How to Spot the New Covenant, Part 2 Continued from Part 1 Hebrews 8:8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: In my last post, we examined the pattern of…
Luke 5:37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. Nothing kills a person’s spiritual life, faster than Legalism. Without fail, the moment a person takes their eyes off of what Jesus Christ has already done, and turns…
“Self-righteousness people can think so little of themselves, but think so highly of their ability to get themselves to where we need to be” – Brook Potter, Self-righteousness. Only in the mind of a believer, can we take two contrary truths and try to make both of them apply. It comes basically from a failure…
Is The New Testament We Have Now, What They Wrote Then? Dr. Daniel Wallace is one of the foremost New Testament scholars in the world today. In his Best Sermon Ever, he shares with Mars Hill important teaching on the origin of the New Testament and whether or not what we read in our Bible…
Matthew 16:12 Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread. Rather, it was against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Understanding the ministry of Jesus is tremendously important if you are not to be confused. Jesus was known as a Rabbi which means a teacher…
Continued from Part 4 Proverbs 31:4-5 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. One of the many verses the modern day Pharisee uses to justify their Gnostic…
Continued from Part 3 Here Matthew 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. In my previous part of this study, we examined the verses in both the Old and New Testament concerning the consumption of wine and alcohol. Throughout…
Continued from The Religious War on Wine – Part 2… Matthew 11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. When I was a young Christian, I used to enjoy the sermons…
Continued From Part 1 Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. Greek Gnosticism permeates much of the church today. It is the idea of abstaining from natural pleasures in this world that God has given us to enjoy (1 Timothy 6:17),…
Jeff Turner presently serves on the pastoral staff of Marysville Assembly of God, in addition to teaching and preaching in churches throughout the country. His greatest desire is to see a generation awaken to the reality of Christ’s finished work, and truly come to grips with the loving heart of the Godhead. Jeff is passionate…
A few years ago, I was invited by a friend of mine to her 30th birthday party. She is not a believer, but we are good friends, and joined her and her friends at a local restaurant and bar on the social strip in my country. I ordered myself a Guinness, and sat among the…
1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. I had a very odd experience when I was involved in an online ministry school, doing a teaching about healing. After the session, I stayed online for…