Spirit of Truth/The Bible on Trial

It is difficult when anyone you know dies, but it is especially bittersweet when it is a family member; in this case, my wife's mother, Mary, died this past Monday at the ripe old age of 100 1/2 years. Even though my wife (and me for that matter) know that this was the right outcome, that Mary was not really 'there', and that it was her 'time', it still hurts. The hurt will become less painful as...

Last night at about 11:00PM my wife and I went out onto our front lawn and looked up the hill at a 1000 acre fire (the Valley fire) that is threatening a small mountain community called Forest Home. The fire is about 15 miles from us (as the crow flies), and was clearly visible as a dull red glow, with an occasional bright flare. It was kind of spooky, and reminded me of the flames that might have...

Claiming Jesus~ It is quite common today for a Christian to 'claim' Jesus as their own. Even in the Christian church there is some confusion as to just what it means to 'claim Jesus'. When a Christian 'claims' Jesus does it mean that they claim to love Jesus, as He loves them? Well, EVERY Christian claims that. Does it mean that they 'claim salvation by His blood'? Well, EVERY Christian claims tha...

Have your words ever made someone so mad that they wanted to hit you? Have you ever said something that provoked a violent response from the person to whom you addressed those remarks? Has the reverse ever been true for you, where someone deliberately accosted you with angry or hurtful words? I believe we have all been in a situation where what we said, or what someone said to us, has caused harm...

We are now in the fight of our lives. Lies that masqurade as truth are rampant in the world, and it is 'nearly' impossible for us to tell the difference. Yet, the operational word here is 'nearly', because if it was impossible to tell lies from truth the Jesus would have lied when He said, "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, SHE will teach you all things, and br...

Dan 7:25  'He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time. 1) A 'free agent' in sports is a player that has come out from under a binding contract due the expiration of that contract due to time, and can now make another binding c...

If you believe a lie then you cannot believe the truth. There is not enough space in a human brain to accomodate both the truth and a lie. You have to make room for the truth by looking squarely at what you believe and assess if it is based in fact of fancy. Here at Spirit of Truth Ministy we diligently seek the truth by looking at what we have believed and admit that it is a lie. THEN we look for...

I am going to restate the obvious; the game of Golf is a good metaphor for the process of salvation. I know that this may be a stretch for those of you that have never played golf, but to those of us that have played, and actually been involved in competition 'on course' it is a precise reminder that in order to win at anything you must know and play by the rules, and have enough desire, skill and...

We will be 'on air' at the top of the hour. Join us for a dynamic study into Truth, Justness, and the Kingdom of the Heavens.  

Last night I heard a graduations speech that quite frankly was amazing, given to whom the speech was addressed, and the audience that was listening.  The speaker told the story of two young soldiers that were guards in front of a government building that applied taxes upon the population. A crowd gathered, and began taunting and threatening the soldiers. Seven other young soldiers came in support,...

Inner Peace~ I was driving home today from errands, and as I passed a local Yoga studio I noticed a hand written sign hanging from the business marquis that said, "Peace? Inquire Within!" This prompted a thought that flew into my mind, given the central theme of our radio programs for the past few weeks. and that was, 'Is the meaning of this sign LITERAL, or SPIRITUAL?' Two years ago last March fo...

I was band teacher (grades 5-12) at a local private academy, and every year I had a new 5th grade class come to my band room, with the hopes that they would be able to learn to play an instrument well.  By all accounts I met with some success in this endeavor, and one of the reasons is that from the beginning of my students experience in my bands they learned the most important lesson that I could...

In looking through posts on FB this morning I was interedted to note that the memes and comments that were posted by Christian friends are tending toward highly emotional responses to cultural and political situations, rather than an attempt to come to a rational understanding of the causes of the underlying problems. One such post came from the associate pastor of the church I used to attend. His...

One of the greatest lines in one of the greatest movies by Tom Hanks, one of the greatest character actors in film, that he said in the movie Forest Gump, was this; "Life was like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get!".  This statement was made by a completely innocent mentally challenged man, that saw life in the most simple of ways, and reacted to the challenges of life in a...

I think that we can all agree that there is something drastically different between the society in which we live today that the society of 50 years ago. Then, your word was your bond; if someone said they would do something for you, they would do it without fail. If someone asked you to take care of their animals for a weekend while they went away, you would make sure those animals were safe and s...

Join us at 10AM Pacific Time for our program. We will continue to show the differences between the Gospel of the Kingdom as defined by Jesus to His own eyewitness disciples, and the gospel of God, as defined by someone that never knew Jesus while He was here on earth in the flesh. 

Years ago my good friend Rich Humple loved to get on various religious blog sites and challenge the shoddy thinking of some of the contributors. Rich was a (as he put it) a 'research lawyer', who would not leave any stone unturned in order to get the the truth. He specialized in Constitutional Law and Practice, and was instrumental in putting Spirit of Truth Ministry 'ON AIR' on Blog Talk Radio. I...

Join us at 10AM Pacific Time for an inspiring and unique study and method of learning the Truth. Truth is not what you think it is, especially if you are a Christian. We have all been deceived, and if you say you have not been deceived is proof that you have. So how do you know 'What is Truth'? You find truth in the words of Jesus as He gave them to His own eyewitness disciples, and are recorded i...

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another." John 13:34. Can you love someone, but hide the fact that they have a life threatening disease? Can you love someone if you constantly lie to them, so that they believe that lie because it came from you? Can you love someone, but not tell them that the investment that you sold to...

Join Rick Sterling and the Spirit of Truth Ministry team as we research the facts about how salvation and eternal life are accomplished, using the Word of Jesus that He gave His eyewitness disciples as the source. We compare and contrast these words with the words of other Bible writers that explain salvation in a way that is totally different that the way Jesus presented the process of Sanctifica...

Often when I go out for a walk with my dogs I randomly choose a past program from the archive of The Bible On Trial/The Revelation of Jesus programs of BlogTalkRadio.com/sot. This is what I did yesterday, and this was program from about 6 years ago, and Rich Humpal (the founder of The Bible On Trial program) was on the air with us that day. Rich brought up an interesting discussion about what cons...

Righteousness is NOT an option! Jesus said, "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect". Yet other writers in the New Testament take exception to this concept by saying, "For the Law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there also is no violation". This one text tries to remove the idea that righteousness has any part in salvation. This is convenient for those t...

Join Spirit of Truth Ministry for another dynamic and comprehensive study as to why the words of Jesus that He gave His own eyewitness disciples must take precedence over the words of any other New Testament writer. We will compare what Jesus said to the teachings of the 'apostle' Paul and show you the differences that can mean eternal life, or eternal death.

Join us this morning at 10 AM Pacific Time for a unique and challenging presentation, that will test EVERYTHING you think you know about Salvation and the Words of Jesus. Rick Sterling shows the differences between what Christians believe and what Jesus actually taught, and defines and demonstrates the method with which to do this for yourself, so you know that what you believe IS the truth. Many ...

We speak about lies and truth a lot here at Spirit of Truth Ministry. It is an ongoing conversation. Yet in our individual conversations with friends or strangers everyone seems to think that they, indeed, believe the truth, and don't seem at all concerned by our pointing out that everyone believes lies. The prevailing Christian understanding is that because God wants us to know the truth He would...