Many believers are under the oppression of false apostles and seek fellowship in counterfeit churches. But they have been so blinded and brainwashed that they can hardly recognize their need for serious help. This book pinpoints the distinguishing characteristics of both true and false churches. It provides lessons that are extremely needed today, when all sorts of abuses and oppressive teachings have gained a foothold as false apostles take control of the airwaves. To achieve this, the book exposes the errors in interpretation and in the thinking about God's nature that lead people to false churches. It then offers believers the way forward. While many writers who have diagnosed the same problems in the church have prescribed a return to the early church model, "The Nature of the Apostolic Church" shows that this solution is defective as the first century church was itself imperfect. The solution, the book explains, lies in fixing the eyes of the church on Jesus and Him alone, thus moving the Body of Christ beyond restoration and into perfection. That is the church that Christ desires, one without any spot or blemish.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1919 Edition.

The following is the first collection of the WPA Papers that deal with Islam and Black Nationalism. These papers primarily deal with Chicago and were written under the auspices of the Black Historical & Benevolent Society called the Julius Rosenwald Fund. This fund was under the direction of the Illinois Writer's Project. Writer such as Arthur Huff Fauset, Jessie Fauset, Richard Wright, Zora Neal Hurston, Lillian Harper, and Arna Bontemps had poetry, sociological studies, and short stories written under direction of the IWP. Julius Rosenwald was a Jewish philanthropist that set up a fund before his death to give scholarships to blacks for school and to pay to collect materials on Black history and culture. The butler of Rosenwald went on to become a precinct captain and later a leader in the Moorish Science Temple. All the groups covered in these studies had connections with each other. Elijah Muhammad called Marcus Garvey and Noble Drew Ali "fine Muslims" and encouraged their followers to follow him as he was only "completing their mission." The studies here were done by Lillian Harper and Arna Bontemps. An appendix gives short notes on the leaders of the various groups and a bibliography gives books and articles to lead researchers to more material.

Because of the present world situation, the direct command of our LORD Jesus in Mat 28:19-20, and the resultant rise in the Jihadist Terrorism, it is required for every Christian to share the Gospel of The Grace Of Christ Jesus our LORD with as many individuals as possible. The Evangelization of Islam, therefore, was written to bring an evangelistic/discipling challenge to English speaking Christians. Because of the difficulty of relating the Gospel to Muslims, it is believed that a thorough exposure to the various elements of Islam, contrasted with the Biblical Theology of Christianity, is required. An adequate and comprehensive look at the subject Islam would require a lifetime of study and analysis. To help with this arduous tesk, this book provides the research and analysis of many men and women. These folks have supplemented my library with many books, web downloads, and magazine articles. In a textbook, written for our Bible College classes, a short article appears that covers very generally the religion of Islam. Recently, a portion (including Islam) was taught to an adult Sunday School class. That book set the stage for this book. This book is not a war on Muslims, we love Muslims, but only an attempt to persuade Christians that Islam is a rich evangelistic field. Thanks goes to Wikipedia, and several Islamic Web Sites for sharing their materials. (Knowingly or unknowingly) Thanks also to the many authors, too numerous to mention, that have contributed to my understanding of the Islamic Problem. Examples of Common Ground with Islam, (e.g., The virgin birth, The books of Davidic Psalms, The Creation Story, Islamic Eschatology, The accuracy of the Qur'an) with possible Christian responses are presented. Sincerely, a brother in Christ, Norman E. "Swede" Carlson, President The Colorado Free Bible College 2019 Southgate Rd. #37 Colorado Springs, CO 80906 719-591-6042 [email protected]

Most of us have at least a basic understanding of religion and may call ourselves Christians, perhaps even attending Church. Many will regard the values taught by Christian Churches as being of benefit to all, especially the youth in our community. What happens though when a religion goes wrong and becomes a destructive cult? How much damage can it do to believers? How are the lives of innocent people wrecked? Why do people become entrapped by cults in the first place? What nightmarish things sometimes go on behind the closed doors of a religious cult? Would you even recognize a cult if you found one? All these vitally important questions are answered in From Fear to Freedom and many typical characteristics of destructive religious cults are explained in clear yet simple detail. If you are trying to put your life back together after getting out of a cult, then this self-help book for religious cult survivors can help - how? Because it's written by a cult survivor who spent 31 years in Herbert Armstrong's powerful, destructive and so called Christian cult, The Worldwide Church of God. This easy to read title will also help if you are assisting a friend or family member to put a wrecked life back together after they have left a cult. It points the way forward for cult survivors and leaves the reader with a strong belief in hope, recovery and above all, freedom.