Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. (1 Corinthians 14:1) These are the apostle Paul’s instructions to the Corinthian church. This is in the context of his discussion…
I recently saw someone post this question on Facebook and I have always wondered about that as well. Up to this point I have never taken the time to find a suitable answer. So…
In this posting I want to examine in the Scriptures some of the particularly important functions of the church and in turn our personal lives. This means that when we examine our churches, and in…
Our desire is to set forth the teaching of the Bible in a clear, straightforward manner, apart from mere church traditions. Here is a quote from a church historian and a Bible Companion. Pure Gospel…
When the early apostles planted a church and over time prepared to leave, they appointed multiple elders to be the bishops or overseers of the local church (Titus 1:5-6). That apostolic ministry then followed up…
The first seven councils of the Ecumenical Church decided on these major doctrines: 1. Trinity: Relationship between Father, Son and Spirit 2. Mary as mother of God 3. Elevating the Bishops of Jerusalem and Constantinople…
Jason and Amy DeMars In Ephesians 5:25 Paul commands us in the epistle to the Ephesians to love our wives as Christ loves the church. This is a command that each of us as men…
We are living in what many historians and scholars consider the end-times. It is an important time that happens just before the coming of Christ. Therefore we need to watch and pray. Satan knows his…
God’s Plan For MarriageIn this edition of our monthly newsletter I will be writing about marriage. In it we will review the purpose of marriage, our responsibility and fulfillment in Christ, the role of the…
While the message of the apostles has never changed, the message that the Church has preached has changed over the years. As we wrote previously, it is the message of the apostles that saves us.…
There is a little phrase I have heard many times, “Maybe I don’t know the Bible, but I know the Author real well.” I think it is a great comment when understood correctly. Let me…
I want to introduce you to a simple subject using a complex word. The word is kerygma. What in the world is kerygma? Why do I need to know and why should I care? The…
“Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”2 Corinthians 5:17The essential reality of the Christian faith is not an inherited…
Hello, I’m Jason DeMars. I am the founder of Present Truth Ministries. For several years I’ve worked with the persecuted church, and the focus of the ministry was solely for that purpose. As you can…
Through much of Christian history the church has misunderstood the headship of man. The husband is indeed the head or leader of the wife, but men and women are equals. Ephesians 5:23 tells us, “For…
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