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Nearly 40% of Americans believe the world has entered the end times
A recent poll by Pew Research reports that 39% of Americans believe that we have now entered the end times, Lifeway Research reports. But the survey also revealed the theological divide in Christianity regarding the last days Pew pointed out that there were essentially two basic views represented in the group who believe we are in the end times. This included 14% who believed...
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The power of miracles
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. And...
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Nearly 90% of Americans believe in some form of New Age belief, survey finds
According to a poll conducted by YouGov most Americans hold at least one ‘new-age’ belief, that is contrary to Biblical doctrine, Christian Post reports. In the poll conducted in August 2022, YouGov provided a list of 20 New Age beliefs and asked Americans to select the ones they believed in, if any. The poll found that 87% of Americans believed in at least one...
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The real Saint Nicholas
While our modern Santa Claus has taken on god-like qualities in our modern culture, the story of jolly ole Saint Nick finds its roots in a real man, Saint Nicholas, who served as the Bishop of Myra located in modern Turkey. The city of Myra, located on the Mediterranean, is briefly mentioned in Acts 27:5, as Paul, now a prisoner, was being transported to...
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Controlling Cults: How do you get out?
Have you ever been in a cult? Do you know anyone who is, or was? The word “cult” is actually an insult and a label. It is shorthand for ‘stay away from them.’ Using the word “cult” too much is cult behavior. Telling people how to think, without explaining why, is controlling behavior, and that is what cults do. So, let’s find a better...
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Deal with fear by dealing with your worry
YouVersion, one of the world’s most popular Bible apps, has been downloaded 545 million times worldwide. And it just released its most popular verse for 2022, and it may be a sign of the times we live in as it deals with fear. “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen...
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Kanye (“Ye”), Kyrie, and the Black Hebrew Israelite Elephant in the Room
By Dr. Michael Brown If you live in a major city of America, then you have probably been well aware of the Black Hebrew Israelites for a few decades. But for many other Americans, their numbers, their influence, and their beliefs are coming as quite a revelation – and a shocking one at that. In the early 1990s, while walking the streets of Manhattan...
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Christianized versus truly Christian
The U.K.’s Office for National Statistics recently released data from its 2021 census that revealed for the first time since this information was first compiled in 1801, Christianity is now in the minority in Britain and Wales, the Christian Post reports. The UK has a population of 67 million and according to its most recent census only 27.5 million or just over 46% identify...
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NASA issues warning of a potential asteroid hit on March 11, 2023
NASA is warning that an asteroid, with the power to wipe out a city, is potentially on a collision course with earth, Israel365 News reports. The asteroid known as 2005 DE224 is 177 feet (ca. 54 meters) in size and according to NASA’s calculations could possibly hit earth on March 11, 2023. If it misses, its circuitous route will bring it back into the...
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Roman Catholic doctrine: Praying to the saints
When it comes to praying to the saints, the Roman Catholic Church knows it is walking a fine line, because of the repeated admonitions throughout the Bible against contacting the dead. Leviticus 20:6 explicitly warns that God will oppose any person who consults mediums (those who consult the dead) or familiar spirits (literally the souls of dead family members). Similar warnings are found in...
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