Recognizing False Prophets or False Teachings Test All Things      “Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil” (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 NKJV) “Put all things to the test: keep what is good and avoid every kind of evil” (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 TEV)      To recognize false prophets or false … Continue reading Recognizing False Prophets or False Teachings

Keeping the Unity of the Spirit by Martyn Lloyd Jones All the passages below are taken from Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ book “Christian Unity.” The sermon was preached at Westminster Chapel, London, between 1954 and 1962 and first published in 1980 and reprinted in 1998. `With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavouring … Continue reading Keeping the Unity of the Spirit by Martyn Lloyd Jones

      Jesus prays for Unity by Max Lucado      Is unity important amongst the Christians? Yes. Definitely so. Both Jesus and Paul emphasize so. Is this true? Where do they say such a thing?       Very early in Jesus’ ministry, when His disciples forbade someone to cast out demons in Jesus name, because the person does not … Continue reading Jesus prays for Unity by Max Lucado

          I thirst for Unity by Jean Vanier The following quotations are from Jean Vanier’s (the founder of L’Arche, a world wide community that looks after the mentally handicapped) in his book “Community and Growth,” published in 1991. 1. Holy Spirit (172-173)      Vatican II announced so clearly that the Holy Spirit is working in all the Churches, not just in the … Continue reading I thirst for Unity by Jean Vanier

False Teachers in the Church by Martyn Lloyd Jones All the passages below are taken from Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ book “Expository Sermons on 2 Peter.” The sermons were preached at Westminister Chapel, London, from October 1946 to March 1947. It was originally printed in 1948-1950. The current publication is in 1999. `But there were false prophets also … Continue reading False Teachers in the Church by Martyn Lloyd Jones

       False Prophets by Martyn Lloyd Jones      “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad … Continue reading False Prophets by Martyn Lloyd Jones

Critical Turning Points in Church History by RICHARD J FOSTER AND LYNDA L GRAYBEAL All the passages below are taken from Richard Foster’s book “Streams of Living Water,” published in 1999. We present this brief overview of the last two millennia to give you a sense of the sweep of church history. It is our hope that this … Continue reading Critical Turning Points in Church History by RICHARD J FOSTER AND LYNDA L GRAYBEAL

Church History in Sermon Form by Pastor David Guzik      If you want to know more about the Church History, you can hear the sermons on them by Senior Pastor David Guzik of Calvary Church, USA. Go to www.enduringword.com.  Scroll down to Online Commentary on the left side and click it. Scroll to Church History and click it. Click on the Audio button. … Continue reading Church History in Sermon Form by Pastor David Guzik

Brief History of the Catholic Church through the Popes by Father P C Thomas      The history of the Catholic Church is shaped to a great extent by the history of the Popes. How the Catholic Church has sailed through the violent history such as the tug-of-war between popes and anti-popes, power games between emperors and … Continue reading Brief History of the Catholic Church through the Popes by Father P C Thomas

Beware of the dogs beware of the evil workers beware of the false circumcision by Charles R Swindoll The following passages are taken from Charles R Swindoll’s book “Laugh Again---Experience Outrageous Joy,” published in 1992. Because the writer, Paul, felt so close to the Philippians, he wasn’t afraid to be honest and allow them to see … Continue reading Beware of the dogs beware of the evil workers beware of the false circumcision by Charles R Swindoll

Beware of Hucksters and Hypocrites in Churches by Max Lucado All the passages below are taken from Max Lucado’s book “And the Angels were Silent,” published in 1992 by Multnomah Press, Oregon. Speedy Morris is the basketball coach for LaSalle University. He was shaving when his wife told him he was wanted on the phone … Continue reading Beware of Hucksters and Hypocrites in Churches by Max Lucado

     Being Catholic and inclusive by Father Ronald Rolheiser (CatholicNews---Sunday March 24, 2013)      www.catholic.org.sg THERE'S a disturbing trend within our churches today. Simply put, we are seeing the embrace of our churches become less and less inclusive. More and more, our churches are demanding a purity and exclusivity not demanded by Jesus in the Gospels. Indeed the … Continue reading Being Catholic and inclusive by Father Ronald Rolheiser

Are there different Christian denominations in Heaven?        Do you think in heaven there will be separate places for the different Christian denominations? If not, then one must question oneself about the various Christian denominations.         I am comfortable to call myself a Christian attending Catholic Church. Another may call himself a Christian attending Methodist Church or Anglican Church or … Continue reading Are there different Christian denominations in Heaven?