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The Priesthood Today

The church of today quotes 1 Peter, saying, “I’m part of the ‘royal priesthood’” and yet does not understand their functions as a priest, nor do they recognize the hierarchy and order of the priesthood. We hear often “we’re all the same,” which is contradictory to Scripture. In Matthew 17, Yahushua only took three out […]

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Mighty Men Influenced by the Early Church Fathers

There have been many great men of God who have been used mightily by the Lord, especially when it came to birthing a new move or a revival.  There is this understanding that they all had.  They all knew the importance of the Early Church Fathers.  They all were trying to go back to the […]

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Free Will and Predestination

The subject matter concerning the doctrine of free will and predestination is of distinguishable controversy in the church and has long been debated. There are various schools of thought and misconceptions concerning the origins of this doctrine. Its validity, at best, is questionable. By examining the history of Christianity, one would find that the teachings […]

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True vs. False Cults

The term “cult” has been misunderstood because of the association of tragic or violent “cultic” events that have transpired over time.  It has been perpetuated as a group of deranged people who are misled by a religious belief.  If we believe something without investigating the truth, we put ourselves in danger of believing a lie […]

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Apostolic Tradition

In today’s church there is such a vast difference in doctrine (i.e. principles of beliefs) and interpretation of the Bible, to the point that there are a staggering 33,000 different Christian denominations (1). If we are all reading the same Bible, how has the Body of Christ become so divided?  Many churches claim to have […]