Seeking the Gospel Truth

These two letters that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Thessalonians are  packed with information for us, today. He covers the main tenants of  Christian living that we should follow in our daily lives. Furthermore,  he reiterates that we have a blessed hope of the imminent return of  Jesus Christ. The Good News of the Salvation of Jesus Christ means that if the believer dies bef...

Things were rough in Thessalonica back then. They were freaking out  because they thought that the great tribulation was happening. Just like what we’re going through today. Folks, we are NOT in the great tribulation. That’s going to happen in the future. There are a few things that have to happen first before the antichrist  appears, makes a peace treaty with Israel, which starts the gr...

Eschatology is the study of the end times prophecies of the Bible. My interest in the end of the world began around 1999. Some of you may  remember Y2K, which stood for Year 2000. Folks were afraid that all of  technology would crash because computers weren’t programmed to read year  “00”. Nothing happened. Afterwards, people felt it was safe to return  to the Internet. There h...

We are living in the last days! The rapture — when Jesus returns for His born-again believers — could happen any day now! But are you living like it’s the  last days? Are you living like the Thessalonians back in the 1st  century? Have you gotten lazy thinking that it’s no use to work because  Jesus could come at any minute? Why bother? That’s exactly what Paul  wrote to the ch...

Maranatha! That’s Aramaic for “Come, Lord Jesus!” We believers know that Jesus is coming back for us. I believe we are living in the last days ! That’s what was going on back in 48-49 AD, when Paul was writing to the church in Thessalonica. The problem was that they were expecting Jesus at any moment. In chapter 4 of his first letter to the Thessalonians he tells them that they should be living ho...

Is your faith strong enough to withstand the enemy’s temptations ?  That’s what the Apostle Paul loved about the church in Thessalonica.  They had strong faith. What does it mean to stand firm in the Lord? 1 Thessalonians 3.... Keep reading in my blog where there are links to more studies to help you grow stronger in your faith.... If you want to reap all the benefits of salvation includ...

Have you ever been bad-mouthed? That’s when  someone talks bad about you without them even really knowing you. How  about persecuted? We Christians here in America don’t suffer the  persecution that Christians in other countries suffer . Here it’s a little bit different. We could call what’s going on in California persecution. There churches are being fined and worse because all the...

We left the Apostle Paul in Corinth after he had fled persecution in Thessalonica where he had spent just 3 weeks. That was long enough to start a  church. As we will see, Paul sent Timothy back to Thessalonica and Tim  came back with a not-so-favorable report. Apparently, some false teachers had infiltrated the church, once Paul  left. They were preaching that Jesus would return re...

Our next studies will take us through 3 of  Paul’s letters, 1 and 2 Thessalonians and Philippians. First, I want to  give you a little background as to Paul’s 2nd missionary journey which  led him and his companions through various adventures and eventually to  Thessalonica. We find these stories in the Book of Acts. Acts was written by Luke , the Greek physician and historian....

We’re in the last chapter of James’ letter to  believers on how to be a mature Christian. In this last chapter, James  is bringing up several topics. Like he doesn’t want us to overlook or  forget certain important points and issues. First, let’s define an  important “Christianese” term… What is a “Mature Christian”?.... Keep reading in my blog... If you want to reap all the be...

How do you draw closer to God? We might not like the answer to that  question. It means leaving the world behind and focusing on God. But we  have to live in the world! Yes, we do. However, if we put God first,  then everything else will fall into place. How do you do that? James  explains… Click on over to my blog to keep reading.... 2 Chronicles 7:14: "Then if my people who a...

What would James, the brother of Jesus, think  about today’s social media? He’d be shocked. One person says something  in an interview or, God forbid, the President typos or mispronounces  something and Twitter and social media explodes with insults. Like all  these people are perfect! If it wasn’t for the fact that I work in  social media marketing, I’d stay off of it. Ma...

I had the experience once of visiting a church  for the first time and not a single person greeted me. I stood there  alone with a cup of coffee after service and no one came up to me. Thank  God that only happened to me once and not at any of the churches I  ended up joining and spending years as a faithful member. Today’s lesson in James chapter 2 covers two topics that are t...

Today we start a study on the Book of James. James was Jesus’ younger brother. Yes, Mary had other children. The proof is in the scriptures and I covered that in this article. James was also the leader of the church in Jerusalem ( not Peter ). He’s writing to the Jewish believers who have scattered all over because of the persecution of the church described in Acts .  In fact, Paul was one of...

The last chapter of Paul’s letter to the Colossians reads like a roll  call of saints. (Not Catholic saints, but believers who were working for  God.) All of Paul’s writings in the New Testament are letters. Even  though Paul didn’t start the church in Colossae, nor did he ever visit  there, he addresses them, personally, as brothers and sisters in Christ.  This is showing...

This next chapter in Paul’s letter to the  Colossians describes what it means to live a new life in Christ — how to  BE a Christian. First let me explain what a new, born-again Christian believer recently went through. They… Came to the realization that salvation is through Jesus Christ by God’s grace alone . Repented of the sins — they vowed to stop sinning. Were baptized to show themse...

Mid-August to Mid-September is the height of the  hurricane season. That’s why I live in Phoenix. After living through 6  hurricanes, that last one, in September of 2004, in the Florida Space  Coast, did it for me. I stared out my apartment window at 2 huge oak  trees that had been completely uprooted and barely missed landing on my  building by a couple of feet and said,...

Today we leave the darkness of the Roman Catholic Church and turn to the light and truth found in Paul’s letter to the  Colossians. Paul was in prison when he wrote this. He had never been to  Colossae, a city in what is now Turkey. However, the person who started  the church, Epaphras, was concerned and went to Paul for help.  Apparently, the young church was being tempted by...

My goal with doing this deep dive on where the Catholic Church went  wrong (and strayed from the Gospel of Jesus Christ) was not to knock  Catholics, but to reveal the truth. My interest in church history began  with a simple bible study in my church in Florida. I wondered how did we  get from the church in the Book of Acts to where we are now? I  uncovered who came up wit...

Since I started this quest to uncover where the Roman Catholic Church  went wrong — and strayed away from the true Gospel of Jesus Christ —  I’ve discovered despicable dogmas and doctrines that are so far from the  Gospel, it can only be the devil’s schemes at its core. I’ve left this  topic for last because I’ve been dreading it ever since God gave me the  inspiration for...

The Reformation really didn’t work. Luther had wanted to reform the  Catholic Church. What he managed to do was start a new movement —  Protestantism. In any rate, the Catholic Church was in chaos. They were  losing parishioners to the Protestants and they needed to do something.  It’s a shame that church didn’t recognize the truth and they ended up  just reaffirming and r...

The Gospel of the Salvation of Jesus Christ is what the New Testament is all about. It’s a shame  that the Roman Catholic Church has failed to educate people in the  Gospel Truth for centuries. Here is how it all came about and it all has  to do with control…. How The Bible Came To Be .... Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper as well as a video on how the Bibl...

One thing is to tell parables like Jesus did all through His ministry to  prove a point or teach a lesson. Another thing is to blatantly make up  things to keep a fable alive. The question today is what happened to  Mary, the Mother of Jesus? ... Keep reading in my blog where there are links to further research... If you want to reap all the benefits of salvation including the 1-way...

First, I explained who Mary, the Mother of Jesus truly was according to the Bible. Then, I revealed the first human fables to venerate her -- give her a higher status in worship -- than the saints -- which were all human, by the way and are dead. Today, I uncover the next Mary fable invented in the 19th century and what still goes on today..... Click on over to my blog where there are more links,...

Yesterday,  I wrote the Truth about Mary, the Mother of Jesus — outlining Mary’s  history from the prediction of the virgin birth of Jesus to the  annunciation; later, the last mentions of Mary and Jesus’ brothers and  sisters in the Gospels, Acts and Paul’s letters. The question now  lies on how did we get from the Mother of Jesus to the Mother of God and  her being...