)If it matters to some: The Swanson brand Tocotrienols is in a gelatin capsule – most likely porcine...

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

All Hands on Deck

by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma)After His resurrection, Jesus appeared first to a woman, Mary Magdalene, and sent her forth as the first witness and preacher...

Article Authors Zaeske, Michael R.

The State of the Church Today: Disheartening Woes? Or Doing His Will?

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

Will there be better times, or what? Signs of hope

(Copyright 10-02-2024) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)A LOOK BACK AT MY FIRST COLUMN OF 2024 (based on my last column of 2022): The theme of Psalm...

Article Authors La Spina, Alfio

As It Was in The Days of Noah

by Alfio La Spina (Victoria British Columbia)Genesis 6:5 (ESV)5 The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Can Pain Be Eliminated?

Article Authors Ritenbaugh, John W.

A Truth About Revelation 2 and 3

Article Authors Edwards, Norman S.

How Should We Bear Fruit?

Article Authors Lee, Darwin

A UFO Close Encounter

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Celebration in a Cemetery!

Article Authors Steinle, James

Food Processing Plants

(Copyright 06-28-2024) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)MUST SEE: Map Shows All Food Processing Plants That Have Burned Down, Blown Up or Been Destroyed Under Biden https://100percentfedup.com/must-see-map-shows-all-food-processing-plants/ ...

Article Authors Caldwell, Jeffrey

What Makes a Great Nation?

by Jeffrey Caldwell (Redwood City, California)What makes for a great nation is relevant to God's holy nation. It seems good to me to share with you...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

A Man Had a Dream

Sent by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)A man had a dream. His whole life passed before his eyes. He was on a beach and during the...

Article Authors Frates, Richard

ATONEMENT and Suffering: Crucified – The Price Paid

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina)God’s Atonement is Universal: From the Beginning – Revelation 13:8 “The Lamb Slain from the Creation of the world.” Exodus...

Article Authors Schatzle, Wayne

Can You Be Deceived

(Copyright) by Wayne Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio)The apostle Paul warned that Satan has transformed himself into an angel of light and that he also has...

Article Authors Lloyd, James

Hamas Spells Ceasefire R-E-L-O-A-D

(Copyright) by James Lloyd (Medford, Oregon) The evil surprise attack on Israel has set long predicted Bible Prophecy sequences in motion, but what is occurring is...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Welcome to Israel!

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

God’s ‘practical joke’ on Jew haters

Article Authors Branson, Brenda

Dating Violence

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Gentle Raindrops Upon the Window

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What is Acacia Wood?

(Copyright) by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan)What is Acacia wood? Was the Ark of the Covenant crafted from it? Which sacred items, used to worship God, were...

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

Abraham Lincoln’s Indictment of the Joe Biden White House

Article Authors Saunders, Joanne Saunders, Ted

On the Lighter Side of Life

Sent by Ted & Joanne Saunders (Renton, Washington)Bilingual BarnyardA flock of sheep are romping in a field, happily going “baa baa” to each other and...

Article Authors Markland, Richard

World Peace in Our Time or a World in Pieces?

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Let’s Talk Dutch!

(Copyright 05-03-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)Ladies and Gentlemen, grab a fire extinguisher because this Dutch lady will set your house on fire! Not literally...

Article Authors Mambwe, Obed

In Need of Bibles and Study Materials

(Copyright 09-21-2024) by Obed Mambwe (Unknown)Dear brethren in Christ,Warmest Christian regard to each one of you, your beloved families, and all the dear brethren at...

Article Authors Gray, Jonathan

Two SHOCKING Answers

by Jonathan Gray (New Zealand)Today you are getting two SHOCKING answers to two outrageous questions... SO HOW OLD IS IT?This whole thing started when Fred (my...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

The Power of the Pen over “the poison in the pot”

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"Proclaim liberty throughout the Land . . When a pundit makes a prediction, and it doesn't come to pass, the...

Article Authors Reynolds, Rod

Is It a Sin to Eat Unclean Meats?

(Copyright 08-31-2024) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri)Is it a sin to eat unclean meats, as designated in Scripture? Many who think of themselves as Christians...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

Origins of the Australian Aborigines

(Copyright 2023) by Craig M. White (Australia)Origins of the Australian Aborigines(Copyright 2023) by Craig M. White (Australia) Some typos and grammatical errors have been corrected. Latest version...

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What is Grace?

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

A Revealing Portrait

(Copyright 05-21-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)Jeff and Richard discuss their views on King Charles III latest portrait. They kick around some possible symbolic meanings...

Article Authors Rives, David

Charles Lyell and the “evolution” of Evolution

(Copyright) by David Rives (Tennessee) Charles Lyell was a British lawyer and geologist who lived during the nineteenth century. He published a three-volume work called Principles...

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

In These Trying Times, Keeping Trusting and Keep…Trying!

(Copyright 10-26-2024) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) TRUST"Trust in Yahweh with all your heart...in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."...

Article Authors Foust, Rhoda

Getting to Know God

(Copyright) by Rhoda Foust (Lehigh Acres, Florida)Despite all the bad news, the negative attitudes of the world, our nation, our families, and neighbors, there’s a...

Article Authors Reynolds, Rod

The Book of Life

(Copyright 10-22-2024) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri)In Revelation 20:15 we’re told that anyone who is not found written in the book of life will be cast into...

Article Authors Swarbrick, Mark

The Carnivore Diet

(Copyright) by Mark Swarbrick (United States)My Experience on the Carnivore DietWhen I first heard of the Carnivore Diet, I thought it was nuts. “What? Eat...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Deer Video

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Why Do You Observe Saturday?

(Copyright) by John Currier (Douglasville, Georgia) This is a fair question and one that is asked quite often of those of our faith. I mean,...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Vote for America

(Copyright 10-30-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)The Moment of Truth is upon America. We are at a crossroads unlike anything since the Civil War. Not...

Article Authors Branson, Brenda

All Abuse Hurts

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

Column written in the middle of the night

(Copyright 10-19-2024) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"Never toss away anything you get up to write in the middle of the night." – anon KALAMITY HARRIS identifies...

Article Authors Goff, William P.

Donor Letter May 9, 2024

(Copyright 05-09-2024) by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)I want to thank all of you who have been supporting our impoverished brethren, especially the...

Article Authors Goff, William P. Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Markland, Richard

You Are My Witnesses

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Command to Love

Command to Loveby Church of God Group (Christchurch, New Zealand)To the Children of God, brothers, and sisters of Jesus Christ in whom the Holy Spirit...

Article Authors Frates, Richard

“EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW” IS DEAD – Special Rights killed Equality!

Article Authors Caldwell, Jeffrey

Representative Government is an Israelite Institution

(Copyright 10-06-2024) by Jeffrey Caldwell (Arkansas)In His last sermon (Deuteronomy 1:1) Moses says to the nation of Israel, likely a few million at that time:...

Article Authors Caldwell, Jeffrey

The Promised Land

Sent by Jeffrey Caldwell (Redwood City, California)Twelve men were sent to spy out the land.Ten men were afraid and conspired a plan. They told the people...

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The Silence That Shouts

(Copyright) by Pamela Walford (Canada)“Dismembering the concubine’s body and sending parts to each of the 12 tribes was intended to awaken Israel from its moral...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

10 typical Americans compared to the proverbial 10 virgins

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

Double Trouble

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All About Mars: The Red Planet

(Copyright 10-16-2024) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee)Mars, known as the red planet, is the outermost of the rocky planets. It has a diameter of approximately...

Article Authors Lee, Laura

Angel Sighting

by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)As a child, I never grew up in the church of God nor did I ever have contact with anyone...

Article Authors Steinle, James

LINEN – The Saints shall Wear it -Why?

(Copyright) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)What is so great about linen that the Scriptures mention it in 90 verses? Here are some. Exo_26:1 Moreover thou shalt...

Article Authors Jewell, John

Fundamentally Speaking!

(Copyright) by John Jewell (London, England)Do you believe in God? Do you believe that there is a Creator? In today’s world there is probably nothing...

Article Authors Steinle, James

7 Herbs for Pain

(Copyright 2023) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Some very useful medical information for treating pain naturally, which I have taken from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUyk1sZu82Q a 68-minute video by...

Article Authors Lee, Darwin

Wanted!

Sent by Darwin Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)Jesus Christ By the FBI, IRS, CIA, FDA, EPA, DNR, AF&T, NCC, NEA, USDA, AMA, SSA, MHA, ADL, NAACP, UNGC,...

Article Authors Tigue, Robert E.

Just What Do You Mean Apostasy?

by Robert E. Tigue (Des Plains, Illinois)An apostasy is not people leaving an organization.... but it is the organization leaving.... turning aside from...or abandoning Truth. Apostasy...

Article Authors Diaz, Gregory

Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees

by Gregory Diaz (Wayne, New Jersey)Christians are commanded to "grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (2 Pet...

Article Authors Sarfati, Jonathan

The Flat Earth Myth

(Copyright 08-23-2024) by Jonathan Sarfati (Powder Springs, Georgia)For the last 200 years or so, many anti-Christians have resorted to a scurrilous lie (acting consistently with...

Article Authors Burson, Nathaniel Collins, Steven M. Iron Sharpening Iron Authors

Can You Know WHEN?

by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas)Can you unlock the secrets that tell you when the end of the world is coming? Does God have a...

Article Authors Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

Explanation of Creation

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) Gen. 1:1. “In the beginning, GOD created the heaven and the earth. V.3. "And GOD SAID, Let there be...

Article Authors Markland, Richard

When You Know Your Pet is Spoiled

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio)

Article Authors Sielaff, David

Transhumanism in Genesis

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Johnson, Gary Lee, Laura

Mishandling Marriage & The Sin of Uzzah

(Copyright) by Gary Johnson (Arkansas)The divorce rate has skyrocketed. Kids are shooting up schools. Homosexuality is taught as an “alternative lifestyle” and promiscuity among teenagers...

Article Authors Schatzle, Wayne

Endure to the End

by Wayne Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio)Like everyone else I enjoy the beautiful autumn leaves as they turn colors. People flock to the mountains to witness...

Article Authors Naasz, Howard

28th Amendment to the United States Constitution

Sent by Howard Naasz (Colorado)An idea whose time has come.For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Kroeger, Catherine C. Steinle, James

The Victim Beside the Road

Article Authors Copeland, Germaine Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

A Message to the Desperate Wife

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The Golden Rule

(Copyright) by BibleStudy.org (Farmington Hills, Michigan)What is the golden rule and where is it in the Bible? Why is gold rightfully a part of its...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

A pain in the ‘BUT’: even National Review? Say it ain’t so!

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"The Trump movement often is described as a 'personality cult,' which it is, in no small part." – National Review, 11/02/20,...

Article Authors Hyatt, Sue

My Experience with Privilege and Responsibility

Article Authors BibleStudy.org

Weird Bible

(Copyright) by BibleStudy.org (Farmington Hills, Michigan)Weirdest Offering to GodOne of the oddest trivia facts in the Bible revolves around the Philistines. God, after they captured...

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Same-Sex-Marriage Blasphemy: Child Sacrifice

Article Authors McBride, James

The Madness of Crowds

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

George Washington’s Secret Weapon for Defeating the British

Article Authors Poonen, Zac

The Church Will Face Tribulation

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

Political Coalition or Christ-Centered Unity?

(Copyright 11-06-2024) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) Why The Church Must Now Step Up to the PlateDonald Trump astounded the American media and political world by...

Article Authors Bratt, Bill Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

Mary, Mother of Jesus!

(Copyright) by Bill Bratt (Portsmouth, Ohio) Today one of the most common names given to girls is the Biblical name Mary, just as the Biblical name...

Article Authors Branson, Brenda

Are You Sick and Tired?

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

Progress in race relations started in baseball

(Copyright 11-15-2024) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)Around every bend he confronted bigotry – and he did so with amazing grace, endearing dignity, and old-school wisdom."...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Darwin Lee, Laura Mbock, Paul Janvier

Where is God’s Work Today?

(Copyright 07-28-2024) by Paul Janvier Mbock (Cameroon) I – Introduction ...

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Who Will Be Kept from the Hour of Trial?

(Copyright 08-14-2024) by David C. Grabbe (Charlotte, North Carolina) As human beings, we have an aversion to pain. We try to avoid the uncomfortable, the unpleasant,...

Article Authors Daly, Ray

Teaching of the Tithe

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) Deut. 14:22. “You shall truly TITHE all of the increase of all your that the fields bring forth. Year...

Article Authors Steinle, James

The Holy Ghost

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Someone wants to know about the Holy Ghost. What is the name of the Holy Ghost? Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and...

Article Authors Braughler, Denver Fellow Servants Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

Scattered But Not Divided

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Did Paul Really Say, “Let the Women Keep Silent in the Churches”?

(Copyright) by Dennis J. Preato (San Diego, California)"Let the women keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but let them...

Article Authors Lee, Laura

What Does the Bible Say?

Article Authors Steinle, James

A Scriptural Perspective on Tithing

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Tithing has long been established in the various COG’s and emphasized in many religious denominations and usually by most “ministers” (generically...

Article Authors Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors La Spina, Alfio

Roles of Father, Son and Holy Spirit

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) Mathew 28:19. “Go you therefore and teach all nations. BAPTIZING them in the NAME of the Father, and the...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

New Items Uploaded to the Friends of the Sabbath Website

(Copyright 09-28-2024) by Craig M. White (Australia)The member who took 100s of photographs of these documents (many released months ago and more to be released...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Are You Watching?

Article Authors Zehrung, Warren

The Last Great Day 2023

Article Authors Daniels, Rich

Chocolate Torte (Unleavened Recipe)

Sent by Rich Daniels (Shawano, Wisconsin)Bottom Layer = Crust1/2 cup or 1 stick of butter1 cup Flour1 Cup PecansMix. Put in oven at 350 degrees...

Article Authors Burson, Nathaniel Iron Sharpening Iron Authors McDevitt, Dwayne

The TRUTH About the Origin of Modern Languages

by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas)One of the most confounding questions to modern scholars is the reason for the sudden explosion of diverse languages upon...

Article Authors Reynolds, Rod

The Foundation of Godly Faith

(Copyright 09-08-2024) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri)Have you considered the question of what is the foundation of your faith? Or what is the proper foundation...

Article Authors Cocherell, Bud L.

If You Believe

by Bud Cocherell (San Jose, California)If you believe that Herbert W. Armstrong restored all truth and that you do not need to follow the instructions...

Article Authors BibleStudy.org Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

Famine of the Word

(Copyright) by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan)What does the phrase "famine of the word" mean? Where did it come from? When will it take place? What will...

Article Authors Saunders, Joanne Saunders, Ted

Baptism

Sent by Ted & Joanne Saunders (Renton, Washington) Johnny’s Mother looked out the window and noticed him “playing church” with their cat. He had the cat sitting...

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

Power of Words

Article Authors Baity, Joseph B.

A World at War

(Copyright 09-11-2024) by Joseph B. Baity (Charlotte, North Carolina) Global conflict is on the rise. In 2023, the world experienced the highest number of state-based conflicts since...

Article Authors Slough, Keith

Who was Jesus Christ?

by Keith Slough (Kannapolis, North Carolina)The world does not understand. The billions of Earth’s population have not heard. Even many Americans simply don’t know the...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Great American Eclipse of 2024

(2024) Sent by James Steinle (Swanville, Minesota)14 Things That Everyone Needs To Know About The Great American Eclipse Of 2024 April 8 by Michael Snyder. https://michaeltsnyder.substack.com/p/14-things-that-everyone-needs-to?r=2hre0o “We...

Article Authors BibleStudy.org

Pearls before Swine Parable

(Copyright) by BibleStudy.org (Farmington Hills, Michigan)Why did Jesus tell us not to cast our pearls before swine? When did he give this parable and what...

Antion, David Article Authors

How a Pagan Celebration Became a “Christian” Holiday

(Copyright) by David Antion (Pasadena, California)How did the birth of Christ become celebrated? How did Christmas come to be a major holiday in what is...

Article Authors Bilezikian, Gilbert

A Challenge for Proponents of Female Subordination To Prove Their Case from The Bible

(Copyright) by Gilbert Bilezikian (Wheaton, Illinois)"Open my eyes that I may seeGlimpses of truth Thou hast for me.Place in my hands the wonderful KeyThat shall...

Article Authors Poonen, Zac

Each Day of Your Life can be Wonderful

Article Authors Schatzle, Wayne

Here We Go Again {Xmas}

Article Authors Lee, Laura

Intentionally Killing Babies is Murder

(Copyright 10-20-2024) by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)We seldom ever get a flyer from a Democrat but this year we did. It was addressed only...

Article Authors Bair, John R.

The Making of Jewels

Article Authors Branson, Brenda

I Will Not Be Silent

Article Authors Yehoshua, Avram

The Seed of Abraham

by Avram Yehoshua (Flagstaff, Arizona)The Seed of Abraham’s website (https://www.seedofabraham.net/) has Avram Yehoshua’s teachings on it (about 180 articles), which form the theology for The...

Article Authors Ritenbaugh, Richard T.

Holy Days: Atonement

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh (Charlotte, North Carolina) In our continuing study on the holy days, we have seen the plan of God broaden from our personal redemption and...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Hamas Attack Mystery

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

Has God Spared Donald Trump for a Reason?

(Copyright 09-26-2024) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) Is Donald Trump being shielded and protected by God? Many believe he is, and so does he. In a recent...

Article Authors Burson, Nathaniel

Why is the Fat Reserved for God?

(Copyright) by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas)We all know that God says that “the fat is mine” dozens of places in the Old Testament. Did...

Article Authors Reynolds, Rod

Marriage Supper Parables

(Copyright 10-23-2024) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri)In order to shed light on the message of the Kingdom of God Jesus used many parables. Among the...

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

The Right Form of Government?

(Copyright 08-31-2024) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas)“Of the increase of His Government and Peace there shall be no end...” (Isaiah 9:7) WHAT WILL HIS GOVERNMENT...

Article Authors Ritenbaugh, Richard T.

‘As It Was In the Days of Noah’

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh (Charlotte, North Carolina)Bahal was beginning to worry, since, as mayor, it was his job to worry for the rest of his remote,...

Article Authors Branson, Brenda

Fear

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Haron Has Fallen Asleep

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What Are Firstfruits in the Bible?

(Copyright) by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan)The English word "firstfruit" appears only once in the King James translation's Old Testament. It comes from the Hebrew word reshiyth (Strong's Concordance...

Article Authors Caldwell, Jeffrey

True Values

by Jeffrey Caldwell (Redwood City, California)True Values of the Kingdom of God for the Bride of Christ: In respect to the family the Father and the...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Zehrung, Warren

Lifeline

(Copyright 05-10-24) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas)First Day of Unleavened Bread(Sermon Notes) OffertoryIn His last remaining hours on earth, Jesus taught vital lessons that tied...

Article Authors Grabbe, David C.

Implications of the Gospel of the Kingdom

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Scott Ritter Letter

(Copyright 11-16-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)Received this letter today from Scott Ritter, former Weapons Inspector. He supports the nomination of Matt Gaetz for U.S....

Article Authors Mitchell, Royce

“Unless You Change…”

by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas) What is the lesson that Christ was trying to teach us about ourselves when He took up a little...

Article Authors Martin, Ernest L.

Are UFO’s Real?

by Ernest L. Martin (Portland, Oregon)The letters UFO stand for ‘unidentified flying object.’ Technically, any flying object that remains unidentified by humans can be called a UFO....

Article Authors Velting, Doug

Where Did All This Coal Come From?

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Timelines of Revelation

(Copyright 09-21-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)With the approach of the autumn Holy Days, it is good to review the prophetic events which they picture...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

Comparison of Psalm 83 with Daniel 11

(Copyright) by Craig White (Australia)

Article Authors Steinle, James

Tribulation Cut Short?

(2023) Sent by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)https://torahfamily.org/one-third/ 23 min. video by Steve of TorahFamily dot org. TRIBULATION 1/3 – UPDATED AND EXPANDED (If the Idol...

Article Authors Branson, Brenda

Celebrate!

Article Authors Markland, Richard

Major Changes are Necessary if America is to Survive

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio)When looking at society, it is becoming more difficult to not only understand changes taking place, but where changes are...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

(2023) Sent by Craig M. White (Australia)Britain's Immigration CrisisIt is worth subscribing to this free newsletter. https://www.mattgoodwin.org/subscribe?simple=true&next=https%3A%2F%2Fmattgoodwin.substack.com%2Fp%2Fis-britain-giving-up-on-brexit&utm_source=paywall-free-trial&utm_medium=web&utm_content=69199938&coupon=ee93e58e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See Craig White’s other articles at:White, Craig M. – Church...

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

The Pilgrims’ Devastating Experiment with Socialism

Article Authors Jewell, John

One Small Step

by John Jewell (London, England)THAT’S ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN! ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND! are the words uttered by Neil Armstrong as his left...

Article Authors Goff, William P.

Kenya Feast 2024

(Copyright 10-28-2024) by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)Greetings Brethren,Hope all of you had a wonderful Feast of Tabernacles and have returned home safely. The...

Article Authors Caldwell, Jeffrey

The Manhattan Declaration

(2009) Compiled by Jeffrey Caldwell (Arkansas)I suggest you go to: http://www.manhattandeclaration.org/ and consider signing. I and my wife have signed. It is a declaration of...

Article Authors Markland, Richard

Garden

(Copyright 2022) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See Richard Markland’s other articles at:Markland, Richard – Church of God, Bismarck (church-of-god-bismarck.org)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Article Authors Tucker, Jeffrey A.

The Greatest Victory of Liberty in Our Lifetime

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

AI

Article Authors Diaz, Gregory

What Does the Parable of Tares Teach About Judging?

(Copyright) by Gregory Diaz (Wayne, New Jersey)Judging is an interesting and important subject. Like any other doctrine it should be studied to see what the...

Article Authors Branson, Brenda

Free!

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

What’s worse, Aunt Jemima’s picture, Hunter’s crack or Uncle Joe’s fentanyl from China?

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

The Ides of August again – the annual classic

Article Authors Steinle, James

New discovery at Mount Sinai- the Metallurgy site where the items of the Tabernacle were made!

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

Tis the season for vote buying and lying; smarty pants on fire

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) "If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and...

Article Authors BibleStudy.org

Spirit Definition

by BibleStudy.org (Farmington Hills, Michigan)What does spirit mean in the Bible? How important is it to all conscious life in the universe? What vital role...

Article Authors Bruns, Terry

Fast Help for Your Spiritual Life

Article Authors Chisolm, Robert

Jesus Paid it All

Sent by Robert Chisolm (Email) After living what I felt was a 'decent' life, my time on earth came to an end.The first thing I remember...

Article Authors Frates, Richard

The Gospel of the Devil

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina)The Gospel of the Devil: Preachers Shout “Do Not Judge” the State shouts “Do Not Discriminate.” One and the same...

Article Authors Daly, Ray

Are We in the End Times?

Article Authors Goff, William P.

Donor Letter July 29, 2024

(Copyright 07-29-2024) by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)Hope all of you are well, as we patiently await our Lord's return in this increasingly...

Article Authors Mitchell, Royce

Are Easter Celebrations OK?

by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas)We are rapidly approaching that time of the year known to many as “Easter” but to those of us in...

Article Authors Schmid, Robert

The Word, The Spirit and The Church

by Robert Schmid (Westminster, California)Is there any doubt in anybody’s mind that this world, that we live in, is NOT the Kingdom of God? I...

Article Authors Cocherell, Bud L. Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

The Spices and the Visits to Christ’s Tomb

by B. L. Cocherell (Nevada)There has been much confusion about the sequence of events surrounding preparation of spices and the visits to Christ's tomb, because...

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

What is Biblical Leavening?

Article Authors Author Unknown

A Parable

by Author Unknown (Internet)Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark...# 1--Don't miss the boat.# 2--Remember that we are all in...

Article Authors Ford, Mike Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

Be My Valentine?

Antion, David Article Authors

“In Defense of Bathsheba”

Article Authors La Spina, Alfio

Obedience is Life

by Alfio La Spina (Sooke British Columbia, Canada)Obedience to the Word of God starts in the heart. The beginning of wisdom is the fear of...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Sielaff, David

Anakim Are from Adam

Powered By EmbedPress Iron Sharpening IronIn regard to: Anakim Are from AdamArticle by David SielaffComments by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)From the article:It means Og...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Johnny Bravo

Article Authors Ford, Mike

Salt

Article Authors Steinle, James

10 Wild Edible Greens to Harvest – Foraging Plants for Food

(Copyright 2023) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jz5W5IuOjI (12.5 minutes. Showing from mid-Atlantic. Most if not all also found in central U.S. Watch video how to...

Antion, David Article Authors

The Nightmare of Diabetes

by David Antion (Pasadena, California)A client of mine came in with tears this morning. She just got news that her mother, age 69, had only...

Article Authors Poonen, Zac

Fulfil Your Specific Ministry Effectively

(Copyright) by Zac Poonen (Bangalore, India)In the Old Testament, the prophets spoke about a remnant among God’s people. They spoke about how in a time...

Article Authors McBride, James

‘Give Us This Day…’

Article Authors Poonen, Zac

A Spiritual Leader Must Be Called by God

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

Memories of a one-room country school (REAL education)

Article Authors Steinle, James

What Does Scripture have to Say about Self Defense?

(2023) Sent by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDNy_EUjzXI 30 min. video. A minister’s perspective who had to do so. From this video there are other links...

Article Authors Steinle, James

The Noahide Laws, Also Trump’s Connections to Judaism

(Copyright 11-13-2024) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)The Noahide Laws are What Yeshua Taught Against. Also, the Trump connections to Judaism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS3BK5K_BMA 8 min. “The Noahide Laws...

Article Authors Lee, Darwin

Pray For Israel

(Sent in 2023) by Darwin Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)Pray For Israel(Sent in 2023) by Darwin Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) This link will take you to the...

Article Authors Hyatt, Sue

From the Heart on My 77th Birthday

Article Authors Ritenbaugh, Richard T.

The Pragmatic Japanese

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Black Criminal Protection Device: Kills

Article Authors Reynolds, Rod

Why Does God Hate Sin?

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie Hyatt, Sue Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Darwin

The Bride of Christ

(Copyright 08-29-2024) by Sue & Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas)AN IMPORTANT TEACHING MOMENTPerhaps, you, like many others, have heard teachings about the expression "Bride of Christ."...

Article Authors Ritenbaugh, John W.

All in All

Article Authors Reynolds, Rod

Did Jesus Fulfill the Law?

(Copyright 09-29-2024) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri)The Apostle Paul warned that “in the last days perilous times will come” (II Timothy 3:1). Jesus warned that...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Prayers for Sharon

Article Authors Whitaker, Charles

The Fugitive Folk of Jacob’s Trouble

Article Authors Jewell, John

End of the World

by John Jewell (London, England)The end of the world! Is it, or the possibility of it, a reality or not? Is there something in the...

Article Authors Traver, Rich

Disease-Free Society

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

Critical Race Theory and the Bible Answer

by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Critical Race Theory is defined by its name. For proponents of this new and novel theory, race is everything and “critical”...

Article Authors Rives, David

3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Marry Them

Article Authors Hoeck, Kenneth M.

What Must I Do to Be Saved

Article Authors White, Craig M.

WCG and God’s Remnant Apostle Church of Christ in South Africa

Article Authors Bruns, Terry

“The Trinity – Examined”

Article Authors Goff, William P.

Donor Letter – September 21, 2024

(Copyright 09-20-2024) by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)Greetings Brethren, Happy Sabbath. We hope all of you are doing well as we patiently await the...

Article Authors Schatzle, Wayne

Are You in the True Church?

by Wayne Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio)Are you in the True Church that was founded by Jesus Christ? That is an important question to ask when...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Sielaff, David

The Full Knowledge of God

Powered By EmbedPress Iron Sharpening IronIn regard to: The Full Knowledge of GodArticle by David SielaffComments by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)I do agree that...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Approaching Our Waters of Marah

Article Authors Rothwell, Dave

An Unpopular Truth About Salvation

Article Authors Steinle, James

Canada to Imprison Anyone Who Has EVER Posted ‘Hate Speech’ Online

(Copyright 05-09-2024) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Here is the link to the content. Brings to mind this verse: Eph. 6:13 “Therefore take up the whole...

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Who ARE the Real Fascist? The Democratic Party:

(Copyright 10-29-2024) by Richard Frates (Easly, South Carolina)And Devil-Media. Oxford Dictionary University Press 1995 - fascism: “A right wing political system or attitude” “which favors...

Article Authors Markland, Richard

Israel’s Killing Fields

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

Regarding envy and the most brilliant thoughts of all time

(Copyright 10-15-2024) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"Man exploits man. Under Communism, it's just the opposite." — Russian saying THAT HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF IS NOT JUST A...

Article Authors Manad, Kasuba

Need Free Literature for Distribution

Article Authors Daly, Ray

Earthquakes

Article Authors Lloyd, James

The Sand and the Sea

Article Authors Markland, Richard

A Nation That Talks the Talk, but Refuses to Walk the Walk

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio)When it comes to problems, America is a nation that naively believes it has the leisure of looking the other...

Article Authors Yehoshua, Avram

Law and Grace

Article Authors Jewell, John

A Matter of History!

Article Authors Burson, Nathaniel

Do You DARE to Be Bold?

by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas)Do you? Can you truly go BOLDLY before the throne of grace? Without fear? This is a time to be...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Nuclear Strike!

(Copyright 10-10-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)The world is waiting to see how Israel will retaliate against Iran for their missile strike against Israel on...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors McDonnell, Dianne D. Taylor, John

Junia, a Woman Apostle

Powered By EmbedPress Iron Sharpening IronIn regard to: Junia, a Woman ApostleArticle by Dianne D. McDonnellComments by John Taylor (Lyle, Washington)First, the word episeemoi is...

Article Authors Lee, Laura

Letter from Melanie Heitkamp and My Answer to It

by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)November 10, 2018 Dear Melanie Heitkamp,Your letter was handed to me by my husband yesterday. We do not have a mail...

Article Authors Verse By Verse Ministry International

Does the Bible teach that the Earth is round or flat?

Article Authors Yehoshua, Avram

Christianity and Its Founder

by Avram Yehoshua (Flagstaff, Arizona) Christianity is the only religion in the world that does NOT emulate its Founder. Yeshua/Jesus rebuked Satan’s first temptation, to change the rocks into bread, by...

Article Authors Daly, Ray Hyatt, Eddie Iron Sharpening Iron Authors

Are You a Christian Nationalist?

by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Charisma News reported on a letter, signed by 500 evangelical leaders, that condemned “Christian nationalism” and tied it to the Capital riots...

Article Authors Hudson, Albert

Thought on 2 Timothy 1:13

(Copyright) by Albert Hudson (United Kingdom)"Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in...

Article Authors Markland, Richard

A Warning to America! (Fiction)

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Black Criminal Opportunity?

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina)Love your Black Criminal - Hate Your White Neighbor! Wealthy and powerful - black athletes - relish the opportunity to...

Antion, David Article Authors

Without Trust

Article Authors Staff

Who Were the Wise Men?

Article Authors Rives, David

Are We Blind to Design

Article Authors White, Craig M.

Holy Day Charts

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Jewell, John Lee, Laura

The Most Significant Event?

Article Authors Markland, Richard

God Calls for People to Repent

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio)God calls for people to repent in order to be spared from coming catastrophes. Revelation 2:11, 13-14 – “… The day...

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

Knowledge is the Key to Rise Above Poverty

(Copyright 09-21-2024) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) THE RIGHT KNOWLEDGE LIBERATES FROM SLAVERY TO GREATNESS:Born into slavery, American scientist George Washington Carver rose above it to...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

God’s Divine Judgment

Article Authors La Spina, Alfio

Strive to Be a Perfect Servant of the Most High

by Alfio La Spina (Sooke British Columbia, Canada)Matthew 20:25-28 (ESV) 25 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

One Fine Day!

(Copyright) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)One fine day,In the middle of May,I was lookin' down the street,When I smelled someone's feet. I turned and there I...

Article Authors Rives, David

Why we can’t marry close relatives (and the truth about human population)

Article Authors West, Tommy S.

Be Strong and of Good Courage

by Tommy S. West (Wake Forest, North Carolina) Recently, I was given the honor and privilege to present a short message to a small local...

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Day of – ATONEMENT – Gospel in Advance: Yom Kippur

Article Authors Mitchell, Royce

Fellowship? With Whom?

(Copyright) by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas)That is a good question! Who exactly should we welcome into our fellowship? Should we fellowship with just anyone?...

Article Authors Caldwell, Jeffrey

A Question for Christians About the Sabbath

(Copyright) by Jeffrey Caldwell (Arkansas)Almost all who profess to be Christians these days believe that observing the weekly seventh day Sabbath is not the true...

Article Authors Ritenbaugh, John W.

This is Not God’s World

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

Talking 2017 or what? Déjà vu all over again

Article Authors Goff, William P.

Kenya Update November 3, 2023

Article Authors Branson, Brenda

Word of Life

Article Authors Gray, Jonathan

It Happened Near You

by Jonathan Gray (New Zealand)Amazing, don't you think? Incredibly, 4 million in America alone. As many as 4 million citizens from all walks of life claim...

Article Authors Jewell, John

The Church of Evolution

Article Authors Ray, Tawanda

WOE…

by Tawanda Ray (Hamilton, Alabama)Woe unto you scribes and PhariseesWho say but do not do.Who bind heavy burdens upon God's sheepThough you do not follow...

Article Authors Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Sielaff, David

Who Are the Nephilim

Powered By EmbedPress Iron Sharpening IronIn regard to: Who Are the NephilimArticle by David SielaffComments by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)Laura writes:First of all, I...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

Why God allows such things to happen (an annual encore column)

(Copyright 10-27-2024) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"The Truth is stranger than fiction," they say. "But not as popular." EVER BEEN SO NUMB THAT YOU COULDN'T SHED...

Article Authors Goff, William P.

Kenya Update March 18, 2023

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Martin, Mike Weight, Arlan

Is Disfellowshipping a Christian Practice?

by Arlan Weight (Bismarck, North Dakota) Is disfellowshipping and suspension a Christian practice? If so when should it be done? Who should do it? Can...

Article Authors Fellow Servants Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

“Between the Two Evenings”

Article Authors Steinle, James

Something to Do!

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Every 5 weeks I can send in a ‘letter to the editor’ of our local Morrison County Newspaper which I have...

Article Authors Baity, Joseph B.

Where Have All the Babies Gone?

Article Authors La Spina, Alfio

Are We Walking with God?

by Alfio La Spina (Victoria British Columbia)Think about how Abraham handled difficult situations. Abraham had complete trust in God. When God told him to go...

Article Authors Cocherell, Bud L. Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Steinle, James

Are there Still Elders in the Church?

by B. L. Cocherell (Nevada)Some believe and teach that the early church did not have an organized ministry which selected men who were given authority...

Antion, David Article Authors

How to Read and Understand Proverbs

(Copyright) by David Antion (Pasadena, California)In ancient Israel, there were people who spent time studying wisdom and writing and learning lessons of wisdom. They were...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Seventeenth of Tammuz

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Message For America

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

God IS Working!!!

Article Authors Hillebrenner, Bill

What is God’s Amazing Favor?

(Copyright) by Bill Hillebrenner (Matthews, North Carolina)What is God's favor? Why are people confused over the meaning of His grace? Why does God extend his...

Article Authors Yehoshua, Avram

The Feasts of Israel and the Church

by Avram Yehoshua (Flagstaff, Arizona)The use of many of the Feasts of Israel in Acts and First Corinthians, and them as time markers, reveals that...

Article Authors Branson, Brenda

Invisible Wounds That Scar the Soul

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

Never Quit

(Copyright 11-12-2024) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) The Lesson We Can All Learn from Donald TrumpWhether or not you like Donald Trump or whether you voted...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Zehrung, Warren

One Hundred and Twenty Names

One Hundred and Twenty Names (Part 1)(Copyright 06-15-2024) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas)Who was invited to the first Pentecost where God’s Spirit was given? ...

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Ezekiel 9:1-6 – What Mark is in Your Heart?

(Copyright) by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina)One Identifies you with God, the other with the Devil. Ezekiel Vision, 9:3-6 “The glory of the God of...

Article Authors BibleStudy.org

What does BC and AD (B.C. and A.D.) Mean?

by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan)What is the meaning of BC (B.C.) and what does AD (A.D.) stand for? Why are these abbreviations utilized less and less in the...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Vindicating Trump

(Copyright 10-31-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)The film, Vindicating Trump, became available on YouTube yesterday. You can watch it for free if you should be...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Beast War Machine

Article Authors Steinle, James

The Globalists and Media

(Copyright 2023) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Are they playing us emotionally, so everyone now wants war? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y01vFlVnLbo Very interesting 7 min. video. (Some humor in it too)....

Article Authors Bergman, Jerry

Pterosaurs

(Copyright) by Jerry Bergman (Powder Springs, Georgia)Among the strangest animals ever createdThere are no viable examples in the fossil record of ‘preflight’ animals (before flight was perfected)...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Steinle, James

Masons and Masonic Halls

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)“Is it acceptable for a member of the Body of Christ to also be a member of the Masons or any...

Article Authors Lee, Laura

Ending the Cycle of Abuse in the Church of God

by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) If you saw an old woman being robbed, would you help her? If you knew a child was being...

Antion, David Article Authors

How They Make Us Sick Trying to Make Us Well

by David Antion (Pasadena, California)Do you have sugar diabetes?Well, it might all depend upon the year. Prior to 1997, if you had a fasting blood...

Article Authors Branson, Brenda

God Likes You

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Miller, Gary C.

Why Hanukkah?

Article Authors Daly, Ray

Black Citizens of America

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota)"Their Past History" The following information comes from a number of sources, but for those that would like to have...

Article Authors Baity, Joseph B.

A Drop to Drink

by Joseph B. Baity (Charlotte, North Carolina) Water is growing markedly more precious with the extended and expanding droughts of the American West. Some sub-regions count...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

The last straw, tepid support for Trump

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)TO THE EDITOR, NATIONAL REVIEW:Just reread the article that was the last straw, "Has the Presidency Become Impossible? No, but...

Article Authors Rives, David

Does Earth’s Fate Rest on a Giant Turtle’s Back?

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Devil-Media Snare: Minds of Multitudes Captured

(Copyright 2022) by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina)Satanic Mind Control of Devil-Media, Mayo Clinic, and Psychiatrist: Psychological, Intimidating, Fabricated-False made-up diagnosis. Transgender, Gender Dysphoria, and...

Antion, David Article Authors

Calcium Complexities

by David Antion (Pasadena, California)They say, “Take calcium. Take more. Add citric acid. Add phosphorus.” Did you know that there are three “kinds” of calcium...

Article Authors Graham, Ronny H.

Resolutions: Man’s and God’s

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

The Consecration

(Copyright 07-29-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)In my last article, I asked this question: "Was Donald Trump wounded in the ear to allow him to begin...

Article Authors Markland, Richard

Why I Don’t Want to Wear Your Rose-Colored Glasses

Article Authors Traver, Rich

It Worked Last Time

Article Authors Diaz, Gregory

The 144,000 Virgins

Article Authors Reynolds, Rod

Smoke Ascends Forever?

(Copyright 11-03-2024) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri)Will the wicked really be tormented forever in hell? In this sermon, pastor Rod Reynolds examines in detail passages...

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

The October 31 Post that Went Viral and Changed the World

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

School daze again. Beware professional liars!

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Poonen, Santosh

Building the True Church

Article Authors Mitchell, Royce

Avoiding the Devil’s Details

by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas)There is among some of the brethren the tendency to want to make sure that everyone has exactly correct doctrine...

Article Authors Traver, Rich

Betrayal

(2024) Sent by Rich Traver (Clifton, Colorado)Betrayed by government and sciences. https://expose-news.com/2024/01/01/let-a-scientist-speak-presentation-goes-viral-because-its-true/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See Rich Traver’s other articles at:Traver, Rich – Church of God, Bismarck (church-of-god-bismarck.org) Reprinted with permission...

Article Authors Goff, William P.

Church Funds Depleted

(Copyright 11-11-2024) by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)Greetings Brethren,We hope all of you are doing well. As many of you know, the schools...

Article Authors Glover, Bill

Does God Heal Today?

by Bill Glover (Eugene, Oregon)I have extremely mixed emotions as I write this article. My emotions are not mixed or confounded on the subject of...

Article Authors Rives, David

No Erosion Between Rock Layers!

(Copyright) by David Rives (Tennessee)You’ve probably heard the conventional story of how the rock layers formed. The most popular story is that rock layers form...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Missiles in Prophecy

(Copyright 10-01-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)Israel came under another missile attack from Iran today. Thank God that most of them were shot down. As...

Article Authors Ben-Ariel, David

The World as We Know It is About to Become History

by David Ben-Ariel (Toledo, Ohio)Those who strongly disagree with the "European Union" forging ahead, the Euro-skeptics, state sovereignty is under attack and that the EU...

Article Authors Rives, David

This Was Found In Fin Whale’s Throat

Article Authors Burson, James E. Burson, Nathaniel

Why Wouldn’t He?

by Nathaniel Burson & James E. Burson (Big Sandy, Texas)YOU LACK FAITH. You know this is true. You may not like accepting it, but it is...

Article Authors McLemore, Jesse

Divorce and Remarriage

(Copyright) by Jesse McLemore (United States)While this study is entitled "Divorce and Remarriage," we will be discussing much more than this. This is easily the...

Article Authors Henn, Earl L.

Why We Must Put Out Leaven

by Earl L. Henn (Charlotte, North Carolina) Years ago, I had a favorite question to ask ministers about the Feast of Unleavened Bread. "Why must we...

Article Authors Riss, Richard M.

A Brief History of Some Women in Ministry

(Copyright) by Richard M. Riss (Madison, New Jersey)During the first century, many women were active in Christian ministry. Acts 21:9 mentions the four virgin daughters...

Article Authors Lloyd, James

Alternative Media

Article Authors Reynolds, Rod

Abide in God’s Word

Article Authors Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

The Coming of the Son of Man

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) This short study is based on the Scriptural teachings regarding the coming of the Son of Man, at the...

Article Authors Schatzle, Wayne

What is the Reason for the Season?

Article Authors Hyatt, Sue

About Critical Race Theory

by Sue Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma)CRITICAL THEORY was first introduced in 1989 and has gained significant momentum since then. Here are 4 things to be aware...

Article Authors Frates, Richard

YOU – and the one you – Love?

Article Authors Cary, Lloyd W.

UFOS Exist! But What are They?

(Copyright) by Lloyd W. Cary (Tyler, Texas)Are UFOs real—and if so, what are they? Does the Bible speak of UFOs? Was God an ancient astronaut?...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Two Things to Making It

Article Authors Lloyd, James

How the “Science is Settled” by the Beast

Article Authors Weight, Arlan

God’s Government

by Arlan Weight (Bismarck, North Dakota) What kind of government does God use in ruling the universe? Is it democratic? Do angels vote? Does God...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

What the world needs now is a Laugh-in, Goldie

(Copyright 08-12-2024) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)A book review: There's no joy in Mudville and there’s no laughter in the Capitol building. For some people,...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Praying for One Another: I Got Your Six

(Copyright 11-04-2024) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minesota)"I got your six” Steve M. of Torah Family nails it in this powerful message on the concept of...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

The election that was and still is & other random thoughts

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Special People: Special Rights?

(Copyright 2018) by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina)Ideological Tyranny - LGBT-Nazi Indoctrination: Diversity Training Today Is: Victimization Ideology and LGBT-Indoctrination. Who are the Victimizers and...

Article Authors Frates, Richard

As Eve Believed Satan: Instead of God

(Copyright Revised 10-19-2024) by Richard Frates (Easly, South Carolina)America, Pastors, and Rabbis - Believe Devil-Media. The Forbidden Fruit: Is Believing the Devil, instead of God...

Article Authors McBride, James

The Money Balloon

Article Authors Velting, Doug

The Monarch Butterfly’s Navigational Skills

(Copyright 09-19-2024) by Doug Velting (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Let’s face it, insects don’t seem to be the smartest creatures on the planet; after all, they only...

Article Authors Jewell, John

Happy New Year

(Copyright) by John Jewell (London, England)That’s what most people wish everyone else as a new Roman year begins and I’m sure that most people genuinely...

Article Authors Morris, John D.

Did Noah’s Flood Cover the Himalayan Mountains?

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Evolution

by Author Unknown (Internet)One day a 6-year-old girl was sitting in a classroom. The teacher was going to explain evolution to the children. THE TEACHER ASKED...

Article Authors Collins, Martin G.

God’s Non-Transmittable Attributes

God’s Non-Transmittable Attributes (Part One) Omnipotenceby Martin G. Collins (Charlotte, North Carolina) There is a critical distinction between God's transmittable attributes, which He shares with us,...

Article Authors Diaz, Gregory

Understanding Circumcision and the New Testament Covenant

by Gregory Diaz (Wayne, New Jersey)The great controversy of the New Testament church regarded whether or not gentile believers needed to be circumcised. It will...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

Drunk on power, the power of lies (but will it work this time?)

(Copyright 11-05-2024) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right...

Article Authors Baity, Joseph B. Braughler, Denver Iron Sharpening Iron Authors

A Matter of Trust

Article Authors Collins, Barbara

Abortion: The Culture of Death

by Barbara Collins (God’s Word to Women Website)David said in Psalms 139:13, Amplified, "For You did form my inward parts. You did knit me together in...

Article Authors Burson, Nathaniel

Be Perfect!

(Copyright) by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas)Is it possible to truly BE PERFECT? Or can you only continually STRIVE towards perfection? As a human, is...

Article Authors Saunders, Joanne Saunders, Ted

Your Duck is Dead

Sent by Ted & Joanne Saunders (Renton, Washington)A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she laid her pet on the...

Article Authors Frates, Richard

We have the Mind of Christ– 1 Corinthians 2:16 – Do We Really?

(Copyright) by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina)Would Jesus Christ Eat Pork, or Shellfish and consider Sunday holy? No! Why do You? Paul, in 2 Corinthians...

Article Authors Branson, Brenda

Two Men

Article Authors Grabbe, David C. Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

Why Must Satan Be Released?

(Copyright 2022) by David C. Grabbe (Charlotte, North Carolina) The great hope of Christians—and the essence of the gospel message—is that Jesus Christ will return to establish His Kingdom on earth....

Article Authors White, Craig M.

Why the Elitist Promotion of Open Borders, Migration and Refugees?

(Copyright 07-23-2024) by Craig M. White (Australia)Disguised as wishing to promote faster economic growth and the need for greater population growth, the elites have been...

Article Authors Burson, Nathaniel

Is Calling Someone “Mister” Christian?

by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas)Why does the whole world insist on this custom? Is this the way of showing true respect to an elder?...

Article Authors Goff, William P.

Kenya Hands of Hope

Article Authors Poonen, Zac

Paul’s Trials and Thorns

Article Authors Sielaff, David

Who Killed Enoch?

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

The Ayatollahs of atheism versus the next generation of evangelists?

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"At some point, there's going to be enough pressure that it is just going to be too embarrassing to believe...

Article Authors Lee, Laura

Small Business Owners “terrorists”

(Copyright 10-25-2024) by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)In an article titled “Small Business Owners are branded “terrorists” by Federal Government, by Peter McIlvenna, if you...

Article Authors Ritenbaugh, Richard T.

Israel’s Long War

Article Authors Huie, Bryan T.

Was the Logos Melchizedek?

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

13 Colonies; The 13th Tribe?

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"America, conjointly with Britain, has a very important and noble part to perform in the affairs of humanity in the...

Article Authors Ritenbaugh, John W.

Preparing for the Feast

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Sielaff, David

They Hate You And Want You Dead

Powered By EmbedPress Iron Sharpening IronIn regard to: They Hate You And Want You DeadArticle by David SielaffComments by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)First of...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

Critical Race “Theory” = “Divide and conquer”

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Sielaff, David

Life, Death, Life

Powered By EmbedPress Iron Sharpening IronIn regard to: Life, Death, LifeArticle by David SielaffComments by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)I have one problem with this...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

British Royals Awareness of British Israelism

Article Authors Grabbe, David C.

Do You Desire the Day of the Lord?

by David C. Grabbe (Charlotte, North Carolina) In II Peter 3:10, the apostle prophesies that “the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night,...

Article Authors McNab, Jamie

Spiritual Warfare

Antion, David Article Authors

I – Messages

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

George Washington walks into a bar (this ought to go viral)

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)AFTER A HARD DAY'S WRITING, I stopped at the C-store for a cup of coffee. "Do you have gas?" the...

Article Authors Bruns, Terry

“Twelve Reasons Why Jesus’ Trial Was Illegal”

Article Authors Edwards, Norman S.

Parable of a Shepherd

Reprinted from Servants’ News Published by Norman S. Edwards (Perry, Michigan)John 21:15-17 & Acts 20:28: These Scriptures contain instructions to Peter to "feed and tend...

Article Authors Corlett, Chris

On Voting and Elections

(Copyright 09-03-2024) by Chris Corlett (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho)This article puts the “personal” in Personal Update. Neither a Bible study nor a research paper, I hope to...

Article Authors Schatzle, Wayne

What About Repentance Anyway?

Article Authors Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Ray, Tawanda

Fat Cats, Fat Cats

by Tawanda Ray (Hamilton, Alabama)Fat cats, fat cats on faculty row,Don't you see the fruits of the seeds you sow?One tithe, two tithes, three tithes......

Article Authors Ford, Mike

Weeds

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Cloaked in Religion MUSLIM “Terrorism Evangelism” War

Article Authors Baxter, Samuel C.

The Days of Noah

(Copyright) by Samuel C. Baxter (Wadsworth, Ohio)What Was It Really Like Before the Flood?Cutting through countless theories, wild speculation, and odd ideas, there is much more to...

Article Authors Caldwell, Jeffrey

Must Women Be Silent in the Church?

by Jeffrey Caldwell (Redwood City, California)Ralph Woodrow, an evangelical Christian minister, is a correspondent of mine. He is a bit famous for formerly supporting Alexander...

Article Authors McBride, James

The Family of God

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

Three Reasons My Faith Will Not Allow Me to Vote for a Certain Political Party

(Copyright 09-05-2024) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) I am neither a registered Republican or Democrat. I have no personal stake in the success of any political...

Article Authors Missler, Chuck

The Roman Trials

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

The Jonah Sign

Article Authors HOIM Staff

HALLOWE’EN – Trick? Or Treat?

(Copyright) by HOIM Staff (Azusa, California)Millions of people observe Hallowe'en as a time to have fun, kick up their heels, go to costume parties, dress...

Article Authors Daly, Ray

Does Scripture Support a Salaried Ministry?

by Ray E. Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) Eph. 4:28 “Let him that stole, steal no more. Rather, let him LABOR. Working with his HANDS that...

Article Authors Lee, Laura

A Little Here and A Little There

by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)I have no idea how many times I have read my Bible from cover to cover, since I bought my...

Article Authors Keyser, John D. MacDormand, Robert B.

The Role of YEHOVAH’s Ecclesia

(Copyright) by Robert B. MacDormand & John D. Keyser (Azusa, California) I believe the role of the church (ecclesia) is misunderstood in our day because people...

Article Authors McBride, James

Insight from Paul

Article Authors Reynolds, Rod

What Will it be like to be in the First Resurrection

(Copyright 10-24-2024) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri)How often have you thought about the rewards God promises to those faithful to Him? When you think about...

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

Apocalyptic Four Horsemen

(Copyright 10-06-2024) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) FOUR HORSES they Ride (Rev.6:2,4,5,8): WHITE Horse (v.2), RED Horse (v.4)BLACK Horse (v. 5), PALE Horse (v. 8) WHAT ARE...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Summerville, James

Many are Called, Few are Chosen

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

My most unusual column: Why the English capitalized the word “I”

(Copyright 09-07-2024) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"I AM, said I, to no one there." – Neil Diamond "I AM THAT I AM." – God (to Moses,...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Secret Chinese Hotel Exposed

(Copyright 2023) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Secret Chinese Hotel Exposed - MILITARY AGED US-BOUND CHINESE STAGING AT COLOMBIAN HOTEL, CHINESE POLICE IN AMERICA https://twitter.com/realmuckraker/status/1731861221794599123 Short video. This likely...

Article Authors Traver, Rich

Human Control

Article Authors Ford, Mike

Like a Tree

by Mike Ford (Oxford, Georgia) “He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose...

Article Authors Lee, Darwin

Not Under the Law

Article Authors Reynolds, Rod

Every Eye Will See Him

(Copyright 10-19-2024) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri)Scripture states that when Jesus Christ returns to this earth at his second coming, every eye will see him...

Article Authors Hoeck, Kenneth M.

The Christian Diet

Article Authors Edwards, Norman S. Others

Godly Offspring

Article Authors Traver, Rich

The “AT LARGE” Christian

(Copyright) by Rich Traver (Clifton, Colorado) In the middle decades of the twentieth century, a movement within the Churches of God began to gain a...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

More Old Materials Received!

Article Authors Jewell, John

What is the World’s Biggest Problem?

Article Authors Steinle, James

Stunning Parallels

(Copyright 10-08-2024) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)STUNNING PARALLELS BETWEEN OT KINGS OF ISRAEL AND DONALD TRUMP - AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR AMERICA - BY...

Article Authors Traver, Rich

Dividing the House of Israel (Parts 1-10)

Dividing the House of Israel (Part 1)(Copyright) by Rich Travers (Clifton, Colorado)Brought from obscurity, as a Family Clan in deepest bondage, the Children of Israel...

Article Authors Daly, Ray

Jews of Judea Today

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) I have been engaged in a normal "2-3" year project. That being, the creation of "room" in my bedroom/office! ...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

SIGNS OF THE TIMES: Is dissent a thing of the past?

by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)The function of liberal Republicans is to shoot the wounded after battle.” Senator Eugene McCarthyBARRY GOLDWATER RECOMMENDED SAWING OFF THE EASTERN...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

Your Thoughts and Actions Can Impact Future Generations

(Copyright 10-22-2024) by Craig M. White (Australia)Christians have heard of or read the Scriptures dealing with curses upon third and fourth generations: “…Visiting the iniquity of...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Overweight and don’t like it?

(Copyright 2023) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)https://nourishingtraditions.com/foods-that-make-you-fat/ by Sally Fallon Morell Fascinating article on what things in our modern foods tend to make us put on...

Article Authors Derstine, Philip T.

Cleavage in the Church

by Philip T. Derstine (Puckett, Mississippi)“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” We can speak up, so that our silence does not...

Article Authors Lee, Laura Slough, Keith

Nisan 1

(Copyright 05-20-2024) by Keith Slough (Kannapolis, North Carolina) and Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)Your newsletter referred to April 8th as Nisan 1st. Actually, the new...

Article Authors Zehrung, Warren

Doctrine of Repentance

(Copyright) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas)“God loves you just as you are, come as you are and give your heart to the Lord.” This...

Article Authors Sielaff, David

Romona Martin’s Death

Article Authors Bergman, Jerry

Coelacanth: The transitional fossil that wasn’t

(Copyright) by Jerry Bergman (Powder Springs, Georgia)For close to a century, evolutionists taught that certain traits of coelacanths (figs. 1 and 2), then known only...

Article Authors Davey, Stephen

Mary and the Holy Spirit: Their Roles in the Conception of Jesus

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

Keys

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Zehrung, Warren

Memorial of Deliverance

(Copyright 05-25-2024) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas)Introduction:Each of the Feasts of the Lord carry much meaning for the people of God. Let me begin...

Article Authors La Spina, Alfio

Sin is Crouching at the Door

by Alfio La Spina (Victoria British Columbia)6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do...

Article Authors Markland, Richard

Thoughts Of Losing Your Mind Is Natural When Experiencing Tragedy

Article Authors Markland, Richard

America Has Too Much Time On Its Hands

Article Authors Daniels, Rich

Jury Duty Scam

Article Authors Author Unknown

Work Joke

(2024) by Author Unknown (Found in Attic)“The management regrets that it has come to their attention that employees dying on the job are failing to...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura McNab, Jamie

The Truth about GOD’S CALENDAR

The Truth about GOD'S CALENDAR (Part One)by Jamie McNab (England)What is the truth about “God's Holy Day calendar?” It is very likely that many of...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Covid 19

(Copyright 11-15-2024) Sent by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Dr. Mike Yeadon - purported “vaccines” against this alleged illness, COVID-19 were in my view deliberately designed intentionally...

Article Authors Pifer, Garry D.

Take Heed That No Man Deceive You

by Garry D. Pifer (Bloomington, Illinois) Jesus’ disciples came to Him on the mount of Olives and asked Him what would be the sign of...

Article Authors Caldwell, Jeffrey

A Child’s Theory

by Jeffrey Caldwell (Redwood City, California)A child’s theory of everything came to me as I drove to work.What is the primordial order of origin of...

Article Authors Gray, Jonathan

It Began in Turkey

Article Authors HOIM Staff

Did Early Christians Celebrate Birthdays?

(Copyright) by HOIM Staff (Azusa, California)It does not seem that the celebration of birthdays became common among those that professed the Messiah until the fourth...

Article Authors BibleStudy.org

What is Mammon?

(Copyright) by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan)What is mammon? What warnings did Jesus give regarding its use and abuse? Can it be utilized as a training tool...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

The Elders

(Copyright) by Craig M. White (Australia)The Elders(extracted from Synagogue and Church: Comparative Structures by Craig M White) Easton’s Bible Dictionary explains the origin and role of...

Article Authors Diaz, Gregory

Learning the New Song

(Copyright 06-07-2024) by Gregory Diaz (Wayne, New Jersey)Christians and Bible students familiar with chapters seven and fourteen of Revelation have questioned who the 144,000 will...

Article Authors Ritenbaugh, Richard T.

Let No One Deceive You

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh (Charlotte, North Carolina)As Daniel 12:4 predicts, we live in a time of increasing knowledge. Data flows constantly around the globe, facilitated by communications...

Article Authors Hudson, Albert

The Binding of Satan

(Copyright) by Albert Hudson (United Kingdom)“I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit (abyss), and a great chain...

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

Blessed Day of Rest

(Copyright 08-24-2024) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) MORE LASTING THAN THE UNIVERSEThe Seventh Day Sabbath is not just a religious issue.It is a natural law,...

Article Authors Jewell, John

Happy New Year…!

by John Jewell (London, England)That’s what most of the British people were wishing each other as the chimes of Big Ben rang throughout London and...

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

Will God Use Foreign-Born Immigrants to Save America?

Article Authors Author Unknown

I Can Only

(2024) by Author Unknown (Found in Attic)I can only please one person per day.Today is not your day.Tomorrow doesn’t look good either. ———————————————————————————-----------------------——————–See Author Unknown’s other...

Article Authors Baity, Joseph B.

The Final Frontier?

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Vaccine Folly – Mask Hysteria

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina)Why are so many wearing a facemask? Monkey See Monkey Do: Who is Making a Monkey out of You? Socialize...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Preato, Dennis J.

Empirical Data in Support of Egalitarian Marriages and A Fresh Perspective on Submission and Authority

(Copyright) by Dennis J. Preato (San Diago, California)There is a serious problem with the institution of marriage in the USA. Many marriages, and particularly Christian...

Article Authors Branson, Brenda

How To Spot a Batterer Before the Relationship Begins

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Zehrung, Warren

Countdown 471

(Copyright 10-02-2024) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas)Greetings Brethren, and a Happy Feast of Trumpets to all. At sunset this evening I gave the shofar a...

Article Authors Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

The Original Church Government

(Copyright) by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) Most of the following information comes from a booklet titled "By What Authority", by John A. Difley. The...

Article Authors Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Darwin Weight, Arlan

First Love

by Arlan Weight (Bismarck, North Dakota) Just where is the church today? It has been only 15 short years since the death of Herbert W....

Article Authors Burson, Nathaniel Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Darwin

Symbolism Of Oil

(Copyright) by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas)When oil is mentioned in the Bible it always means olive oil unless specifically excepted (Esther 2:12 for instance)....

Article Authors Daly, Ray Davidiy, Yair Iron Sharpening Iron Authors

The Khazars Tribe 13

by Yair Davidiy (Jerusalem, Israel)"The KHAZARS" were a semi-nomadic people who became prominent in southern Russia and its neighborhood in the 600s to 900s CE....

Article Authors Lee, Darwin

The True Trinity Doctrine

by Darwin Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)1: John 17:22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; …………, even as we are one:” 2:...

Article Authors Goff, William P.

Donor Letter May 3, 2024

(Copyright 05-03-2024) by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)We want to thank all of you who so quickly assisted in our time of need....

Article Authors Poonen, Zac

Love is the Fuel for the Christian Life

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

The Mystery of God

by Dwight Fleming (California)“In the beginning . . . God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male...

Article Authors Catchpoole, David

Woodpecker head-banging wonder

(Copyright) by David Catchpoole (Powder Springs, Georgia)UpdateRecent research* shows that the spongy material in a woodpecker’s skull does not act like a shock absorber. Engineering analysis...

Article Authors Haar, Lorena

Prayer Makes

(2024) Sent by Lorena Haar (Vancouver, Washington)Prayer makes the darkened cloud withdraw,Prayer Climbs the ladder Jacob saw,Gives exercise to faith and love,Brings every blessing from...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

What’s really at stake: freedom of the individual versus Collectivism

(Copyright 10-31-2024) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"The spark from heaven falls. Who picks it up? The crowd? Never. The individual? Always." – Arthur J. Balfour EXCERPTS...

Article Authors Cocherell, Bud L.

Does it Matter Where You Worship?

by B. L. Cocherell (Nevada)Does the physical location where congregations of the elect assemble to worship God the Father have any positive or negative impact...

Article Authors McBride, James

The New Education

by James McBride (United Kingdom)Many parents have received the brush-off when they ask, What did you do today at school? So, do you know what...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

Elmer Fisher – one of the first members of the Radio/Worldwide Church of God

(Copyright) by Craig White (Australia)I have now included some information on Elmer and Margret Fisher who HWA mentions a number of times in his Autobiography: https://www.friendsofsabbath.org/iframe/ABC/Pioneers&Researchers/Fishers/Fishers.html This...

Article Authors Gray, Jonathan

The Banned Discovery

(Copyright) by Jonathan Gray (New Zealand)On Tuesday the 3rd of July, 2001, Terry M., a friend and three boys ranging in age from 7 years...

Article Authors Whitaker, Charles

What Restrains the Man of Sin?

(Copyright 08-28-2024) by Charles Whitaker (Charlotte, North Carolina) In II Thessalonians 2, the apostle Paul mentions a force that works at least temporarily to restrain the...

Article Authors Calvert, James R.

Ten Principles of Bible Study

(1995) Compiled by James R. Calvert (Servants’ News)Bible study should be a vital part of our lives. These 10 principles, derived from the scriptures and...

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

Getting to the Root Cause of Gun Violence in America

(Copyright) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have emphasized that enforcing immigration laws will not solve the problem of illegal immigration. They...

Article Authors Velting, Doug

Can Plants Talk to Each Other?

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Benjamin Franklin’s Wisdom

Article Authors Jewell, John

The Penny Finally Drops or Has It!

Article Authors Ritenbaugh, John W.

The Final Harvest

(Copyright 10-23-2024) by John W. Ritenbaugh (Lancaster, South Carolina) For some reason, cemeteries fascinated my father. Quite frequently, when I was a young boy, after church...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Standing Against Wolves

Article Authors Lloyd, James

Hiccups In Time

Article Authors Goff, William P.

Death

by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)Now there are many churches out there in the world today, but only one true church. That church...

Article Authors Sherwin, Frank

The Oldest Known Jellyfish

Article Authors Reynolds, Rod

A Nation at Risk

Article Authors Hudson, Albert

Thought on Isaiah 32:17

(Copyright) by Albert Hudson (United Kingdom)“The work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.” (Isa. 32:17). There is...

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Time Square Attack: Psychologically Paralyzed Police Disarmed

Article Authors Whitaker, Charles

A Basket of Summer Fruit

by Charles Whitaker (Charlotte, North Carolina) "In the Good ‘Ol Summertime," the local oldie-but-goodie radio station broadcasts Nat King Cole's song: Give me those lazy, hazy, crazy...

Article Authors Steinle, James

The Powers that Be Plan to Kill 7 Billion People

(2023) Sent by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)BREAKING: King Charles Announces Plan to Kill 7 BILLION People Update from King Charles - current state of the world...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Zehrung, Warren

Countdown to the Return of Jesus Christ

(Copyright) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas)The Feast of Trumpets pictures the return of Jesus Christ. It is a memorial (Leviticus 23:24). "Speak unto the...

Algorri, Rafael Algorri, Rafael Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

Calendar

Article Authors McDonnell, Dianne D.

A Church Without Women

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

‘Inside American Education;’ beware professional liars

Article Authors Hoeck, Kenneth M.

What Doth Hinder Me To Be Baptized?

(Copyright) by Kenneth M. Hoeck (Woodstock, Illinois)So, you are thinking about baptism? This brief article will help you go over what the bible says about baptism...

Article Authors Daly, Ray Gray, Jonathan Iron Sharpening Iron Authors

Atlantis – what they don’t tell you

by Jonathan Gray (New Zealand)YES? WHERE? “Just where did it go down?” asked Dale. “Where did WHAT go down?” I asked. “Atlantis” that’s what,” responded Dale. He swatted...

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Are You Busy?

Sent by Rusty Ames (Proctor, Texas) Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address to his evil angels, he said, "We can't keep the...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Ritenbaugh, John W.

After Pentecost, Then What?

by John W. Ritenbaugh (Lancaster, South Carolina) Moses writes the story of the Israelites making the Old Covenant with God in Exodus 19-24. Most of the text of those...

Article Authors Schatzle, Betty

God and Prayer

by Betty Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio)No, I love you too much. Have you ever prayed long and hard about a problem and never received an...

Article Authors Markland, Richard

Division Will Lead to the Nation’s Destruction if not Restrained

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio)The year 2020 will go down in history as a year of deep division. It will be remembered as a...

Article Authors Dickerson

God Bless

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

School daze; beware professional liars

Article Authors Burson, Crystal Burson, Nathaniel Daly, Ray Hyatt, Eddie Iron Sharpening Iron Authors La Spina, Alfio Lee, Laura Name Withheld

5 Reasons Genesis 3:16 is Not a Model for Christian Marriage

by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma)I was driving along listening to a Christian radio station on the car radio. A well-known pastor came on and announced...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Jonathan Cahn: A Mystery For Joe Biden – Prophetic Message

Article Authors Zehrung, Sharon Zehrung, Warren

Prayer Update

(Copyright 08-03-2024) by Warren & Sharon Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas)Dear Brethren, We want to share Sharon’s latest whole body CT scan results with you. We last...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

U. S. Citizens Beware

(Copyright 05-01-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)I just finished watching a new documentary detailing the life of General Michael Flynn and the false charges brought...

Article Authors Mambwe, Obed

Teachings

(Copyright 11-10-2024) by Obed Mambwe (Unknown)Thank you for your wonderful teachings and we are much beneficiaries of your teachings. Therefore, we are in need of...

Article Authors Daly, Ray Daniels, Rich Iron Sharpening Iron Authors

One Flaw in Women

Sent by Rich Daniels (Shawano, Wisconsin)Women have strengths that amaze men.They bear hardships and they carry burdens,but they hold happiness, love and joy.They smile when...

Article Authors Martin, Samuel S.

Understanding the Middle Eastern Mind Set

Article Authors Manad, Kasuba

Need Bibles

Article Authors Steinle, James

OZEMPIC

(2024) Sent by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Millions Of Americans Stomachs Are Being Paralyzed By The Deadly New Weight Loss Drug 'Ozempic' That 'Big Pharma' Keeps...

Article Authors Baity, Joseph B.

American Education: A System Destroyed

Article Authors Markland, Richard

A Country Divided!

Article Authors Jewell, John

Pigs Might Fly!

Article Authors Goff, William P.

Donor Letter January 20, 2024

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Diversity Madness!

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina)The Devil is a Diversity Professor: The “Diversity Doctrine” is: Racist, Depraved, and Insane. Honor and respect is to be...

Article Authors Markland, Richard

America has Lost Its Collective Mind

(Copyright 09-21-2024) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio)If there is any proof that America has lost its collective mind, a person doesn’t have to look far....

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

The Falling Away

(Copyright 08-24-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)The apostle Paul wrote to the church at Thessalonica in northern Greece regarding their fear that they had missed...

Article Authors Lee, Darwin

Mega Wins

(Copyright 11-10-2024) by Darwin Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)All eyes were glued to the coverage of the historic 2024 election results Tuesday evening. A huge win...

Algorri, Rafael Article Authors Higgins, Pat Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Darwin Lee, Laura Rothwell, Dave

Azazel: Observations and Questions

Article Authors Frates, Richard

As Eve Believed Satan: Instead of God

Article Authors Rives, David

We can’t see the stars for the nebulae – it’s all just theoretical

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Poonen, Zac

Counterfeit Revival

Article Authors Kristiansen, Kristian

“Are You Taking the Sabbath for Granted?”

Article Authors Rives, David

Exploring the Human Nose

Antion, David Article Authors

Books and Ledgers

by David Antion (Pasadena, California)Record keeping is a natural human function. People buy diaries, picture albums, and ledgers. Today people use such things as Facebook,...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Reiss, John

The Fall Holy Days

Article Authors Zehrung, Warren

Countdown 468

(Copyright 10-23-2024) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas)Dear Brethren,Recently, I was meditating on how to present my sermon for the Last Great Day—the eighth Day...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Red Heifer or Red Herring?

Article Authors Rea, Cam

Who was Arsaces, First King of the Parthians?

by Cam Rea (Kendallville, Indiana)The year is 248 BCE. The event: the Aparni tribe from the north along the Oxus River invaded the region of...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Weather or Not

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)What is with all the weather, or lack of it? Record heat, drought, crop failures, gardens that we can’t keep up...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Have You Heard?

Article Authors Steinle, James

Bambi and Thumper

(Copyright 05-24-2024) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)A real-life Bambi and Thumper caught on camera - Good Morning America Only seconds long, but Wonderful! You may have...

Article Authors Poonen, Zac

The Compassion of God for Lost Souls

Article Authors Poonen, Zac

Light On the Enemy’s Schemes

Article Authors Daly, Ray Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Leitch, John

Truth is Truth

(Copyright) by Ray Daly (Bismarck, ND) The above title is based on the words of 2 Tim. 2:15, “Study to show yourself approved unto God. ...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Mbock, Paul Janvier

The Beast and Zion!

(Copyright) by Paul Janvier Mbock (Cameroon)Here is the BEAST and ZION“For the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.”...

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

The Sabbath was Made for Man

(Copyright 09-07-2024) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) COME TO YAHSHUA (“Yah is Savior”)“Come to Me, ALL who are Weary and Heavy-Laden, and I will give...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

The party of war; the party of surrender

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"He kept us out of war." – Woodrow Wilson reelection slogan, 1916 RONALD REAGAN said that none of the wars during...

Article Authors Catholic Mirror 1893 Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors

The Christian Sabbath

by Catholic Mirror 1893 (Baltimore, Maryland)CATHOLIC MIRROR--BALTIMORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1893(From page 8 of the Catholic Mirror of Sept. 2, 1893) THE CHRISTIAN SABBATHTHE GENUINE OFFSPRING...

Article Authors Burson, Nathaniel Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

The Leaven of Righteousness

by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas)Matthew 13:33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took,...

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

Count Your Blessings

(Copyright 2023) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas)Health, Happiness, Freedom, Family, Food, Water, Wealth, Safety, Peace, Electricity.... IN ALL THINGS; JOB’S EXAMPLE:“Giving Thanks always for all...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

Wicked Spirits v. the Holy Spirit (and miracles)

(Copyright 09-19-2024) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)LEMME JUST start by saying I was born in a lower middle-class family. We had very little spending money...

Article Authors Markland, Richard

The Coming Asian Menace

Article Authors Daly, Ray Fleming, Dwight Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

Colossians 2:16-17

(Copyright) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)Colossians 2:16-17 reads: "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a holyday,...

Article Authors Foust, Rhoda

The Great White Throne Judgment

by Rhoda Foust (Lehigh Acres, Florida)What is meant by “Judgment” anyway? Does it mean that anyone who is judged will be severely punished? Does it...

Article Authors Graham, Ronny H.

The Tent of God

Article Authors Braughler, Denver Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Darwin Lee, Laura Steinle, James Steinle, James Steinle, Patt Yehoshua, Avram

Is Yayshua God?

(Copyright) by James & Patt Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Or, What about Arianism & Polytheism? A question one might ask is, if the Son Yayshua (Jesus) was a...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Leitch, John White, Craig M.

Outline of Strategy for Church of God Co-operation (Version 2.1 Draft)

Powered By EmbedPress Iron Sharpening IronIn regard to: Outline of Strategy for Church of GodCo-operation Version 2.1 DraftArticle by Craig WhiteComments by John Leitch (Canada)My...

Article Authors Edwards, Norman S.

Faith to Face the Future

(Copyright 2009) by Norman S. Edwards (Port Austin, Michigan) Billion-dollar bank failures! Government rescues with trillions in bailouts, but somehow, nobody is at fault! Global crop failures! Caused by...

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Democratic Party Treasonous: Worldwide Voter-Drive! Why?

(Copyright 10-26-2024) by Richard Frates (Easly, South Carolina)Destroy “democracy” render citizen America votes irrelevant. Democratic party, evil is really good, criminal base, and worldwide invader...

Article Authors Kroeger, Catherine C.

The Candidate Who Didn’t Have Enough Votes

(Copyright) by Catherine C. Kroeger (Brewster, Massachusetts)In the 1930s, Minnesota had a brilliant young governor who captivated my family’s imagination and admiration. His innovative labor...

Article Authors Hyatt, Sue

Bees

Sent by Sue Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

Article Authors Weight, Arlan

Go To Your Brother…

by Arlan Weight (Bismarck, North Dakota) From my first encounter with the Worldwide Church of God in the late 60's and early 70's 'suspension' and...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

The Marxist Plan to Abolish the Family Unit

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The Good and Bad About Cholesterol

(Copyright) by David Antion (Pasadena, California)Cholesterol has gotten a bad rap over the last couple of decades. There has been much misleading information leading to...

Article Authors Markland, Richard

An Orwellian America is Defining the Nation

(Copyright) by Richard MarklandFor decades Americans have been warned of a time in which George Orwell’s Novel “1984” would become a reality. The American people...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Darwin Lee, Laura Mauck, Richard D. Mauck, Richard D. Mauck, Sandra F.

Biblical Teaching of Sabbath Keeping

(Copyright) by Richard Douglas Mauck and Sandra Faye Mauck (Pulaski County, Kentucky)Below, I begin the minimum treatise’s I’ve written to help explain the Sabbath day. Ten...

Article Authors Sbarcea, Grigore

Our World

by Grigore Sbarcea (New South Wales, Australia)This Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached to all the world as a witness to all nations, and...

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

Is It A Human or AI?

(Copyright 08-17-2024) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) WHAT IS AI?AI (artificial intelligence) machines started in the 1950s, were invented to do tasks on the level...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

Latest Article

(Copyright 10-12-2024) by Craig M. White (Australia)My latest article “Your Thoughts and Actions Can Impact Future Generations” is now available online here. Or PDF. This article...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

Ambassador College Photos From 1952

Sent by Craig White (Australia)Co-eds in formal dressDr. & Mrs. HoehHWA with Dr. MerrillHWA with StudentsHWA's mother on left with house mother Annie MannKenneth Herrmann...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors La Spina, Alfio Lee, Darwin Lee, Laura Schmid, Robert

The Test Commandment!

by Robert Schmid (Westminster, California)Please open your Bibles to the gospel of John, the 14th chapter. John 14 and verse 15. Jesus Christ - God -...

Article Authors Sri Kanth, M.

Pray for Peace

(Copyright 10-20-2024) by M. Sri Kanth (India)Shalom all. Happy Tabernacle/Sukkot please pray YAHWEH to restore peace among Israel, Gaza, Labanon, hamas, Iran and Hezabullah. Shalom Aleichem,Dear...

Article Authors Jewell, John

…Does the Devil Hate Christmas?

by John Jewell (London, England)On the surface, it 'seems' logical! What is the devils' attitude toward Jesus? It 'seems' logical that since he tried to...

Article Authors Goff, William P.

Pentecost 2023 – Man of Sin Revealed

Article Authors Martin, Samuel S.

“And the Waters Assuaged” (Genesis 8:1)

(Copyright) by Samuel S. Martin (Jerusalem, Israel)Note: I want to shift gears a little bit and talk about some research I did about ten years...

Article Authors Markland, Richard

Concerns Raised About Increased Capability of China’s Navy

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Maas, David F. Steinle, James

The Formula for Overcoming

Article Authors Stinson, Vance A.

Ezekiel’s Timeless Message –What is the Real “Work of the Watchman”?

(Copyright) by Vance A. Stinson (Tyler, Texas)God said to the prophet Ezekiel, “I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore, you shall hear...

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Passover

by Arlan Weight (Bismarck, North Dakota) When should we keep it? Should it be observed at the beginning of the 14th of Abib (Nisan), or...

Article Authors Rives, David

The Church of Darwinism – A Religious Practice of Worshipping Man

(Copyright) by David Rives (Lewisburg, Tennessee)Visiting a Buddhist Temple, you get a sampling of religions that hold man in high esteem… They idolize the teachings...

Article Authors Caldwell, Jeffrey

What is “Sucralose”?

by Jeffrey Caldwell (Redwood City, California)Technically, the correct chemical name for "sucralose" -- a popular 'sugar substitute' – is "1,6-dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-beta-D-fructofuranosyl-4-chloro-4-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranoside" (!) Sucralose is a common ingredient...

Article Authors Bowling, Ted E.

Elisha, the Young Men, and the She-Bears

Article Authors Lee, Darwin Saunders, Joanne Saunders, Ted

A Puzzle Joke

Sent by Ted & Joanne Saunders (Renton, Washington)A girl calls her boyfriend and says, “please come over here and help me. I have a really...

Article Authors Poonen, Zac

Proving God’s Perfect Will

Article Authors Hillebrenner, Bill Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Traver, Rich

Sabbaths and Bullocks Offerings During the Feast of Tabernacles and Last Day

Article Authors Sielaff, David

Suffer the Little Children

Article Authors Bruns, Terry

“Are The Ten Commandments Obsolete?”

Article Authors Markland, Richard

A Warning from the Past

(Copyright) by Richard MarklandA war on free speech is being waged. Targeting anyone who speaks out or questions Leaders in power is becoming increasingly dangerous....

Article Authors McBride, James

Leadership in the Church of God

(Copyright) by James McBride (United Kingdom)What principles guide leadership in the Church of God? That question might disturb some brethren, for it implies that the...

Article Authors Wise, Rebecca

Our Brethren (Widows and Orphans) Kenya Hands of Hope

(Copyright 07-18-2024) by Rebecca Wise (United States)Your fellowship was listed on The Journal's list of churches. We're looking for more donors to help us. Please publish...

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Kill-Baby-Rights Women: The Baby’s BODY is Not Your “Own Body”

(Copyright 10-06-2024) by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina)Abortion Depravity: Life or death for Babies is a women’s right! Democratic party Serpent: VP Kamala Harris falsely...

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

The “Silent” Sin…

(Copyright 06-02-24) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas)The “Silent” Sin Seldom Discussed, that will Keep us Out of the KingdomIf you listed sins that block...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Steinle, James

Looking Inside Noah’s Ark

Article Authors Steinle, James

Tsunami of Death Is Upon Us

(Copyright 10-21-24) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Renowned Virologist Warns Fully Vaxxed Have Just Years Left to Live: ‘Tsunami of Death Is Upon Us’ https://disswire.com/renowned-virologist-warns-fully-vaxxed-have-just-years-left-to-live-tsunami-of-death-is-upon-us/ Watch: 2.07-minute video...

Article Authors Tucker, Jeffrey A.

This Was Tucker Carlson’s “Greatest Public Mistake”

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

God’s Highway

Article Authors Daly, Ray Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors

A Short History of the Edomites

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) Gen. 36:1 “The generations of Esau, who is Edom. V.2. Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan. ...

Article Authors Daniels, Rich

Have Faith as a Child

Sent by Rich Daniels (Shawano, Wisconsin)For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Matthew...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Pruning Season

Article Authors Bair, John R.

Sin = Lawlessness

Article Authors Mitchell, Royce

Your First Love—NOW!

(Copyright) by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas)Rev 2:1-7 states as follows: “To the angel of the church of Ephesus write: 'He who holds the seven...

Article Authors BibleStudy.org Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

What in the World is Wormwood?

by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan)What is wormwood? Where is it located in the Bible? What does it mean? How is it related to the prophetic Day of...

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1 Peter 4:14-15

by David Antion (Pasadena, California)This particular one is a little technical. I don't enjoy being technical but sometimes I have to do so in order...

Article Authors Glover, Bill

What is the True Gospel?

by Bill Glover (Eugene, Oregon)Exactly what is the gospel of Jesus Christ? What did He actually teach? Why are there so many different Christian denominations...

Article Authors Jewell, John

Are These the Last Days!

Article Authors Steinle, James

Fret Not Because of Evildoers

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)In this world, which currently is Satan’s world, we see many things that strike a believer as being wrong or evil. ...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Miller, Gary C.

The Gospels’ Accounts of Events Passover Night

Article Authors Martin, Ernest L.

Why Methuselah Lived So Long?

Article Authors Frates, Richard

As Eve believed Satan, Church Leaders Believe Devil-Media: Genesis 3:4-6

Article Authors BibleStudy.org

How to Understand Prophecy

by BibleStudy.org (Farmington, Michigan)What is Biblical Prophecy? How can we understand it? Simply put, prophecy is history foretold before it happens. God uses it to reveal...

Article Authors Whitaker, Charles

How Does Christ Fulfill the Law?

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Richardson, Bradley Slough, Keith Yehoshua, Avram Yehoshua, Avram

Thanksgiving Day – Pagan?

by Bradley RichardsonEdited and Revised by Avram Yehoshua (Flagstaff, Arizona)Before getting into the actual history of Thanksgiving, which may shock some people, let’s look at...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Birth Date?

(Copyright 06-08-2024) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Was Jesus or Yayshua born on Christmas day, or in the Spring or the fall? Is it possible to...

Article Authors Caldwell, Jeffrey

Ancient Beehive Complex

(Copyright) by Jeffrey Caldwell (Arkansas)Ancient Beehive Complex Discovered in Israel -- Dates to the Reign of SolomonSince the period of fierce criticism of the historicity...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

The Ides of August again – College orientation week

(Copyright 08-21-2024) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"To strip our past of glory is no great loss, but to deny it honor is devastating." – Daniel...

Article Authors Bair, John R.

The Christian’s Responsibility in Care Giving

(Copyright) by John R. Bair (Pennsboro, West Virginia)Since Pentecost of 1998 with the death of my wife’s father, we were plunged into full time care...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Thanks To All!

(Copyright 05-25-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)I want to thank everyone for your helpful prayers for my mom, Betty Fleming. And thank God for His abundant...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Who is the Angel of Exodus 23:20?

Article Authors Chisolm, Robert

Conspiracy!

Sent by Robert Chisolm (Email)THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY!We Must Stop This Immediately Have you noticed that stairs are getting steeper? Groceries...

Article Authors Zehrung, Warren

A Bride Prepared

Chapter 1: Is the Bride Ready?(Copyright) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas)IntroductionFrom the very beginning, Jesus Christ has made known to us His intention to...

Article Authors Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Slough, Keith

Questions Answered About Masons

by Keith Slough (Kannapolis, North Carolina)“Is it acceptable for a member of the Body of Christ to also be a member of the Masons or...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Yehoshua, Avram Yehoshua, Avram

Sunday – The Catholic Sabbath

Article Authors Baity, Joseph B.

Death by Debt

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Kemp, Jeff Lee, Laura

21 Things a Man Needs to Know About Marriage

Article Authors Tucker, Jeffrey A.

Anti-Lockdown Goes Mainstream

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Tower of Rebellion

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Climate-Hoax

by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina)Climate change, being a problem, that mankind must solve, to prevent the climate, from killing us all: is a HOAX....

Article Authors Glover, Bill

Feast of Reconciliation

by Bill Glover (Eugene, Oregon)How great was your Feast of Tabernacles? What great spiritual lessons did you take from the feast that enabled you toward...

Article Authors Huie, Bryan T. Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

Pentecost and the Coming of the Holy Spirit

Article Authors Reid, John O.

Playing with Fire

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

The Third Temple

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Transgender is a Phantom: That Only Exists in Devil-Deceived Minds!

Article Authors Lloyd, James

What the Rapture Cult Refuses to See

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Challenge Black Voters: Anti-Black-Racism Education!

Article Authors Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Traver, Rich

Judaism in Jesus’ Day

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis Dahlgren, Curtis Iron Sharpening Iron Authors

Demons + root of bitterness = many dead people

Demons + root of bitterness = many dead peoplePart 1(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"The question isn't why an all-powerful God allows tragedy to happen;...

Article Authors Charcharos, Nicholas

Verily, Verily

Article Authors Steinle, James

Enoch and Elijah Translated to Where?

(Copyright 05-21-2024) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Some believe Enoch was translated and never died per Genesis 5:24. That he did not die is not true;...

Article Authors Staff

The Feast is Over…Now What?

by Staff (Charlotte, North Carolina) This year the Feast of Tabernacles was a great one—again. We have come home uplifted, encouraged, inspired, and corrected. We are...

Article Authors Edwards, Norman S.

“…You shall be judged”

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

5 Explosive Truths That Will Demolish Critical Race Theory

Article Authors Cocherell, Bud L.

The Festival of Atonement

by B. L. Cocherell (Nevada)The Day of Atonement is the fifth annual festival, and is probably one of the most complex, mysterious, and misunderstood of...

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Dear Bill …

(2024) by Author Unknown (Found in Attic)Dear Bill,I am writing this slow cause I know you can’t read fast. We don’t live where we did...

Article Authors Mitchell, Royce

Can There Be False Prophets… Today?

by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas)Virtually from the beginning of the existence of man there have been those trying to deceive man with false doctrines...

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

Election 2024

(Copyright 10-23-2024) by Eddie Hyatt (Grapevine, Texas) Who Will Do the Best Job of Carrying Forward the Original American Vision of Faith and Freedom? America was...

Article Authors Keesee, Bill

Another Look at Footwashing

Article Authors Jewell, John

Another Fine Old Mess!

by John Jewell (London, England)Do you remember the Laurel and Hardy films or movies of years ago? Every now and again one will pop up...

Article Authors Burson, Nathaniel

What was WRONG with the Pharisees?

by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas)What was wrong with the Pharisees? Why did Christ condemn them? Was it for keeping the letter of the law?...

Article Authors Foust, Rhoda Iron Sharpening Iron Authors La Spina, Alfio

Can We Prove that Christ Could or Could Not Sin?

by Rhoda Foust (Lehigh Acres, Florida)To begin with, can we agree that God made statements and promises and swore to those promises? Did these promises...

Article Authors Caldwell, Jeffrey

Christ on the Sabbath

Article Authors Ritenbaugh, Richard T.

The Model Prayer

The Model Prayer (Part One): Introduction(Copyright) by Richard T. Ritenbaugh (Charlotte, North Carolina) Prayer is an intrinsic part of the religion revealed in the pages of...

Article Authors Mitchell, Royce

America – Under a Curse?

by Royce Mitchell, Jr. (Manvel, Texas)Judging from what can be seen in the United States, some people sense that our nation seems to be under...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Water Bath Canning Meat Like Deer, etc. – How To

(2023) Sent by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDH1r9qOHGs 6.09 MIN. VIDEO This is for those who do not have a pressure canner or who do not like...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

Research into British-Israelism by non British-Israel Scholars

(Copyright 2023) by Craig White (Australia)I have now uploaded a selection of theses and papers by various ones that have investigated British-Israelism here: https://www.friendsofsabbath.org/iframe/Further_Research/Lost_Tribes_British-Israel/Researchbyothers/researchintobibyothers.html The first one...

Article Authors Edwards, Norman S.

“For with the Judgment You Judge…”

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Delight in the Sabbath

by James McBride (United Kingdom)The weekly Sabbath is for Christians a day in which to delight in God's presence. "Sabbath rest" is a concept far...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors White, Craig M. White, Craig M.

The Church of God from Judea to Chile

Article Authors Branson, Brenda

Cobras & Pit Bulls

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Two-Steak Solution

(Copyright 09-25-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)The Two-State Solution is being promoted by Kamala Harris and the Biden Administration as the solution for peace in...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Poonen, Sunil

The Sound of a Christian Home

(Copyright) by Sunil Poonen (San Jose, California)If a “fly on the wall” or a “digital assistant” reported back on conversations in our home, what would...

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

Donald Trump, The USA Bible, And Accusations of Christian Nationalism

Article Authors Lee, Laura

Leviticus 23

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

Believe Moses

(Copyright 08-10-2024) by Gary Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) BELIEVE MOSES, THEN YOU WILL BELIEVE YAHSHUA; "For if you believed Moses , you would have believed me...But if you...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

God’s Faithfulness

Article Authors Branson, Brenda

Encountering Jesus

Article Authors Goff, William P.

Brethren in Need

by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)Greetings Brethren from your 3rd world country brethren. My name is Bill Goff, and a member of the...

Article Authors Ford, Mike

Wool and Linen

Article Authors Graham, Levi W.

Places of Safety

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

Are All Christians Hypocrites?

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"If we expect others to rescue our nation for us, as we go about our daily lives as mere observers...

Article Authors Burson, Nathaniel

Does God Hate Love?

by Nathaniel Burson (Big Sandy, Texas)Yes! What you have been taught by men today about love is a LIE, and God HATES IT! Understand, God...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Zehrung, Warren

Expect the Unexpected (Parts 1-4)

Article Authors Gray, Jonathan

How do they live with no sunlight?

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors La Spina, Alfio Lee, Laura Leitch, John Leitch, John

Are You Sure Leaven Is Symbolic of Sin?

by John Leitch (Canada)Christ Defines the Meaning of Leaven.This writer finds it strange why people will lock into John’s definition of sin (1 John 3:4)...

Article Authors Steinle, James

The Josiah Manifesto

(2023) Sent by James Steinle (Swanville, Minesota)Jonathan Cahn & Steve Quayle 9-29-23 Where we are at in the history of America and the world https://qfiles.tv/programs/0561-jonathan-cahn-steve-quayle-9-29-23-fe380a?category_id=25758 Strongly encourage everyone...

Article Authors Lloyd, James

The Wicked Know Not at What They Stumble – Proverbs 4:19

Article Authors Steinle, James

National Digital ID System: It is Already Here

(Copyright 2023) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/national-digital-id-system-it-is I think we may want to consider the ramifications, what we will be asked or not asked, at the...

Article Authors Traver, Rich

Blackrock 10 Trillion Criminal Enterprise

Sent by Rich Traver (Clifton, Colorado)Thanks for this. Our people are clueless, I expect. The STRUCTURE of World Government is forming. Who will head it...

Article Authors Markland, Richard

The Cure for the Tragic American Condition

(Copyright) by Richard Markland (London, Ohio)What is it about prosperity that opens the door to complacency? Urgency is nonexistent when everything is convenient and within...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Men Are Just Happier People!

Sent by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Original Author UnknownMen Are Just Happier People!What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The...

Article Authors Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Rea, Cam

Were the Early Great Kings of Persia Israelites?

by Cam Rea (Kendallville, Indiana)The Achaemenid dynasty’s foundation is based on a man by the name of Achaemenes. Not much is known about the man...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Steinle, James

What and When is the Passover?

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Martin, Ernest L.

Did Enoch and Elijah Die

Article Authors Buckman, Bill

National Day of Prayer

Article Authors McDonnell, Dianne D.

Paul and Women Teachers: Understanding 1 Timothy, Chapters 1 & 2

Article Authors Chisolm, Robert

Your Bank Account

Sent by Robert Chisolm (Email)This is AWESOME....something we should all remember. A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

A funny thing happened on the way to Damascus

Article Authors Ford, Mike Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

Is New Year’s Eve a Pagan Holiday?

(Copyright) by Mike Ford (Oxford, Georgia) “Learn not the way of the heathen” (Jeremiah 10:2, KJV) We know we are in the Christmas season—that time of year true Christians...

Article Authors Ritenbaugh, Richard T.

What Happened at En Dor?

(Copyright 10-30-2024) by Richard T. Ritenbaugh (Charlotte, North Carolina) Human beings are a superstitious lot, and those who claim Christianity as their religion are no exception....

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Steinle, James

Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage

by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) Matthew 19:9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Along Came Jones

(Copyright 09-08-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)Gary Cooper departs from his usual hero movie character in this 1945 film, "Along Came Jones." The movie starts...

Article Authors Whitaker, Charles

Peter’s Trumpets Message – on Pentecost

Article Authors Schatzle, Betty

Private Prayer

by Betty Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio)Jesus put considerable emphasis on Private Prayer (Matt 6:6). When you pray enter into your own room, shut the door...

Article Authors Glover, Bill

God Visits Kenya, East Africa

by Bill Glover (Eugene, Oregon)Residents of Kenya, East Africa recently received a visit from the Almighty Creator God through the persons of two white men...

Article Authors Sablich, Craig

God’s Plan and the False Immortal Soul Doctrine

Article Authors Martin, Samuel S.

The House of God: Where it was Built?

by Samuel S. Martin (Israel)When Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt, at that time, God dwelled among the Israelites in a moveable...

Article Authors Henderson, Jeff Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Darwin Lee, Laura Lee, Laura

Back to the Nephilim

Article Authors Rives, David

The Mighty Grizzly – Reproducing After Their Own Kind

(Copyright) by David Rives (Tennessee)There are eight species of bears worldwide—the Asiatic black bear, also known as the moon bear, giant panda, Malayan sun bear,...

Article Authors Ferrell, Clyde (Jr.)

Evil Prevails

by Clyde Ferrell Jr. (Mount Calm, Texas)The bible says, “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked, who can know it” (Jeremiah 17:...

Article Authors Markland, Richard

Increasing Number of Doomsday Shelters and Bunkers Built by Wealthy

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

Divine Assignments

Article Authors Steinle, James

Some Things to Consider as a Possibility

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Ever wonder how even the very elect could, if possible, be deceived by false Christs (Messiahs) and false prophets which will...

Article Authors Chisolm, Robert

Have a Nice Day!

Sent by Robert Chisolm (Email)To: YOUDate: TODAYFrom: GODSubject: YOURSELFReference: LIFE This is God. “Today” I will be handling All of your problems for you. “I do...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Getting Involved in this Worlds Politics – Right or Wrong?

Article Authors Grabbe, David C.

The Shout of a King

Article Authors Baity, Joseph B.

Universal Basic Income

by Joseph B. Baity (Charlotte, North Carolina) Regardless of one’s perspective, the COVID-19 pandemic historically upended the global community. Of the many burdens the world has suffered in...

Article Authors St. Clair, Larry

Don’t Fall for the Fake Jesus!

Article Authors Cocherell, Bud L.

Christmas, Easter, Halloween & Other Non-Biblical Holidays

by B. L. Cocherell (Nevada)Easter, Halloween, Christmas, and the national Thanksgiving holiday in the United States are among the most commonly observed religious and secular...

Article Authors Goff, William P.

Attempted Kidnapping Failed

(Copyright 07-22-2024) by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)Greetings Brethren, We want to thank all of you who continually pray for God’s protection. Last night...

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

America’s Founding Documents Declared “Harmful” By Our Own Government

by Eddie Hyatt (Tulsa, Oklahoma)In a stunning capitulation to the Marxist crusade to transform America, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has determined that...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Whitaker, Charles

From Start to Finish

Article Authors Wise, Rebecca

Greetings from Kenya

(Copyright 11-02-2024) by Rebecca Wise (United States)"Please check the KHOFH website for the latest Kenya update. Also, we would appreciate any lightweight KJV or NKJV...

Article Authors Bell, Philip

Delighting in Design –and in its Originator

Article Authors Steinle, James

Prison for Christians

(Copyright 05-10-2024) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)"The US House of Representatives just passed a bill that means prison for any Christian that..." https://www.theburningplatform.com/2024/05/10/the-congressional-religious-fanatics-have-gone-stark-raving-mad/ Likely will pass the...

Article Authors Morton, John Morton, Rosemary

Ezekiel’s Message

by John & Rosemary Morton (New Zealand)(Edited for Shepherd’s Voice Magazine)A note from the editor of Shepherd’s Voice Magazine Jim Patterson:Prophecy in the Old Testament...

Article Authors Whitaker, Charles

Clouds

Clouds (Part One): A Really Special Cloudby Charles Whitaker (Charlotte, North Carolina) “God’s cloud led them on by day when they broke camp and set out.” (Numbers...

Article Authors Ford, Mike

Was Jesus a Vegetarian?

Article Authors McQueen, Myra

The Titanic–Then and Now

by Myra McQueen (Odessa, Texas) I just want to sort out something here that appears to be a 'token' for those of us who have...

Article Authors HOIM Staff Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Keyser, John D. Steinle, James

Ben Ha Arbayim – “Between the Two Evenings” –Just What Does This REALLY Mean?

(Copyright) by HOIM Staff, John Keyser (Azusa, California) Some proponents of observing the Passover insist that the Hebrew expression Ben Ha Arbayim -- translated literally as "between...

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Zehrung, Warren

Countdown 469

(Copyright 10-16-2024) by Warren Zehrung (Little Rock, Arkansas)Pull up StakesGreetings to all our beloved brethren,Today is the First Day of the Feast of Tabernacles. It...

Article Authors Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

The Coming of the Messiah

(Copyright) by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota)"The Lamb" (Part #1) It is estimated that there are some 1.2 billion Christians on earth today, that expect...

Article Authors Hyatt, Eddie

America’s First Chief Justice Gave the Key for Ending Abortion

Article Authors Diaz, Gregory

Message from Jesus – The Letter to the Laodicean Church

Article Authors Ben-Ariel, David

Born Again: The Kingdom of God!

by David Ben-Ariel (Toledo, Ohio)Jesus was sent to Earth to deliver a Message to mankind. A startling message from Outer Space - the third Heaven...

Article Authors Branson, Brenda

The Difference Between True Repentance and Temporary Regret

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

God’s Secret Service

(Copyright 07-22-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)The world watched in horror as Donald Trump dodged bullets fired at him at a campaign rally in Butler,...

Article Authors Saunders, Joanne Saunders, Ted

Love

Sent by Ted & Joanne Saunders (Renton, Washington)Whenever there is hopeThat keeps a dream alive, Wherever there is joyThat fills a grateful heart, Wherever there is happinessThat...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

Who are the Descendants of Ishmael Today?

(Copyright 07-23-2024) by Craig M. White (Australia)God had promised Abraham a son, but Abraham's faith was severely tested. He listened to his wife Sarah's advice. Abraham...

Article Authors Steinle, James

Marriage!

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)What joy! What happiness! What excitement the thought of marriage brings! What a paradox that weddingsat first seem so far off...

Article Authors Charcharos, Nicholas

One Lamb in the Morning & One at Evening

(Copyright) by Nicholas Charcharos (United Kingdom)At this time of the year the thoughts of the Christian are often on the death of our Lord Jesus...

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The Proverbs 31 Woman

(Copyright) by David Antion (Pasadena, California)"Who can find a noble wife" (v. 10)? The word "virtuous" in the King James is better translated "noble" as...

Article Authors Hoeck, Brian Hoeck, Kenneth M.

Closing the Gap

Article Authors McBride, James

Why Do We Sin?

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Devil-Speak: You are What You Speak

(Copyright 10-26-2024) by Richard Frates (Easly, South Carolina)Media-Devils: Frame words to impose deception as truth evil as good, criminals as victim, accuse and intimidate the...

Article Authors Steinle, James

One More Candidate for the Anti-Christ

(Copyright 05-07-2024) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)https://healthimpactnews.com/2024/exposing-the-antisemitism-noahide-laws-that-criminalize-belief-in-jesus-christ-as-the-jewish-messiah-punishable-by-execution/ Article and video (19+ min.) Must read & see. Quite interesting information on Jered Kushner (son-in-law to Donald Trump)...

Article Authors Ritenbaugh, Richard T.

Halloween

Article Authors Steinle, James

The Second Seal (Video Part 3)

Article Authors Reynolds, Rod

Why Booths?

(Copyright 10-20-2024) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri)Why did God command the Israelites to dwell in booths? What spiritual lessons can we learn from their example? Actually,...

Article Authors Vande Pol, Mark

If Israel Just?

(Sent in 2023) by Mark Vande Pol (Redwood Estates, California)A Decent Summary on the "Two State Solution" https://www.prageru.com/video/why-isnt-there-a-palestinian-state --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reprinted with permission from: Mark Vande Polhttps://www.wildergarten.org/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Article Authors Traver, Rich

Who is the Azazel Goat?

(Copyright) by Rich Traver (Clifton, Colorado)An explanation commonly offered as to the Identity of the ‘Other Goat’ associated with the Ceremonies performed on the Day...

Article Authors Reynolds, Rod

The Hope of the Resurrection

(Copyright 10-25-2024) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri)This final of the seven annual festivals commanded by God to be kept by his people, an annual Sabbath,...

Article Authors Caldwell, Jeffrey

The Bible

(Copyright 10-06-2024) by Jeffrey Caldwell (Arkansas)There is an unbiblical "convention" or "tradition" in Christendom, dividing the Scriptures into two major portions known as "Old Testament"...

Article Authors Lloyd, James

The Deep State is the Body of Antichrist

(Copyright 08-27-2024) by James Lloyd (Medford, Oregon) Bible Prophecy says“When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Lord shall lift up a standard against...

Article Authors Schatzle, Betty

Spiritual Gifts

by Betty Schatzle (West Chester, Ohio)In order to have and use the spiritual gifts that God gives individual persons, we must first have the Holy...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

A column for the ages (“powerful women”?)

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers." – unknown I KNEW THE VIRGIN MARY. The virgin Mary was...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

Jesus Our Victory

(Copyright) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)The Resurrection of Jesus Christ was a great victory that is important to every Christian. It is unfortunate that many...

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The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

Too Big to Fall?

Article Authors Rives, David

Spiral Galaxies Indicate A Young Universe

Article Authors Reynolds, Rod

What Are True Values?

(Copyright 09-15-2024) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri)Not infrequently in public discourse we hear the word “values” mentioned. Many of the issues we face as a...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

The Third Day

Article Authors Walford, Pamela

The Story of God: Women in the Early Church

(Copyright) by Pamela Walford (Canada)In less than 400 years following the deaths of the last apostles, the early Christian church yielded to the influence of...

Article Authors Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

Messiah/Christos

Article Authors Frates, Richard

Trump and Elon SPEECH-CRIMES – Shut Your Mouth America

(Copyright 10-19-2024) by Richard Frates (Easly, South Carolina)Trump and Elon SPEECH-CRIMES - Shut Your Mouth America: Bellows England, and France! The Muslim dominated, UK and EU...

Article Authors Sielaff, David

The Pagan Immortal Soul and Double Doctrine

Article Authors Kroeger, Catherine C.

Healing the Bitter Waters

(Copyright) by Catherine C. Kroeger (Brewster, Massachusetts)Joanna has given us a wonderful spiritual pilgrimage through the story of the Exodus. St. Paul wrote that this...

Article Authors Swanson, Hunter D.

Flavorless Salt

(Copyright 08-21-2024) by Hunter D. Swanson (Charlotte, North Carolina) “Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought...

Article Authors Traver, Rich

“Fruits Before Suits”

Article Authors Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura Zehrung, Warren

Atonement 101 (Day of Atonement 2023)

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

The 2024 Un-Election

(Copyright 11-12-2024) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)The 2024 Presidential Election is now over and Donald Trump is the clear winner. Yet the race to the...

Article Authors Miller, Gary C.

Are We Alone?

(Copyright 11-16-2024) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas)Is the human race an isolated, lone speck of life in an impersonal universe? WHAT IS MAN?“When I consider...

Article Authors Poonen, Zac

Cleansing Ourselves from Hidden Sins

Article Authors Goff, William P.

Donor Letter – August 24, 2024

(Copyright 08-24-2024) by William P. Goff (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)Greetings Brethren, Happy Sabbath. Thanks to your continued support (and to those who went above and beyond)...

Article Authors Dahlgren, Curtis

The War on Dissent: Fibs, spin, statistics, and pure fiction

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)"What need has a god of a star ship?" – Hollywood "What need has 'settled science' of a Public Relations firm?"...

Article Authors Grabbe, David C.

Hating Evil, Fearing God

Article Authors Chisolm, Robert

To: God.com

Sent by Robert Chisolm (Email)Dear Lord,Every single eveningAs I'm lying here in bed,This tiny little PrayerKeeps running through my head:God bless all my familyWherever they...

Article Authors Edwards, Norman S.

Are Vaccines the Villain?

by Norman S. Edwards (Perry, Michigan)Ever since my wife and I were expecting our first child, I developed an interest in vaccines: What is in...

Article Authors Daly, Ray Iron Sharpening Iron Authors Lee, Laura

Preparation for Hard Times

by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota)This list is not just written by me and even though I will print this in the newsletter, this list...

Article Authors Ritenbaugh, John W.

Respect or Respect of Persons?

by John W. Ritenbaugh (Lancaster, South Carolina)The Bible frequently cautions us against respect of persons, yet we are also instructed to show proper respect for...

Article Authors Fleming, Dwight

The Temple REVEALED

Article Authors Steinle, James

War Breaks Out in the Middle East

(Copyright 2023) by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)Beware of the U.S. Media One-Sided Coverage: + SPIRITUAL INSIGHTS https://healthimpactnews.com/2023/war-breaks-out-in-the-middle-east-beware-of-the-u-s-media-one-sided-coverage/ There is a reason to get the views from both...

Article Authors White, Craig M.

Holy Days 2024
Passover (Observed at Sunset the Evening Before.)	April 23, 2024
Passover/Unleavened Bread	April 23-29, 2024
Pentecost	June 12, 2024
Trumpets	October 3, 2024
Atonement	October 12, 2024
Tabernacles	October 17-23, 2024
Last Great Day	October 24, 2024