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So, how are you going to go about doing that?

“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?” — Luke 6:46

I’ve noticed a lot of people are taught that once you join a local church, you’re expected to stay there long-term, even made to feel guilty if you visit other groups or fellowships. But I’m not finding that in Scripture. The early church met in houses (Romans 16:5, Colossians 4:15), from house...

Hebrews 10:25 commands believers not to forsake assembling together, but it does not say this must happen in a church building. The focus is on the gathering of believers for mutual encouragement, worship, and exhortation as the return of Christ approaches. In the New Testament, believers often...

That doesn’t carry much weight coming from you, since you consistently misread Scripture and twist what it says. If you're trying to get a response out of me, you'll have to do better than that.

Yes, I said you were defending the Pharisees, not because you openly claimed them, but because your words and attitude reflect the same resistance to truth they showed. If you talk like them and react like them when Scripture corrects you, then don’t be surprised when someone points it out. And...

Hey, I hear what you’re saying, and I agree, no church is perfect. We’re all flawed people growing in Christ, and we do need grace with one another. But let me ask you this, what should we do when the “bad” isn’t just personal shortcomings, but actual teachings that go against what’s written in...

Just so I know, where does it say in the bible where God said this, "He has required me to fellowship, with a community that has a building"

You clearly didn’t read what I actually wrote, or you’re deliberately twisting it. Nowhere did I say the unjust would be saved, what I pointed out, and what Scripture clearly teaches, is that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust, just like Paul said in Acts 24:15. That’s...

Mary, the issue is not about whose “truth” is right, it’s about what God’s Word actually says. Truth doesn’t change based on denominations, church fathers, or popular opinion. Jesus said, “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth” (John 17:17). The Bible is not open to private...

You're right that the Holy Spirit was given at Pentecost to indwell believers and that we now worship in Spirit and in truth, but that doesn’t cancel the comparison Jesus made with the Pharisees. Their issue wasn’t a lack of spiritual access, it was rebellion and pride. And here’s the key point...

Let me clarify what was meant by the post, because some of you are clearly missing the point. This isn’t just about what happened between Jesus and the Pharisees, it’s about what’s still happening right now. Jesus didn’t come to pat religious people on the back. He came to expose hypocrisy...

You’re still missing the point Jesus was making. So again I’ll say it, as you say it looks like you can’t read well, maybe try reading slowly so it actually sinks in. Yes, the Pharisees were under the Mosaic Law, but Jesus didn’t just rebuke them for legalism. He exposed their hypocrisy, pride...

The Bible does teach that God alone knows the heart perfectly, 1 Samuel 16:7 says, “Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” However, God also commands His people to judge righteously based on His Word. Jesus said in John 7:24, “Judge not according to the...

Jesus did not limit His rebukes to the Sanhedrin as a political or religious council, He addressed the individuals who made up the group, calling out their personal hypocrisy and false righteousness. In Luke 18:10-14, Jesus told a parable specifically comparing a Pharisee and a tax collector...