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  1. bdavidc

    Religious but Lost: What Jesus Really Said to the “Good People”

    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...
  2. bdavidc

    Religious but Lost: What Jesus Really Said to the “Good People”

    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...
  3. bdavidc

    Religious but Lost: What Jesus Really Said to the “Good People”

    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...
  4. bdavidc

    Religious but Lost: What Jesus Really Said to the “Good People”

    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...
  5. bdavidc

    Religious but Lost: What Jesus Really Said to the “Good People”

    Jesus’ warnings to the Pharisees were not about their location or the structure they were part of, but about their hearts and their hypocrisy. He said in Matthew 15:8-9, “This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. But in...
  6. bdavidc

    Religious but Lost: What Jesus Really Said to the “Good People”

    Jesus' words to the Pharisees were not limited to one dinner conversation, His rebukes were consistent because of their hardened hearts, hypocrisy, and outward religion without true repentance. In Matthew 23:27-28, He said, “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto...
  7. bdavidc

    How long was Christ in the heart of the earth, as in descended into hades-Abraham's bosom, the scriptural evidence

    The Bible clearly states that Jesus was in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights, just as He said in Matthew 12:40, "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." After His...
  8. bdavidc

    Reading but Never Seeing: Why Scripture Remains Hidden to the Lost

    Have you ever noticed people who are blind to the Bible: When Truth is Staring Them in the Face? When you defended your faith, you’ve likely run into it, people twisting Scripture, misquoting verses, or denying plain biblical truth that’s staring them in the face. You can quote verse after...
  9. bdavidc

    Atheists who keep asking for evidence of God's existence are like a fish in the ocean wanting...

    Atheists who keep asking for evidence of God's existence are like a fish in the ocean wanting evidence of water. ~ Ray Comfort
  10. bdavidc

    It is amazing that we hesitate to talk about the wrath of God, for fear of making sinners feel...

    It is amazing that we hesitate to talk about the wrath of God, for fear of making sinners feel fearful. The fear they feel this side of the grave will be nothing compared to the fear they feel when they stand before Almighty God. ~ Ray Comfort
  11. bdavidc

    If Satan disguises himself as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14), how can we be sure we're not following someone who appears “biblical” but is ac

    While much of what was shared lines up with Scripture, there are a few important clarifications to make based on the Bible. First, 1 John 4:2-3 teaches that we are to test spirits by whether they confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh, not by invoking or referencing the blood of Christ...
  12. bdavidc

    ANOTHER FACTOR THAT PROVES AMIL FALSE, PAUL WISHED FOR A RESURRECTION OF THE UNJUST ALSO

    While it is true that Acts 24:15 shows Paul's hope in the resurrection of both the just and the unjust, the idea that the unjust are raised so they might repent after resurrection is not supported by Scripture. The Bible teaches that the opportunity for repentance is given during one's lifetime...
  13. bdavidc

    What are some of the reasons people don’t like going to church buildings or institutionalized churches?

    I’ve been thinking lately about why a lot of people don’t like going to church buildings or being part of big, organized churches. The Bible talks about staying connected with other believers (Hebrews 10:24-25), but it also warns about false teachers and churches being more about money and show...
  14. bdavidc

    Catholics: What does it mean to pray to Mary?

    I think if you watch this, it will help. It was the message this morning. The Real Church which is on YouTube.
  15. bdavidc

    If Satan disguises himself as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14), how can we be sure we're not following someone who appears “biblical” but is ac

    Again, if God did not say it in the Bible, it is adding to it. It does not matter what label you try to put on it. Proverbs 30:6 commands, "Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar." God gave His full and final Word in the Scriptures (Hebrews 1:1-2, Jude 1:3)...
  16. bdavidc

    If Satan disguises himself as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14), how can we be sure we're not following someone who appears “biblical” but is ac

    God’s Word, the Bible, is the only truth that true Christians follow, and nothing needs to be added to it, period. The Bible says, “Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar”...
  17. bdavidc

    Infant Baptism is not given in scripture.

    The Bible alone is the authority for truth, not man-made traditions or institutions. Jesus said in Mark 7:7, “In vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.” The early church was built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Himself as the...
  18. bdavidc

    “Many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.” — Matthew 24:11

    “Many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.” — Matthew 24:11
  19. bdavidc

    Pope Francis has died

    The Bible is clear that prayer and intercession are to be directed to God alone through Jesus Christ, our only Mediator. First Timothy 2:5 says, “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” Nowhere in Scripture are we instructed to go through Mary or any...
  20. bdavidc

    If Satan disguises himself as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14), how can we be sure we're not following someone who appears “biblical” but is ac

    The Bible gives clear red flags that should immediately make us cautious of false teachers. In 1 Timothy 6:3-5, Paul warns, “If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with...