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Feb

28

Zombie Revivals Outlawed

By Jim

Grace, the Cross and the New Creation Evaporate Carnal-Nature Issues

Free My People From Guilt

It was our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Prudence and I had scheduled a lovely evening at a posh restaurant. We slept in late and then headed off in our respective cars to the hairdresser and barber. I was driving a new Nissan pickup that had been given to me by a member of another church. Read more »

Feb

28

Women in Ministry

By Jim

Perhaps one of the most reptilian assertions that can be found slithering around the Lord’s Church concerns women in ministry. It hisses and spits venom when hearing any hint of women ministering in venues where men are present. Such cite a verse from Paul’s First Epistle to Timothy. “And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence” (1Ti 2:11) . Read more »

Feb

28

Wake-up Call for the Called

By Jim

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Feb

28

Jim Croft’s Response to Those Who Take Issues With His Viewpoints Relating to Islam

By Jim

Jim Croft’s response to those who take issues with his viewpoints relating to Islam - I have studied the Quran, Hadith, Islamic literature, am a student of world history, and have traveled to many Islamic countries. Every word of my articles and my book, “The Muslim Masquerade”, are supported by my personal investigations and the testimonies of ex-Muslims that can be found by going to Read more »

Feb

28

Up Close & Personal

By Jim

There are a significant number of conscientious Christians who sense that something is lacking in their spiritual lives. Though they love God and serve Him faithfully, they’re craving feelings beyond the inner-witness of the Spirit to signify that the Lord treasures them. The whisper of an inner-voice assures them that such desires are biblically sound. It urges that it’s OK to seek up-close and personal encounters with the tangible presence of God. It’s OK for you to yearn episodes wherein overwhelming sensations of the presence of the Almighty permeates your body, soul and spirit. Read more »

Feb

28

Trinity Controversies Unraveled

By Jim

The members of the Godhead are called the Trinity because they are one inunity, a tri-unity. As three uniquely distinct Persons, they flow in perfectly harmonious agreement. Though most Christians believe in the Trinity, they find the concept perplexing. The mystery comes from Deu 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: Read more »

Feb

28

A Trek Through Romans

By Jim

A Trek Through Romans is the full Outline of Chapters 1-8 of the Book of Romans. Portions of it were published in part in my article Zombie Revivals Outlawed. That article is resplendent with references from Paul’s Epistle to the Romans. His Epistle serves as the backdrop for many of the components that establish that believers are indeed new creations in Christ. This section outline is crafted in a manner that focuses primarily, but not Read more »

Feb

28

Trances

By Jim

Vehicles into the Eternal

God uses trances as one of many methods of communicating with His own. I fully understand that the mention of such incites knee-jerk reactions from some Christians. To them, familiarity with literature, terminologies and experiences akin to those found in paganism denotes spiritual contamination. Such critics might find sitting under the ministries of the Apostle Paul and Apollos disconcerting. Read more »

Feb

28

Thrills & Spills Of The Contemporary Prophetic Movement

By Jim

On the Day of Pentecost when Jesus first presented His Church to the world each of its 120 members were prophesying the wonderful things that God was going to do. Any believer who is filled with the Holy Spirit has the ability to prophesy. However, not all believers are called to function in the office of a prophet. Read more »

Feb

28

The Jews, Chosen? – Chosen for What?

By Jim

The adage that the Jews are God’s chosen people is taken from the book of Deuteronomy. Read more »