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]

"A masterful piece of reporting . . . Reitman tells a spellbinding story of a larger-than-life personality whose quirks, ticks and charisma shaped America's newest homegrown religious movement." --" Washington Post"
Scientology is known for its celebrity believers and its team of "volunteer ministers" at disaster sites such as the World Trade Center; its notably aggressive response to criticism or its attacks on psychiatry; its requirement that believers pay as much as hundreds of thousands of dollars to reach the highest levels of salvation. But for all its notoriety, Scientology has remained America's least understood new religion, even as it has been one of its most successful.
Now Janet Reitman tells its riveting full story in the first objective modern history of Scientology, at last revealing the astonishing truth about life within the controversial religion for its members and ex-members. Based on five years of research, confidential documents, and extensive interviews with current and former Scientologists, this is an utterly compelling work of nonfiction and the defining work on an elusive faith.
"A meticulously researched history and revealing expose, a frightening portrait of a religion that many find not just controversial, but dangerous." -- "Boston Globe "
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During Thanksgiving vacation of her freshman year at Swarthmore College (1977), Elizabeth, at her mother's insistence, attended a "stress-reduction" session with a biofeedback technician on staff at a Manhattan psychologist's office. During that first visit, this man filled her ears with prophetic visions of a glorious future--the inheritance of those fortunate few who might choose to accompany him. His confidence and charisma entranced her, and she soon recruited two of her college roommates. When the psychologist fired his assistant two years later, Elizabeth and her mother followed. Over the next decade, this man, a malevolent genius and master of manipulating metaphysical concepts to benefit a self-serving agenda, organized a small, dedicated band of followers. "The Group" evolved into an incestuous family--a cult. Their brainwashed minds became fused with a distinctive, New Age doctrine. A coterie of spiritual "Navy Seals," they scrambled in terror, training to survive the inevitable cataclysm--one man's divine vision of Armageddon. Subsequent to a momentous event in August 1994, with the guru as high priest, "The Black Dog Religion" was born. Elizabeth sank into a pit of despair, darker than she ever could have imagined was possible. From the adolescent gullibility which seduced her astray, to the enlightenment which led her to freedom, you will travel an incredible journey. For anyone who has ever been trapped by a person who would not let them go, within this book lies a message of hope.