Recognizing Evolution as a Theory (Part 3)

 
The Honest See
Two atheists are confronted with truth. Two different outcomes, but both prove God's existence. This one-minute devotion explains their true stories.

How Coke Evolved from a Rock!!  
You have to read it before making up your mind. It's actually similar to the theory of evolution.

4 Reasons Evolution Never Happened  
Some Christians believe in theistic evolution, but these four things prove that you can't believe Scripture and believe in evolution. 

 
Use Your Brain – Rude Atheist Arguments

The atheist told me he knew God doesn't exist and I should use my brain. This one-minute devotion explains who first made that argument.

 

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Don't Listen to Any Teacher Who Makes This Claim About Paul's Writings

Philippians 4:8 is a popular verse: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

And it's followed by a verse that's not as well known: “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.” Philippians 4:9

Paul wasn't perfect, but he taught pure truth from God, and he gave up everything to serve the Lord.

 
But I want to point out something even more important in this passage: We follow Paul's example because the Scriptures he wrote were divinely inspired. They reflected his personality and experiences, but they were given by God's Spirit. Paul didn’t share his misunderstandings, cultural prejudices, or human errors. He shared only what God’s Spirit inspired him to share. 

 
Those who claim Paul’s teachings about male leadership and sexual lifestyles were simply part of Paul’s ignorance or cultural prejudice are promoting a lie.

 
We must “put into practice” the things Paul wrote. And to assure us this isn’t about human prejudice, God divinely inspired Peter (who had some conflict with Paul - Galatians 2:11-13) to call Paul’s letters Scripture (2 Peter 3:15-17).

 
Never listen to a teacher who claims Paul’s writings are not divinely inspired truth from God. 

 

For more insights, see: 

When People Reject Inerrancy of Scripture and The Time Is Coming.  

 

Click the image to find out more about Lies in Disguise, which also covers false teachings like this.

 

 

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There's No Such Thing as a Moral Majority

Despite our desire to have heaven on earth, we need to understand that there never has been and never will be a time when Christians are in the majority.

There's a recurring theme in Scripture:

✔ God told Jeremiah that when he spoke God's message, the majority wouldn't listen because “truth has perished; it has vanished from their lips” (Jeremiah 7:27-28). 

✔ He told Ezekiel that when he spoke God's truth, the majority would be “hardened and obstinate” (Ezekiel 3:4-9).

✔ Jesus warned us that people would hate us if we follow Him (John 15:18-25). 

✔ Jesus explained that the majority of people on earth will choose Hell (Matthew 7:13-14).

Despite these sad truths, it's important for us to understand that we must keep fighting the good fight of faith (Ephesians 6:10-18).  

If we live for the Lord, we can expect people to reject us and even despise us. But we can be encouraged by looking at the great cloud of faithful witnesses who've gone before us and by continuing to focus on Jesus, our loving Savior (Hebrews 12:1-2).

So let's keep fighting the good fight, using every opportunity to share God's truth. Even though we'll never be the majority, as we live our faith and share the gospel, we know there are others who will listen to the gospel and join us in the fight. 

For more inspiration to keep fighting the good fight, see We Need It: Courage and Biblical Battle Strategy. 

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Full Description of the Book Lies in Disguise. A much-needed book to uncover half-truths that misuse Scripture and weaken Christian faith.

 

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Adults Need to Act like Adults

When I write on biblical parenting, I never have anyone write and tell me that some children don't deserve to be brought up “in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). 
 

Does this mean all children are good, kind, and obedient? No. It means most Christian parents seek God's help in parenting imperfect children. They persevere out of love for their children and respect for the Lord. 
 

Whenever I share devotions about honoring parents, I have people write and tell me their parents don't deserve honor. Does this mean most parents are abusive, unsafe, and toxic as these children describe? No. It means that most of these children refuse to grow up, seek God's help, and persevere.

 

The dramatic rise in parent-child estrangement isn't because parents have become increasingly evil in the last twenty years. It's because culture promotes selfishness and victim-hood.

 

Ephesians 6:2-3 says, “Honor your father and mother” without any excuses attached. 

 

But many adult children have rewritten it to say, “Honor your father and mother if they honor you, have no expectations of you, make your life easy, and live up to your standards.” 

 

Christians must deny major elements of the gospel to dishonor parents, and they lose enormous blessings and remain spiritually weak (e.g., Romans 12:1-2; Romans 12:9-21). 

 

Scripture speaks of this deadly trend (2 Timothy 3:1-5).

 

Are there actual cases that require estrangement? Yes, but they're extremely rare and involve genuinely dangerous situations. And they don't account for the increasing dishonor shown to parents in our modern culture. 

 

So let's honor God this Father's Day by honoring our fathers!

 

I hope these devotions will encourage you further: Do You Believe God Means What He Says? and 3 Aspects of Honoring Parents. 

 

Please click the image below to find out more about Lies in Disguise. The half-truths fully explained in the book include half-truths used to dishonor parents.

 

 

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My Teeth Marks Are On That Apple

Food is an essential part of life, but it was also part of our spiritual death.

Although we commonly refer to the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden as an apple, the fruit is not specified in Scripture. All we know is that it came from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and it was the only fruit Adam and Eve were not supposed to eat.

Shockingly, when Satan told Eve that God was a liar and the forbidden fruit wouldn't hurt her, she believed him and ate it. Satan said the fruit would make her wise like God (Genesis 3).

• Instead of wisdom, she ingested insecurity, guilt, and suffering.
• Instead of nourishing God's image in herself, she weakened it.
• Instead of feeding on God's truth, she fed on Satan's lies.

All of us are sinners by choice. And we are without excuse because God has left clear evidence of His existence in creation (Romans 1:18-20). Even before we hear the gospel, we are born with a conscience that directs us to God (Romans 2:14-15). We can ignore the evidence and suppress our conscience, or we can respond to God's love.

So you might say our teeth marks are on that "apple" too…for all of us "have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).

But Christ redeemed us from that deadly bite and from every lie of Satan.

In every decision we make today, let’s bite into God’s truth!

Read a poem Gail wrote about this subject: On the Eve of Destruction - Poetic Justice. 

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A Man in Chains Tells Us How to Rejoice

Philippians 4:8 is one of the most recited verses in Scripture, with good reason. It tells us about a life-focus that will keep us from despair. It won’t keep us from hardship or trial, but it will keep us from hopelessness: 

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

Paul wrote this beautiful verse under divine inspiration from God when he was under house arrest, literally chained to a Roman soldier. 

His life was marked by unjust, cruel, unkind, evil persecution for boldly sharing God's truth. Read 2 Corinthians 11:23-33 for several examples. 

I know from life experiences that it's extremely hard to maintain a positive mindset when going through difficulties, especially when they're caused by others and are completely out of our control. We need not literally be in chains to feel like we are chained.

That’s when two other verses Paul wrote under divine inspiration also give us encouragement: 

“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

Philippians 4:8 and 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 are excellent verses to memorize, hiding them in your heart as reminders of God’s care for your soul.

 

For more encouragement in difficulty, see Absolutely Nothing! and 5 Ways to Process Problems Biblically.  

 

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Full Description of the Book Lies in Disguise. A much needed book to uncover half-truths that misuse Scripture and weaken Christian faith.

  

 
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Evolution Is a Lie in Disguise (Part 2)

 

 

These one-minute devotions explore the error of evolution and the way it has been used to undermine Christian creation beliefs.

 

To see Part 1: Recognizing Evolution Is Nonsense

 
Do You Believe in Devolution? It’s Fact, Not Theory.
Evolution or devolution? One is a fact, one is a weak theory. This one-minute devotion explains.

Popular Evolution, Unpopular Creation 
Are you overwhelmed by the vast majority of scientists who believe in evolution? This devotion will be helpful.

 

“Dumb” Things Christians Believe
On Darwin's 200th birthday, Newsweek called Christians "dumb." Newsweek represents what the Bible calls "fools." This one-minute devotion explains.

Intelligent Design and Unintelligent Theories
Where is the wise man of this age? Evolution has created a theory of foolishness that defies the evidence.

 

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Psychobabble or God's Word: Which Will You Choose?

Sometimes I’m overcome with sadness about the way God’s Word is dishonored by those calling themselves Christians. Recently on social media, someone discredited my devotion Why Salvation Requires Repentance, saying:

“If we live our lives obsessed with sin, either our own sin or others' sin, then we are living in sin consciousness instead of righteous consciousness. We either live by God’s grace or condemnation.”

She went on to misuse several Scriptures to “confirm” her psychological claims that God doesn't want us thinking too much about our sins.

No matter that the devotion included 19 Scriptures to support the fact that we Christians should take sin very seriously, this professing Christian disagreed. And she wasn't alone. Others gave her the thumbs up.

She believes taking our sins seriously is being “obsessed with sin.” And she believes our focus should be “righteous consciousness,” an explanation not found in Scripture. I'd call it psychobabble. 

It’s amazing how easily some Christians can replace solid scriptural principles with man-focused “wisdom.” 

Boundaries and other “self-care” psychological teachings are now prominent in “Christian” literature, replacing forgiveness and self-sacrifice with estrangement and self-love. And many professing Christians are choosing to become victims of psychobabble instead of choosing to be “more than conquerors” through Christ's love (Romans 8:37). 

We need “biblical consciousness,” viewing ourselves honestly as Romans 12:3 commands, and seeking to work out our salvation deliberately and consciously every day (Philippians 2:12-13).

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To understand more about this woman's claims, see We Are Those Who Have Died to Sin, Not Antinomians. And gain more insights from Psychology, Boundaries, Marijuana, or Scripture? 

Want to be able to recognize and steer clear of psychobabble? Lies in Disguise can help. See info below image to find out more. 

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HOW We Do Things Is Important

HOW we do something often matters more than WHAT we do. Check out the links in each of the bullet points below:

• HOW we disagree with our parents, pastor, or elders 
• HOW we confront a friend about ungodly behavior 
• HOW we comment on a website 
• HOW we comfort a friend who is hurting 
• HOW we deal with a "prickly person" 

 

Even if the principle is right, our method can be wrong.

• Arrogance and discernment do not equal biblical discernment.
• Bluntness and passion do not equal biblical passion. 
• Rudeness and confrontation do not equal biblical confrontation. 

Our modern culture promotes selfishness and pride, but we are called to "put off" these attitudes and "put on" new attitudes. Ephesians 4:17-32 is an excellent passage for understanding how our faith changes our attitudes and communication with others.

And those truths are reinforced throughout Scripture: Philippians 2:1-4 tells us to have humble motives; Colossians 4:6 encourages gracious speech; Ephesians 4:32 and 5:15-16 describe kind behavior. We should "do nothing from selfishness," know "how to answer everyone," and "make the most of every opportunity."

So let's thoughtfully, carefully, and biblically consider how we do things as well as why we do them.

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Second John Defines Genuine Love

Second John has only 13 verses. But I love how it concisely explains the meaning of love.

“And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.” Verse 6

Culture defines love as approval, but God ties love to obedience because all of His commands are loving and given for our best good.

 

When 2 John was written, the church was dealing with a number of false teachings, such as antinomianism which taught that you could know God while disobeying His commands. (See We Are Those Who Have Died to Sin, Not Antinomians.)

This reminds me of the progressive Christian movement (also called the ex-vangelical movement). These extremely popular New York Times best-selling authors have rejected Bible-believing faith and created a new Jesus who approves of ungodly lifestyles. (See Wilderness Wanderers.) 

Along with many others in our world, these false teachers have redefined love as if 2 John 1:6 says, “This is love: that we walk away from God’s commands and make everyone feel comfortable in their sins.” 

They embrace lies about gender, unborn life, sexual perversion, and creation. They smile and give a thumbs up as people damage their souls (2 Corinthians 4:4), calling Christians “hateful” when we share God’s loving warnings. 

 

I'm glad that God defines love, not mankind. We can be assured that we are acting in love when we “walk in obedience to his commands.”

 

 

For more about God's definition of love, see Enjoying Obedience and The World's Definition of Loving Others and God's Definition.

 

And click the image to discover how Lies in Disguise can help you better understand God's love and avoid harmful half-truths being taught in many churches. Find out the subjects of each chapter, read some reviews, and find out where to buy it at a discounted price.  

 

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