May 2025

Apples of Gold - May 17

May 17, 2025

Forget messages alleging to be from angels. The Scriptures warn us concerning the devil and his tactics. Second Corinthians 11:13–15 reveals that one of the adversary’s favorite roles is to present himself as an angel of light. Paul further warned us in Galatians:1:8 But though we, or an angel from...Read more

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Apples of Gold - May 16

May 16, 2025

Isn’t it interesting that whenever man takes liberties with the biblical account and begins speculating, the final product is a diminishing of the Word of God? —TBC "Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth." — Titus:1:14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables,...Read more

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Nuggets from Cosmos, Creator, and Human Destiny

May 15, 2025

Surely the New Atheists’ writers cannot be ignorant of the fact, which Sam Harris documents very well in his writings, that the fundamentals of Islam teach that it must be forced upon the entire world by eliminating all who refuse to submit to Allah. Clearly, Christ taught and lived entirely...Read more

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Savor of Life or Death

May 15, 2025

“For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?” ( 2...Read more

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Apples of Gold - May 15

May 15, 2025

Too many issues that afflict the church began with those who sought for “the prophet” instead of following the example of the Bereans, who “searched the scriptures daily, [to see] whether these things were so” ( Acts:17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the...Read more

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France: Vendôme mayor refuses to honor those who saved Jewish children from Holocaust for fear of offending Muslims

May 14, 2025

Laurent Brillard knows who France’s new overlords are, and is behaving accordingly. When honoring the Righteous becomes complicated in France,” translated from “Quand honorer les Justes devient compliqué en France,” by François-Guillaume Lorrain, Le Point , April 12, 2025 (thanks to Medforth ): “I’m disappointed, unhappy, and beside myself. I...Read more

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Apples of Gold - May 14

May 14, 2025

A thorough familiarity with the Bible will show not only that Christians are responsible to admonish one another daily but also that most of the New Testament was of a corrective nature, that Paul rebuked Peter before them all, and Peter willingly accepted and was corrected by this, and that...Read more

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Nuggets from Cosmos, Creator, and Human Destiny

May 13, 2025

Though they would deny it, atheists have their own religion. Atheism is a faith. It has no foundation in fact and certainly cannot be proved but must be taken by “faith.” The article from Wired referring to the New Atheists and their crusade against belief in God is titled “The...Read more

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Knowing Jesus personally

May 13, 2025

Many only know about Jesus as a Jewish teacher from 2,000 years ago. I was one of them. But sometime around ninth grade, I started taking note of passing comments from a few Christian classmates. I’d hear “Jesus answered my prayer,” “Jesus helped me,” or “Jesus opened a door.” Whenever...Read more

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Apples of Gold - May 13

May 13, 2025

The vows we made when we were wed are viewed seriously in God’s sight, regardless of how lightly they are regarded by the world (and increasingly so by the church). Psalm 15 begins by asking who shall abide in the Lord’s tabernacle and who shall dwell in His holy hill...Read more

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