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  " For you will no longer remember the oracle of the L ord , because every man’s own word will become the oracle, and you have perverted the words of the living God, the L ord  of hosts, our God." - Jer. 23:36 One problem the people of Israel encountered was prophets who prophesied their own oracles as if they came from God. In Jeremiah chapter 6 we see the LORD condemning the voices of falsehood, "Saying 'Peace, peace, but there is no peace.'"(v.14) The people during Jeremiah's day had turned from God's oracles to the oracles of man, and they would suffer as a result.  Although Jeremiah's words about people perverting God's words were directed at a straying Israelite leadership and people, the words speak to the world in which we now live as well. This will not be a popular notion, but it seems we are seeing more and more Christian proclaiming messages God has supposedly said or something God is supposedly going to do. I am a Pentecostal pr...

   It has been over two months since my last post. I have been contemplating direction for this blog. Up to this point I have primarily posted thoughts from my own personal study time or excerpts from sermons and teachings. In doing so I have primarily avoided addressing specific issues facing the church, at least directly. This changes now!    There are far too many issues that the church is facing, at least in America, to avoid addressing. Although I do not expect to serve up ground-breaking insight and revolutionary arguments that alter the course of history, I will begin weaving specific issues and subjects in this blog that perhaps (hopefully and prayerfully) will help correct and shape those within my sphere of influence.     Jeremiah referred to God's Word within as a,  "burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay." (Jer. 20:9)  Keeping silent will work no longer.  We n...