Reaching Out Ministries

29/10/2020

On Judgement Day, without Christ you will face God as a Judge; with Christ you will face Him as a Father.

06/10/2020

Whenever a Christian justifies their sin by saying "God knows my heart" they're spitting in the face of His grace and sneering at his wretched suffering on the cross. Don't live a life offending God and then expect Him to accept your offences gladly as if you are any great prize for Him. Lest you forget, He is the perfect unblemished Lamb who is worthy, not you. You are the poor miserable wretch whose earned destiny is hell if it were not for the undeserved grace of Almighty God.

06/10/2020

A person who has a weak relationship with Christ will find ways to justify their sin in order to accommodate their flesh.

02/08/2020

While Jesus warned in the Bible, when explaining future events in the End Times, that there would be pestilences in various places, what has happened in 2020 was not expected by many (if not all). But God knew. He knew what was to come and He knows the outcome. He is still sovereign and we can continue to trust Him. What a comforting thought knowing that while it appears that events are out of our control, God has never relinquish His control.

He. Is. Still. Sovereign!!

17/07/2020

Where do you get your theology from? Is it from the Scriptures, sound biblical preaching or from songs you sing?

Many Christians believe what they sing, which is why it's dangerous for churches to use songs in their services from Bethel Music, Hillsong and Elevation church (just to name a few - and it also includes people listening to this music privately). These churches teach wrong biblical theology which lead many Christians astray and that same theology is encompassed in their music. The poison of their bad theology in music is well hidden in notes and words designed to drive emotions, which is what Christians today tend to place more emphasis on. Emotional experience has sadly replaced biblical truth in many churches as emotions better tickle itching ears.

14/07/2020

"Again and again the sinner must feel the lash; he who trusts in the Lord finds nothing but mercy all around him."

Psalm 32:10

08/06/2020

"Humans are evil by nature and what keeps them in check is accountability, punishment, justice."

Social media has been looping footage of rioting and looting of an unprecedented—almost bizarre—scale. I saw one lucky lady nonchalantly toting a cake she had looted from a Cheesecake Factory resta…

31/05/2020

So many Christians are trying to "hear God's voice" when He already speaks to us so clearly in His Word. This is because the modernised Charismatic churches are teaching that the sufficiency of Scripture is not enough and that Christians need to constantly look for "more". If His Word is insufficient that you "need something more" then it's not Christianity you're interested in, it's an occultic experience you're after, because you're more interested in experiences than solid Scripture.

Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice and I know them and they follow me” [John 10:27]. His voice is all we need to hear and the Scriptures are His voice which are completely and utterly sufficient.

Until you have utterly exhausted the reading, studying and understanding of the Scriptures, you have no right to tell God you want "more" when you've hardly touched what He gave you.

2 Timothy 3:16-17
"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work."

12/04/2020

HE IS RISEN. Those who are in Christ have been saved by God, from God, and to be with God forever and ever. Amen ❤

29/03/2020

For years Christians have been warning about the upcoming end times, and now it seems that we've finally entered into the final lap. The coronavirus appears to be the catalyst being used to crash economies and prepare the world for a one-world government and monetary system. Learn more from this short video by pastor Jim McBurney of The Rock Ministries.

https://youtu.be/Kbm-iI0Mdsw

16/02/2020

God has nowhere promised to reveal Himself privately, directly or specifically to us apart from His Holy Scriptures. God's written Word is sufficient for the Christian faith and the Christian life. Everything we need to know to believe is revealed in His Word. Everything we need to know to live the Christian life, all the guidance we need is in His Word.

- source unknown

24/01/2020

ARE THERE PROPHETS TODAY?

I'm not sure if you've noticed, but nowadays in the church nearly every man and his dog is claiming prophet status, or the ability to prophesy. This article deals with the question as to whether we actually have modern day prophets and "prophesiers". Maybe you think you are one?

Read the article and let us know what you think.

https://thecripplegate.com/prophets-today/

I was asked this question in an e-mail. I’m notoriously long-winded (perhaps you’ve noticed). But I am trying to be more concise (please say you’ve noticed). I get asked this question a lot, and I …

03/01/2020

Psalm 135:6
"Whatever the LORD pleases, He does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps."

There is a misconception amongst those involved with the health-wealth prosperity movement that God cannot do anything in this world without the permission of man, granted to Him through prayer (a heresy taught by Miles Munroe on a show with Benny Hinn). Let us not forget that God is sovereign over all peoples and all things. Psalm 135:6 reminds us that He does whatever He pleases. He needs no permission from His mortal creation.

11/05/2019

How much time do you devote to the Word of God?

06/05/2019

REAL REACTIONS TO HEAVENLY BEINGS

There seems to be a very real disrespect invading the Church when it comes to “heavenly encounters”. Have you noticed how prevalent so-called encounters with heavenly beings has become? People are claiming so often that they’ve been “visited by angels” or taken up to heaven where they’ve seen Jesus (in some cases Jesus was their actual tour guide) that it seems to be the latest trend; the “in thing”. Christians nowadays are running after heavenly experiences while side-lining the Bible. Churches that host “Holy Ghost revivals” end up with what can only be described as a spiritual o**y; people writhing about on the floor, screaming, laughing and acting drunk or drugged. All of this is in defiance of the Scriptures which say that we are to be “self-controlled and sober-minded” (1 Peter 4:7).

As John MacArthur correctly says, “No one should seek experiences in preference to the Word of God. All experience must be qualified and validated by the Scriptures.” (Charismatic Chaos, pg 44). So in order to qualify a spiritual or heavenly experience with the Bible, we should see what the common response was from people who really were visited by heavenly beings.

In Acts 10 we read about an angelic vision to a centurion by the name of Cornelius. Verses 3 to 4 say: “About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.” And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.”

Now let’s point out the obvious; what was Cornelius’ reaction to his vision of the angel? The Scriptures clearly state that “he stared at him in terror”. Wow, imagine that, terror. Not with laughing or general familiarity. The Bible states in numerous places about having a “fear of the Lord” and yet people in churches today seem to think that having a healthy fear of God is no longer necessary. Fear for God, however, is not something that you choose to have, it’s an involuntary reaction to being in the presence of an awesome spiritual being.

Let’s travel a bit further back in time to a well-known prophet by the name of Daniel. After Daniel had a vision, that vision was interpreted by an angel. In Daniel 8:16 to 17 we read: “And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, and it called, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” So he came near where I stood. And when he came, I was frightened and fell on my face. But he said to me, “Understand, O son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end.”

Again, what do we see the reaction being here? Daniel said that he was frightened and fell on his face. Another case of a healthy dose of fear being displayed.

In Revelation 1:17 we read the Apostle John’s account of encountering Jesus while exiled on the island of Patmos. “When I saw Him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and last”.

Keep one thing in mind with this account, and that was that John knew Jesus personally when he spent 3 years living with Him on earth, but seeing Him in glory had him fall to the ground as though dead.

These are just three examples of reactions of godly men when faced with spiritual encounters. These weren’t heathens of whom we’d expect to have a fear of beings they’ve been living in denial against. Yet despite their godliness, these men did not claim any familiarity by virtue of their godliness. Many Christians today, on the other hand, have such a familiar attitude towards that which is holy that it crosses over into disrespect.

So next time you hear a person describing their “heavenly encounter with a spiritual being” take note of their actions and reactions and decide for yourself whether or not it matches up with Scripture.

25/04/2019

“He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.” (Titus 1:9)

Why is sound doctrine so important? Why do some Christians emphasize doctrine so much? How can I know if a doctrine is sound?

21/04/2019

Christ died for us so that we didn't have to die without Him.

31/03/2019

"False doctrine harms people. We can't just see it as different beliefs in the body. It stunts spiritual growth, prevents others from being saved, puts people on an endless spiritual hamster wheel, it divides families, it ruins people's lives.......... We must expose error and pull people out of the flames. Heresy creates false converts."
- Mike Moorer