In the days leading up to John Wesley, what could be described as a “falling away” had occurred. He saw a great need for living a holy life. Those who agreed with him began preaching what we would call living a sanctified life. They were methodical in their belief system, hence the word “Methodist.” As…
Holiness has become a word that many churches are trying to avoid like the plague. They remove it from their sign for fear it will run people away; they remove it from their songs and sermons for the same reason, and yet the Bible plainly says in Hebrews 12:14, “Follow peace with all men, and…
On countless occasions, when I have prayed with someone to accept Jesus as their personal Savior, I point them to Revelation 12:11, “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.” I always emphasize the first two parts…
The continuing effect of what John Wycliffe did caused William Tyndale and Martin Luther to pick up the torch and continue the fight. Like Wycliffe, they were concerned with the errors and false doctrines that prevailed in the Catholic Church. Luther published a version of the Bible in the German language and, as you know,…
I feel we need to understand the magnitude of the effort put forth so we can freely own and read our Bible, so I want to share a portion of chapter one from a book entitled, “Killing The Bible,” by W. Michael McCormack. As you will see at the end of this excerpt, it is…
I grew up in a pastor’s home, so the Bible has always been part of my life. Even before I accepted Jesus as my Savior, I knew more about the Bible than many because we were always in church, whether it was the local church where my dad was the pastor or a revival meeting…