Spirit of Truth/The Bible on Trial

In today's religious world it is almost as if we are a contestant in a game show (like the old  show 'Truth or Consequence'), where it is compleley impossibe to 'get the right answer' and win the prize (eternal life), because the questions are rigged in favor of the 'lies of the Devil'. Unless a person first understands that the 'game is rigged' they can never hope to understand the truth; and wil...

Join Spirit of Truth Ministry for an exciting and challenging search for truth in the Bible, as we use the words of Jesus as the standard by which we judge ALL truth. Not everything in the New Testament qualifies as 'God's Truth', because not all writers in the New Testament were eyewitnesses to the ministry of Jesus while He was here on earth. We will separate fact from fiction as we search for t...

Self honesty is not as easy to achieve as some would have you believe. In fact, for ALL of us (at least at the start, it is IMPOSSIBLE. Jesus said that Satan has deceived the whole world. This means that eveyone in the entire world for all of recorded history has been (in one way or another) deceived. Jesus told his own disciples to, "See to it that no one deceives you". And if it were impossible...

When you cook something that you have never cooked before it is prudent to use a recipe. The recipe tells you the ingredients, the amounts, and the procedures with which to combine these ingredients to achieve the best results. But as sometimes happens, you do all these things, and follow the directions precisely, and the finished dish ends up either being tasteless, inedible, or ruined. What happ...

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Christians are constantly taught from the pulpit that 'belief is the key to the Kingdom'. They are also taught that 'faith confirms their belief'. These are EASY beliefs that require no reasoning to acquire, and there is no need to put those beliefs into practice. In fact, Christians are taught that DOING anything that will try to affect your salvation will only get in the way of the 'free gift' o...

Are we supposed to believe anything and everything simply by faith without sufficient proof to justify that belief? We don't do this in our 'regular' lives, so why do people settle for this kind of belief by faith in their spiritual lives? Christians (and certainly other religions) do this all the time, simply because of their unyielding beliel in the Bible as the 'inspired, inerrant, uncompromisi...

Who is the final end-time prophet of whom Jesus spoke in His own prophecy of the end of time? This is what Rick will address in today's study. This is a very important topic in that there are many 'prophets of the end time' that have come and gone, who have given 'prohecies' that have been proven to be false. and yet many believe them to still be true. How will we know for sure who this last proph...

There are those that believe that truth is negotiated. This concept is propogated by bulk media and the political parties they serve. Christians believe that Isaiah 1:18 means that what God holds to be truth is only true for that individual, and not necessarily true for anyone else. They believe that we can 'reason' with God, because God is our personal Savior, and that our salvation is only for u...

Join Rick as he continues the study of the one and only prophet that will fulfill the role of the Elijah type prophet of the end. You wont want to miss today's program.

Disappointment. We have all experienced it from time to time. it even seems to happen on a daily basis, more often than not. Disappointment is the main cause of feeling 'down' (for most of us), because our expectations of others and ourselves overpower our ability to look past our own faults or the faults of our loved ones, until all we can see in our lives is unfulfilled hopes and dreams.  When t...

We have all heard someone use the term 'the plain truth', or 'the truth is always plain and simple'. Yet if truth was simple to understand, and plain to see, why are there not more people that 'believe and practice' the truth? One example of a 'truth' that is plain and simple to Christians is 'Easter'. Even more than Christmas, Easter represents to the Christian the culminating reason as to why Je...

Mistakes happen to everyone, everyday. Sometimes the result is innocuous, other time devistating. The one thing every type of mistake has in common is that we all wish we had not made them, because the consequence is not what we SAY we want to do. If you continue to make the same mistake over and over what you are doing is not a mistake, it is a choice. God understands mistakes, They also understa...

In a courtroom, evidence is presented that attempts to prove the defendent both guilty and innocent. The procecution want a conviction, the defence wants an aquittal. The key to this evidence is WHO is doing the presentation, WHAT they are saying, and if are they honest, forthright, and truthful. If the jury chooses to believe someone that is presenting evidence that is tainted, or if they are foo...

"The wedding was a complete success." These are words that I heard many times this past weekend, in the aftermath of my daughters wedding; and those words are music to my ears. Everything went off without a hitch, including the music piece I wrote for my daughter Emily, and her husband Arin, which was played during the ceremony (Loves Eternal Dance). I was moved by the joy and happiness that was e...

Today I have a wedding on my mind. No, it is not the wedding day of the Lamb, not today. It is actually the wedding day of my own dear daughter, Emily. We have known about this day and date for exactly one year; and in that time complex and ongoing preparations have been taking place, not only with my daughter and her afianced, but also in our family, and in the family of her beloved. People have...

Testing truth is NOT for the faint of heart. It can get you into a lot of trouble with friends and family, if you happen to tell them what you are doing. NO ONE likes to think that what they believe might be a lie, or might be wrong. So if you attempt to let them know that you are testing your belief system, more often than not you will be regaled as to why you should just leave 'well enough alone...

Exploring the differences in the concepts of Truth between the Words of God and the words of those claiming to be of God. Jesus warned that 'others' would come 'in His name', claiming that Jesus is indeed the Christ, and would "lead a astray" (Matt. 24:4). Rick Sterling will lay out the ground work for understandting what this entails by comparing the words of Jesus that He gave His own eyewitness...

When Jesus was here on earth He was subjected to 'Fake News' by the leaders of the Jewish religion. The Pharisees and Saducees were NOT happy that someone, namely Jesus of Nazareth. really knew Scripture, and was able to defuse the traps that were set for him by simply quoting from that Scripture. Knowing the Bible, and what is in it that is truth and lies, is essential in our own defusing of the...

Testing the Truth-sounds kind of arrogant, doesn't it? Isn't Truth above testing? Well, if truth is above testing then how do you know if what you believe IS the truth? The Identity of Belief is knowing WHAT you believe, WHY you believe it, and HOW to practice that belief. Discovering your IDENTITY OF BELIEF is TESTING THE TRUTH!  Have you ever heard someone say to you when they are just about to...

Just because you BELIEVE in something does not make what you believe true. We can believe ANYTHING we want; truth has nothing to do with belief. This is true in all aspects of life; politics, education, health, relationships, food, all have individual belief systems that defines how a person believes unique and personal to them. This identity of belief has been used to great effect in Christianity...

How do you view God? Many view God as a personal Savior that will negotiate with His people so that whatever THEY decide should be the truth BECOMES the truth. Others believe that since 'God IS love' then NOTHING they do, or don't do, will ever affect what God does FOR them, by giving them unconditional salvation. Many believe that they are 'saved by grace through faith', and that they ARE saved s...

Most Christians believe that salvation is where Jesus Himself puts Himself (intercedes) between the sinner and God, so instead of God seeing  the sinner wearing his/her robe of filthy rags (sin), and since Jesus is perfect holy and righteous, God is fooled into believing that the righteousness of Jesus is actually what the sinner is wearing. As one pastor put it, "Thank you God that you have put y...

"By All Means" testing Truth. All truth is on the table, but specifically the truth about salvation, and how a false apostle co-opted and corrupted the message that Jesus brought to earth from His Father. We see this activity affecting not only the religious/spiritual world, but also the civic/physical world, and we here at Spirit of Truth Ministry MUST call attention to these deficites. Join us t...

The purpose of The Bible on Trial is to separate the Truth in the Bible from the 'false' truth that is also in the Bible. Join us in this process as we use the words and teachings that Jesus gave to his own eyewitness disciples to find Truth.