Networking is defined as the action or process of interacting with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts. In and of itself, networking is not a bad thing. Networking can involve like-minded believers to interact around the Word of God and spiritually grow. It can involve exchanging practical applications of scripture in …
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A BRAWLER
A.H. Strong defines a brawler as someone who roars, is boisterous- a growler-a murmurer, a contentious person. John MacArthur says, “Brawlers aren’t qualified to serve as elders in the church (1 Timothy 3:3), because a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but be able to collaborate and work with the sheep.” In 1 …
TROUBLEMAKERS
Romans 16:17 says: Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. Ernest Lee is often called a troublemaker, because he confronts those who cause division and teach doctrines that are contrary to the scripture. Does speaking truth to authority, not …
WHEN TO LEAVE
How do you know when God is moving you from a church? When should you consider leaving a church? Ernest Lee has six reasons to leave a church: (1) There is abuse of power in church leadership. That can be anything from lack of collaboration with the congregation to tyrannical, dictatorial behavior. Abuse of power …
OBEY THOSE THAT RULE OVER YOU
Hebrews 13:17 says “Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.” Ole Ernest has seen this verse used all his life to ‘keep …
ACTS
Acts was written by Luke around 65AD. It is addressed to Theophilus. Not much is known about Theophilus, but most Bible scholars believe he to be a real person, probably a prominent person in Jewish society. Acts is important to us for us because it gives us the early history of the New Testament church. …
COVID-19
We live in a very different world than we did just eight months ago. The COVID-19 pandemic has dominated people’s lives. Some believers reacted by scoffing at calls to isolate and avoid contact with others. They said it was not worse than the flu and that politicians were blowing it out of proportion. Other believers …
DO ALL THINGS REALLY WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD?
So is God doing a good job in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic? Is He paying attention? Does He care? Deist believe God created the world and then just set it in motion, gave mankind the ability to reason, and just sets back and observes. They use situations and circumstances like COVID-19, the 9-11 …
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GOD’S ATTRIBUTES
Ernest Lee ain’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I can’t for the life of me understand some of these fools who believe that ignoring sound counsel about the spread of this COVID-19 is Biblical. The same preacher in Louisiana who defied the Governor’s orders to not hold large gatherings now claims he will …
QUARANTINE IN THE BIBLE!
Ernest Lee is no fan of government. I ain’t into ‘Anarchy,'(No government) which is the state of a society being freely constituted without authorities or a governing body. I lean more Libertarian(limited government) because that political philosophy seeks to maximize political freedom and autonomy and it gives believers more freedom to preach the gospel. But …
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