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Unless You Repent, You Shall All Perish

Posted on November 10, 2026 by bibleteacherorg

Luke 13:1-2 KJV There were present at that season some that told him of the GALILAEANS, WHOSE BLOOD PILATE HAD MINGLED WITH THEIR SACRIFICES. 2 And Jesus answering said unto them …

I last preached out of this text in 2016, the first year that Donald Trump ran for office of the President. Though Clinton received 2,868,686 more POPULAR votes than Trump, President Trump received 77 more ELECTORAL votes than Clinton. Our Constitution calls on the ELECTORAL votes, not the POPULAR votes to determine the Presidency. So this was the first presidency of Donald Trump. Clinton claimed the election was stolen, but it wasn’t. Then we began a period where Congress wasted time with “Russian Collusion In The Election”. Special Counsel Robert Mueller did not establish that the Trump campaign criminally conspired or coordinated with the Russian government’s election-interference operation, wasting 32.7 million dollars of our money.

The COVID epidemic ended President Trump’s bid for re-election, hitting America March 11, 2020. Biden became President, receiving 74 more ELECTORAL votes than Trump. Then in 2024, Trump defeated Harris with 86 more ELECTORAL votes – and he is now our President.

Preach! Each American voting cycle, one side or the other shouts “the election was stolen” or “this is a disaster”. The Congress, instead of taking care of the nation, tries to hurt the “enemy” on the other side. This is the spirit of Satan, not of God.

Preach! In our text today there was a disaster. A rebellion broke out in Rome. The followers of Judas Gaulonites refused to submit to Roman authority. They turned against the Law of the land, rejected paying taxes, and were constantly seeking to cause social unrest in Rome. During one of the Jewish Holy Days Galileans that followed Judas were in the Temple offering sacrifices on the altar of God. The Governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, sent soldiers into the Temple. THE REBELS WERE ALL KILLED, and THEIR BLOOD WAS POURED OUT ON THE ALTAR OF GOD. Continue reading →

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Do Not Love The World

Posted on November 10, 2026 by bibleteacherorg

1 John 2:15-17 KJV “Love not the WORLD {kosmos}, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (16) For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. (17) And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.”

What Does John Mean By “The World”?

When we are told “Love not the world”, it makes us think “what does John mean by the word “‘WORLD’”? Jesus told us to “Go into ALL THE WORLD {kosmos}and preach the Gospel to every creature”. God loves the world, His Creation. That familiar passage we all know says:

John 3:16 KJV “For GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

God loved the world so much that He sent His Son Jesus to die for the sins of the world. In fact, if you’ll look above our focal text today, you’ll read:

1 John 2:1-2 KJV My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, WE HAVE AN ADVOCATE WITH THE FATHER, JESUS CHRIST THE RIGHTEOUS: 2 And HE IS THE PROPITIATION FOR OUR SINS: and not for ours only, but also FOR THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD.

Jesus Christ is the “PROPITIATION FOR OUR SINS”, which means that His work on the Cross covers our sins, satisfying the justice of God. But Jesus did not just die for Riverview, or for the Baptists, but “FOR THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD”. God loves His creation. He loved… Continue reading →

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Have You Received The Holy Spirit Since You Believed?

Posted on November 6, 2026 by bibleteacherorg

The Apostle Paul has been preaching in Ephesus, and was preaching the True Gospel. He was preaching specifically to Jews – followers of John the Baptist – who believed in the Jesus Who was to come, but had never heard that Jesus had come. These were people had repented, and had been baptized by John. They left John’s side before Jesus revealed Himself, and going back to Ephesus, never heard that Jesus had come! Ephesus is 615 miles from Jerusalem, several weeks journey back in those days. There was no Internet, radio, or even print newspapers. They just didn’t know. God sent Paul to Ephesus to tell these believers the wonderful truth that Jesus had not only come, but died on the Cross and rose from the grave – and whosoever believes on Him shall be given eternal life.

Have You Received the Holy Spirit Since You Believed?

Acts 19:1-2 KJV And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost {pneuma, Spirit} since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost {pneuma, Spirit}.

Paul’s test for these believers in God was simple. “Have YOU received the Holy Spirit since you believed?”. You see, Jesus taught that once He went to the Cross, every believer in Him would receive the Holy Spirit. Jesus said:

John 14:16-18 NKJV And I will pray the Father, and HE WILL GIVE YOU ANOTHER HELPER, that HE MAY ABIDE WITH YOU FOREVER– 17 “the SPIRIT OF TRUTH, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 “I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you…. Continue reading →

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Straight Talk About The Devil, The Bible, And The Church

Posted on November 4, 2026 by bibleteacherorg

Matthew 16:13-18 KJV When Jesus came into the coasts of CAESAREA PHILIPPI, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Location Is Important: When Jesus asked His question, He and the Apostles were at “CAESAREA PHILIPPI”. Location is important when you’re studying the Bible. In Caesarea Philippi – a Roman stronghold – the people worshiped many gods and goddesses. There was Pan, Zeus, Hermes, Nemesis, Tyche … lots of false gods and goddesses. As our Lord traveled the length of the Holy Land, He had healed many, and reached out to both Jews and Gentiles. So Jesus asks:

Whom do MEN say that I the Son of man am?

What does the general public consider Jesus to be? Here Jesus refers to Himself as “The Son of Man”. So what is Jesus asking?

In the Old Testament, the phrase “son of man” first referred to a descendant of Adam, a human. Humans are fallen creatures. The Scripture says:

Numbers 23:19 NKJV – GOD IS NOT A MAN, that He should lie, NOR A SON OF MAN, that He should repent. …… Continue reading →

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Where Are The Nine?

Posted on November 4, 2026 by bibleteacherorg

Luke 17:11-19 KJV – And it came to pass, as {Jesus} went to Jerusalem, that HE PASSED THROUGH THE MIDST OF SAMARIA AND GALILEE. 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13 And they lifted up [their] voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 14 And when he saw [them], he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 And fell down on [his] face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. 17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where [are] the nine? 18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. Continue reading →

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The Hope Of The Nation

Posted on November 4, 2026 by bibleteacherorg

Our nation is in a famine. Not a famine of food and water, but a terrible famine nonetheless. God tells the nations through the Prophets:

Ezekiel 14:12-14 NKJV The word of the LORD came again to me, saying: 13 “Son of man, when A LAND SINS AGAINST ME BY PERSISTENT UNFAITHFULNESS, I will stretch out My hand against it; I WILL CUT OFF ITS SUPPLY OF BREAD, SEND FAMINE ON IT, and CUT OFF MAN AND BEAST FROM IT. 14 “Even [if] these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would DELIVER ONLY THEMSELVES BY THEIR RIGHTEOUSNESS,” says the Lord GOD.

God sends famine on a land that rejects Him. Beloved, there is famine in the land. There is famine in America.

Illustrate: I recently read a news article from financial expert Ted Jenkin entitled “Americans say they’re broke. So why can’t they stop spending so much?”. The first paragraph of the article said:

“Some Americans are crying poverty with a $1,500 iPhone in one hand and an $8 Starbucks latte in the other. They say groceries are unaffordable, but somehow the restaurants are packed, airports are crowded, and the neighbor just pulled into his driveway with a brand-new $90,000 SUV. Apparently, we’re one bad economic report away from bankruptcy and one Instagram post away from booking another trip to Cabo. Consumer confidence is in the basement. Consumer spending apparently didn’t get the memo.”

I’ve asked the same question myself. Americans are crying that they’re impoverished, but they have a cable television subscription that costs hundreds a year. They have “smart phones” and data plans that costs hundreds a month. Restaurants and stores are packed with people spending money – and yet we want more. Why? Because America is in the midst of a famine.

There is a famine of justice. Millions of American taxpayer dollars were embezzled by fraudulent child care centers in Minnesota, and it was uncovered and exposed by journalist Nick Shirley. Rather than fix the problem, nothing has happened to fix the problem other than government… Continue reading →

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Sun And Moon Stand Still

Posted on November 4, 2026 by bibleteacherorg

I want to read you a story today, a story in the life of Israel and Joshua, their leader. We will be in Joshua 10:1-14. But before we go there, I want us to read a couple of texts that are important to this story. Please stand in honor of this reading:

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Some people think that the Old Testament was written about a different God than the New Testament. Some Christians think that the Old Testament has no purpose now that we have the New Testament. They couldn’t be further wrong. Our Lord Jesus said:

John 5:39 (KJV) SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and THEY ARE THEY WHICH TESTIFY OF ME.

What was “THE SCRIPTURES” when Jesus said this? There was no New Testament, and no established Church until after the Day of Pentecost. When Jesus said “SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES”, He was talking about the Old Testament. Moses wrote about Jesus. Our Lord said:

John 5:46 (KJV) had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed Me: for he wrote of Me.

Moses wrote of Jesus. Jesus foreshadowed in every animal sacrifice, every feast, every thing that God did through Israel. Moses wrote of Abraham, and Jesus said to the Pharisees:

John 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day: and he saw it, and was glad…. Continue reading →

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Straight Talk About Theological Confusion And The Bible

Posted on October 30, 2026 by bibleteacherorg

Do You Know What You Believe,
And Why You Believe It?

A lot of people who claim to be Christians don’t.

A couple of Saturdays ago I met a homeless man named Todd, and his pit bull dog named Sleepy. I offered Todd some food, and he initially turned me down. I had pulled into the Family Center, so I said “that’s fine”, rolled up my window and started backing my van out. Todd waved me down, and I rolled down my window. He asked, “What kind of food?”. So I began to tell him what I had in the bags I was distributing. He came up to the car and said, “Okay then”, and I gave him a bag. I then asked:

“Can I pray for you?”

Normally the homeless want me to pray for them. He said, “No, I’d rather you not”. No explanation, and I didn’t require one. But I told him, “As I drive away I will be praying for you, because God loves you”. So I moved on.

Monday I pulled up to a homeless encampment and Todd actually walked up to my van with Sleepy. I asked, “Would you like some food?” Todd said that was fine, so I gave him a bag. He also told me “The last bag you gave me had tampons in it. I didn’t need them”. I told him I accidentally gave him a bag that should have been given to women, and he was all right with that. I asked again, … Continue reading →

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Six False Gospel We Must Avoid

Posted on October 13, 2026 by bibleteacherorg

The True Gospel calls us out of ourselves. The Gospel says that God created everything, even us. God put man in a perfect environment, and gave him a job to do, and a thing NOT to do. Man ignored the command of God. He ate what God said not to eat, and because he failed sin entered the world, and death came with sin. Everyone born from that man through ordinary generation inherited this sin nature, the desire to walk apart from God. The world is in the mess it is in because of that sin nature, and we ALL stand guilty before God, Who is holy, righteous, loving and good. God in His mercy and goodness sought Man in the Garden when he sinned, and seeks man today. God called out to Adam, “Where are you?” He calls out to us today through His Son Jesus Christ. God became perfect Man in Jesus. Jesus was not born of ordinary generation, He was virgin born. He was born without a sin nature. As Pastor Voddie Baucham said, “If Jesus was born of ordinary generation, He was born in sin. But because He’s not born of ordinary generation, He’s clean of sin, His record is clean, and He keeps His record clean”. Jesus obeyed the Law of God on our behalf. And Jesus went to the Cross to pay for our sins, “the Just for the unjust”(1 Peter 3:18). When we receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, when we hear His call and follow Him, we are adopted into the family of God (Ephesians 1:5; Romans 8:15) and are indwelt by God’s Spirit (1 Corinthians 3:16; Romans 8:9). Because of Jesus, Continue reading →

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Acting Like Saints

Posted on October 13, 2026 by bibleteacherorg

Paul has just finished chastising the Corinthian believers for horrendous sexual sin in the Church, sin that even the unbelievers of that day would not commit – that a young man was sleeping with his stepmother. Paul told that Church to judge that young man and to have no fellowship with him until he repented.

Now Paul addresses another spectacle causing the world to mock Christ and His Church. The believers are suing one another in civilian courts. Not over big matters – over every trivial thing they disagree about. Paul is not pleased, and neither is God. Continue reading →