Passion 4 Him

  by Brannon Howse   January 23, 2014 The following is an excerpt of the new book Twisted Scripture, Twisted Theology by Brannon Howse. In this book Brannon untwists 42 of the most commonly twisted scriptures. Download your copy of this EBook now here: http://www.worldviewweekend.com/secure/store/product.php?SessionID=&CustomerID=0&ProductID=2115 [2] The Scripture: Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm. The Twist: I have had Psalm 105:15 used against me many times when writing or speaking against pastors such as Joel Osteen or Rick Warren, who are false teachers. I’ve also seen it invoked when someone simply disagrees with his or her pastor and someone in the church tries to manipulate or intimidate the “dissident” into silence by using Psalm 105:15 out of context.      The problem is this: We are called to expose false teaching and false teachers. Ro...

  by Mike Riccardi   ~~For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.  – Philippians 3:20 – This verse teaches us that the posture of the heavenly citizen is one of patient, eager anticipation of the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. While we usually think of “waiting” and “anticipating” as generally being passive endeavors, the Greek word apekdechomai has a much more active force. The great 19th-century Scottish expositor, Alexander MacLaren, commenting on this verse, wrote, “The eagerness of the waiting which should characterize the expectant citizens is wonderfully described by the Apostle’s expression for it, which literally means ‘to look away out’ … like a sentry on the walls of a besieged city whose eyes are ever fixed on the pass amongst the hills through which the relievi...

If you need to be reminded of what the message of the gospel truly is, you need to watch this!

"God...has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places" ( Eph. 1:3 , emphasis added). It's been said that some Christians are so heavenly minded, they're no earthly good. But usually the opposite is true. Many Christians are so enamored with this present world that they no longer look forward to heaven. They have everything they want right here. The health, wealth, and prosperity doctrine has convinced them that Christians can have it all, and they pursue "the good life" with a vengeance. Despite the prevalence of such thinking, the old Negro spiritual well says, "This world is not my home. I'm just a passin' through." Paul reminds us of that truth ...

Many of us have a desire to change something about ourselves going into the New Year. We make resolutions that we feel are achievable in hopes that it will improve our lives. But all too often these goals are short lived. Here is a quote from Charles Stanley's Magazine:   “Following a year of living in old familiar ruts, we welcome January with renewed hope for self-improvement. After carefully evaluating our lives and planning appropriate changes, we confidently make our New Year’s resolutions. Enthusiasm runs high for the first few weeks, but before long, our old habits beckon us to relax and slide down into those comfortable patterns. By February, most of us are right back where we started, wondering why we couldn’t stick with it.” Doesn't it make sense as Christians to set resolutions that are God honoring and that make an impact for eternity?   In fact God's Word makes it clear what will last: “ If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are abo...