http://springbible.org/blog Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:03:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My suggestion is to use a version that you are comfortable reading. I suggest one of these three.... The King James Version (Kind of hard to understand at times and not something I would encourage a new Christian to handle at first), The New International Version (this one is a ... http://springbible.org/blog/?p=3 I have been through a desert experience these last few months. I've learned a lot. God has been patient with me, but never the less, He wants me to follow Him in order to lead. One thing I needed to be before this endevour was to be wholly and totally ... http://springbible.org/blog/?p=5 Whether or not Spring Bible Fellowship actually happens is up to God. One of the things that I am wanting to stress is: Bible Teaching : Personal Application Stressing Salvation, Sin, Repentance Wanting to have everyone know... what the Bible says, not just what the pastor is saying. We will probably be the only church ... http://springbible.org/blog/?p=6 Here we go... I've been pondering starting a congregation for the better part of 12 years, but knew that I needed to continue doing the small group bible study thing and be satisfied sitting at the feet of Jesus before embarking on what I think would be the ultimate journey, as ... http://springbible.org/blog/?p=7 Are we, as Christians, so mesmerized at our little corner of the Christian world that anything that passes as Christian is immediately embraced without "testing the spirits"? Has Satan made us so numb that we are not able to discern the spiritual? Have we surrendered our priesthood for a seat ... http://springbible.org/blog/?p=9 I just finished visiting a very interesting website regarding tithing and how most churches have not only embraced this doctrine, but totally shoved the poor right out of the door. Churches that teach tithing are in danger of falling into the realm of the Spiritual Abuse iceberg. The post below was ... http://springbible.org/blog/?p=10 A Short List of things that the traditional plan of the church STEALS... (http://www.visionofthechurch.com) 1. MONEY If you pay money (especially "tithe") to the pastor or leaders of the church--(which is usually used mostly to support a building which is used largely for Christian use--and pay the "full-time" ministers/pastors of the church--who spend ... http://springbible.org/blog/?p=11 I got to thinking over the last week or so about this thing called "Pastor".... why is it capitalized? What is a "senior" pastor? What is a "lay" pastor? What is an "executive" pastor? Where in the word of God are these titles... and why are people who serve as ... http://springbible.org/blog/?p=12 I have been told on numerous times that church leaders want informed believers, but not believers who know the truth that the bible teaches. Why? It's because of control. If you control access to information, then you control the person or persons who do not have that information. In my early Christian years ... http://springbible.org/blog/?p=13