scripture | Bruce A. Shields

Nov 10, 20234 min read

Vain Imaginations and Lying to Ourselves

Sometimes, we reject the truth, not only because we feel it is too much to "deal with" or accept, but to continue the illusion of truth

Nov 14, 20224 min read

Running on Empty: Preventative Maintenance for your Soul

Sometimes we feel too busy to take care of that pesky warning light. Too much is happening or on our plate to take a serious look at the

Nov 13, 20222 min read

Statistics of Believers Don't Lie

I find it very telling when I see the statistics for the sermons I post. I have written over 800 sermons on just about every topic in script

Oct 7, 20227 min read

Turning Negative Thinking into a Positive Life

I am sure you have heard the phrase, "learn from your mistakes," because it has been around for a while. This statement is true! Even mistak

Sep 26, 20222 min read

Heresy 101:Gnosticism

Gnosticism holds to a radical dualism of good and evil and believes secret knowledge is necessary for salvation; this contrasts sharply with

Sep 23, 20222 min read

Heresy 101: The Ebionites

Ebionites were a Jewish-Christian group that believed that Jesus did not exist before his birth and that God adopted him at his baptism.

Sep 21, 20222 min read

Heresy 101: Dual Covenant Theology

Dual Covenant Theology promotes the idea that the Jewish people have their own path to Salvation which does not include Jesus.

Sep 18, 20221 min read

Heresy 101: Docetism

Docetism is a heresy with many variations, again, as with most heresies, attacking the nature of Christ. It generally teaches, among the var

Sep 16, 20222 min read

Heresy 101: Apollinarianism

Jesus is God in the flesh (John 1:1, 14, 10:30-33, 20:28, Phil. 2:5-8, Heb. 1:8). He is fully God and fully man (Col. 2:9); thus, He has two

Sep 15, 20223 min read

Heresy 101: Anti-Paulism

Anti-Paulism or Pauline Christianity is the belief that the Apostle Paul was a heretic and that the books he wrote are not a part of Biblica

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