Former 2nd largest drug dealer in Los Angeles claims if you don’t give him money, you have a demon inside you. Jason Lozano can be traced back to the Planetshakers movement, whose organization rakes in millions upon millions of dollars every year putting on Christian entertainment events.
The latest internet and television huckster and charlatan Robert Morgan recently used Matthew 23:23 to strongarm his followers to “tithe”.
Robert Morris has made millions by preaching lies and deceiving people into thinking they have to tithe and give money to his church. He is a false teacher and a phony. In this video false teacher Robert Morris tricks his gullible audience into thinking that Jesus commanded Christians to tithe. He ignores the context of Jesus words and his audience just has no idea because they don’t read their bibles. If the church he was preaching to read their bibles for themselves they would be able to see that Jesus was speaking to the scribes and Pharisees and the scribes and Pharisees were Jews living in the promised land under the Old Covenant. Even a child could see this but no one in Robert Morris’s church seems to realize this. Why? Because they are spiritually lazy and won’t study the Bible for themselves. Instead they rely on false teachers like Robert Morris.
There are six New Testament expressions that trace the decline of faith in an individual.
BEFORE a person is saved, he may have:
1) “vain faith” or belief in the wrong doctrine (1Cor 15:14-17)
2) “dead faith” or belief in orthodox doctrine without personal belief in Christ (James 2:19-20)
AFTER a person is saved, he can experience the following varieties of faith:
1) a kind of unbelief – experienced by the believers who fail to accept the whole work of Christ (Mark 16:11-14)
2) “little faith” – a mixture of faith and unbelief (Mark 7:26)
3) “weak faith” – referring to belief expressed as mere legalism (Rom 14:1)
4) “strong faith” – faith that is rooted in the promises of God (v. 20)
Illustration: As Christians mature, they should grow in faith. This was the experience of Abraham. Early in his pilgrimage with God, he could not trust God to protect him in Egypt. This was “weak faith” (Gen 12:10-20). He was later able to trust God, in sacrificing his son Issac. This was “strongfaith” (Heb 11:17-19)
Application: The Chrisitan life is a continual growing adventure in faith. (Gen 15:6, Rom 4:20, cf Rom 8:16)
R.I.P. Bob Beckwith. On September 11, 2001, Bob was happily retired after more than 30 years of service with the New York City Fire Department. When the terrorists attacked, Bob suited back up and, like so many brave first responders, raced toward the danger to save and search for others.
Choose a column that contains the same spacing for each line from top to bottom
Measure baseline (bottom of font) from the top line to baseline to last line in millimeters
Divide mm height by number of lines
158mm / 59 lines = 2.678mm
Convert mm to inches
2.678mm / 25.4mm = 0.1054 inches
Convert inches to points
0.1054 inches x 72 = 7.5888 point font
[Reference: 72 points per inch and 25.4 mm per inch]
Schuyler RSV Quentel with Apocrypha
182 / 45 lines = 4.04mm
4.04mm / 25.4 = 0.15923
0.15923 x 72 = 11.8 point font
(Includes the leading or space between the characters)
Published font by Schuyler: 10pt Milo
The smallest font that I am able to comfortably read for extended periods of time is 8.2pt on 8.5pt Lexicon as published by Cambridge in the ESV Diadem edition. However I prefer the example from above as published by Schuyler in the RSV edition.
Here are some examples of Bibles I currently own
Cambridge NRSV w/apoc = 9.3pt
Cambridge ESV Diadem = 8.4pt
Cambridge Topaz = 10.5pt
Schuyler ESV Stridon = 11.1pt
Schuyler RSV Quentel w/ apoc = 11.4pt
Crossway ESV Study Bible = 9.9pt
Luke 14:26 ESV
26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
An idiom of preference (Mt 6:24; 10:37; Rom 9:13; Mal 1:2-3; Gen 29:30-31; Dt 21:15-17). One must prefer God of love Him more than all else to be saved (Mt 22:37). God first is the motto of the Bible. [Dake]
The “hate” here is a comparative thing (Mt 10:37; Gen 29:31). In the OT it went so far as to killing one’s own kinfolk (Ex 32:26-28, Dt 13:6-9, 33:9). Muhammed copied this and applied it to his own religion, because he believed that disobedience to him was disobedience to God (Allah). (Sura 4:69, 80; 72:23). In the NT, it means that a Christian is going to have to put Jesus Christ’s will ahead of the will of his father, mother, spouse, children, and himself. [Ruckman]
If anyone comes to me. Cf. 9:23–24. Those who would be Christ’s disciples must (1) love their family less than they love Christ (14:26); (2) bear the cross and follow Christ (v. 27); and (3) relinquish everything (v. 33). These are complementary ways of describing complete commitment. The first condition for discipleship is to hate one’s father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, and life (cf. 18:29; see 6:20–22). “Hating” is a Semitic expression for loving less (cf. Gen. 29:30–31; Deut. 21:15–17; Matt. 10:37). [ESVSB]
14:26 hate. This means to love less (cf. Gen. 29:31, 33; Deut. 21:15–17, where “unloved” translates a word meaning “hated”). Discipleship means loving the Master so much that all other loves are hatred by comparison. [ESV Reformation Bible]
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The NFL announced its pregame lineup for Super Bowl LVIII on Thursday, and the league drew criticism over its intentions to have the Black national anthem played before the game.
“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” known as the Black national anthem, has been played at each Super Bowl since Super Bowl LV and has stirred controversy on social media since. This year, the NFL said the song is to be performed by Grammy-winning R&B singer Andra Day. The Black national anthem has been played at Super Bowl since 2020 season
“Black” National Anthem – Lift Every Voice and Sing
From Saint Peter Relates an Incident by James Weldon Johnson. Copyright © 1917, 1921, 1935 James Weldon Johnson, renewed 1963 by Grace Nail Johnson.
Lift every voice and sing,
Till earth and heaven ring,
Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise
High as the list’ning skies,
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on till victory is won.