Way of Life Literature
Publisher of Bible Study Materials
Way of Life Literature
Publisher of Bible Study Materials
Angels - June 16
The following is excerpted from The Doctrine Which Ye Have Learned, a new Advanced Bible Studies Series course available from Way of Life Literature. (This book replaces Give Attendance to Doctrine.)
Angels are intelligent, powerful spirit beings created to serve God. “Angel” means “messenger.”
The Existence of Angels
Angels are mentioned about 300 times in Scripture. No one can deny the existence of angels without denying the Bible.
The Origin of Angels
1. They were created by Jesus Christ (Col. 1:16). They are made by God (Heb. 1:7).
2. They were created before the world was made. They sang when God made the universe (Job 38:7).
.. Read More
The following is excerpted from The Doctrine Which Ye Have Learned, a new Advanced Bible Studies Series course available from Way of Life Literature. (This book replaces Give Attendance to Doctrine.)
Angels are intelligent, powerful spirit beings created to serve God. “Angel” means “messenger.”
The Existence of Angels
Angels are mentioned about 300 times in Scripture. No one can deny the existence of angels without denying the Bible.
The Origin of Angels
1. They were created by Jesus Christ (Col. 1:16). They are made by God (Heb. 1:7).
2. They were created before the world was made. They sang when God made the universe (Job 38:7).
.. Read More
Psychology and End-Times Mysticism - June 15
The following is an excerpt from our free eBook The God of End-Times Mysticism.
Psychology has been permeated with mysticism since its inception in the 19th century.
Carl Jung
Carl Jung (1875-1961), the founder of analytical psychology, has been called “the psychologist of the 21st century” (Merill Berger, The Wisdom of the Dreams, front cover.” Jung (pronounced Young) has been influential, not only in society at large, but also in the New Age.. Read More
The following is an excerpt from our free eBook The God of End-Times Mysticism.
Psychology has been permeated with mysticism since its inception in the 19th century.
Carl Jung
Carl Jung (1875-1961), the founder of analytical psychology, has been called “the psychologist of the 21st century” (Merill Berger, The Wisdom of the Dreams, front cover.” Jung (pronounced Young) has been influential, not only in society at large, but also in the New Age.. Read More
Friday Church News Notes
SCOTTISH TEACHER’S UNION SPONSORS BLASPHEMOUS PORTRAYAL OF JESUS AS TRANSGENDER (Friday Church News Notes, June 11, 2021, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The following is excerpted from “Scottish teacher’s union,” The Christian Post, June 6, 2021: “A Scottish teachers union’s decision to promote a controversial play depicting Jesus Christ as transgender in celebration of June, what LGBT activists call ‘Pride Month,’ has outraged Christians who’ve long opposed the play, noting that ‘true biblical Christianity is becoming marginalized through political correctness.’ The union.. Read More
SCOTTISH TEACHER’S UNION SPONSORS BLASPHEMOUS PORTRAYAL OF JESUS AS TRANSGENDER (Friday Church News Notes, June 11, 2021, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The following is excerpted from “Scottish teacher’s union,” The Christian Post, June 6, 2021: “A Scottish teachers union’s decision to promote a controversial play depicting Jesus Christ as transgender in celebration of June, what LGBT activists call ‘Pride Month,’ has outraged Christians who’ve long opposed the play, noting that ‘true biblical Christianity is becoming marginalized through political correctness.’ The union.. Read More
Biblical Principles of Music- June 10
The following study is a chapter from The Satanic Attack on Sacred Music - The Book, which is available as a free eBook from www.wayoflife.org. --
This is a study of what the Bible itself says about music. It is a study of every major passage that deals with music, with application to the New Testament church and modern times.
Churches need to train the people in music so well that they can test it by biblical standards. They must be able to discern such things as soft rock, honky-tonk, dance rhythms, chords as used in CCM, and worldly vocal styles.
It is not enough to publish a list of unacceptable music. Such lists are helpful, but any list will be obsolete in a short time. Further, no list is exhaustive.
The following principles.. Read More
The following study is a chapter from The Satanic Attack on Sacred Music - The Book, which is available as a free eBook from www.wayoflife.org. --
This is a study of what the Bible itself says about music. It is a study of every major passage that deals with music, with application to the New Testament church and modern times.
Churches need to train the people in music so well that they can test it by biblical standards. They must be able to discern such things as soft rock, honky-tonk, dance rhythms, chords as used in CCM, and worldly vocal styles.
It is not enough to publish a list of unacceptable music. Such lists are helpful, but any list will be obsolete in a short time. Further, no list is exhaustive.
The following principles.. Read More
Friday Church News Notes
MARK LEVIN’S WAY OR GOD’S WAY (Friday Church News Notes, June 4, 2021, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - I listened to Mark Levin’s radio broadcast last week and was reminded of two things. First, Levin is one of the most knowledgeable, clever, sincere, and passionate personalities in America’s conservative political movement. Second, other than sharing a love for America, we have radically different world views. I’m not criticizing Mr. Levin; I am thankful for the good he has done for America, he and every other “conservative.” I’m only singling him out.. Read More
MARK LEVIN’S WAY OR GOD’S WAY (Friday Church News Notes, June 4, 2021, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - I listened to Mark Levin’s radio broadcast last week and was reminded of two things. First, Levin is one of the most knowledgeable, clever, sincere, and passionate personalities in America’s conservative political movement. Second, other than sharing a love for America, we have radically different world views. I’m not criticizing Mr. Levin; I am thankful for the good he has done for America, he and every other “conservative.” I’m only singling him out.. Read More
Depression and the Child of God -
June 3
Man is a complicated, tripartite being: body, soul, and spirit (1 Th. 5:23). There is heart, soul, and mind (Mt. 22:37). There is the spirit of the mind (Eph. 4:23). In his fallen condition in a fallen world, man is subject to a great number of afflictions that affect every aspect of his being.
The field of psychology has been based on a humanistic view of man and God from its inception and cannot be reconciled with God’s Word. (See Christ or Therapy and The Dark Side of Christian Counseling by E.S. Williams; PsychoHeresy: The Psychological Seduction of Christianity by Martin Bobgan; Manufacturing Victims: What the Psychology Industry Is Doing to People by Tana Dineen,)
Following are.. Read More
June 3
Man is a complicated, tripartite being: body, soul, and spirit (1 Th. 5:23). There is heart, soul, and mind (Mt. 22:37). There is the spirit of the mind (Eph. 4:23). In his fallen condition in a fallen world, man is subject to a great number of afflictions that affect every aspect of his being.
The field of psychology has been based on a humanistic view of man and God from its inception and cannot be reconciled with God’s Word. (See Christ or Therapy and The Dark Side of Christian Counseling by E.S. Williams; PsychoHeresy: The Psychological Seduction of Christianity by Martin Bobgan; Manufacturing Victims: What the Psychology Industry Is Doing to People by Tana Dineen,)
Following are.. Read More
Suggested Sacred Music Recordings - June 2
The philosophy of music is changing rapidly among fundamental Baptist and other fundamentalist churches. It is becoming popular to “adapt” contemporary praise songs by selecting ones with Scriptural lyrics and toning down the rhythm. This is being done by Majesty Music, Soundforth, Bob Jones University and its president Steve Pettit, and West Coast Baptist College, for example. They excuse the practice in various ways, such as likening the use of contemporary praise to the use of a Lutheran or Methodist hymn, but it is a different thing altogether. While I.. Read More
The philosophy of music is changing rapidly among fundamental Baptist and other fundamentalist churches. It is becoming popular to “adapt” contemporary praise songs by selecting ones with Scriptural lyrics and toning down the rhythm. This is being done by Majesty Music, Soundforth, Bob Jones University and its president Steve Pettit, and West Coast Baptist College, for example. They excuse the practice in various ways, such as likening the use of contemporary praise to the use of a Lutheran or Methodist hymn, but it is a different thing altogether. While I.. Read More
The Emerging Church: A Magnet for Rebels -
June 1
The following is excerpted from our book What Is the Emerging Church? which is available from Way of Life Literature.
The emerging church is a magnet for those who have rejected the “old-fashioned” New Testament faith and who despise traditional Bible-believing churches, dogmatic biblical preaching, and biblical “judgmentalism”.. Read More
June 1
The following is excerpted from our book What Is the Emerging Church? which is available from Way of Life Literature.
The emerging church is a magnet for those who have rejected the “old-fashioned” New Testament faith and who despise traditional Bible-believing churches, dogmatic biblical preaching, and biblical “judgmentalism”.. Read More
Secretary Antony J. Blinken speaks on Release of the 2020 International Religious Freedom Report
Friday Church News Notes
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (Friday Church News Notes, May 28, 2021, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The following is excerpted from “U.S. State Department,” CBN News, May 12, 2021: “International Religious Freedom took center stage at the State Department Wednesday as Secretary of State Anthony Blinken released his department’s 2020 report on the matter. Blinken addressed reporters .. Read More
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (Friday Church News Notes, May 28, 2021, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The following is excerpted from “U.S. State Department,” CBN News, May 12, 2021: “International Religious Freedom took center stage at the State Department Wednesday as Secretary of State Anthony Blinken released his department’s 2020 report on the matter. Blinken addressed reporters .. Read More
John Straton and the Fundamentalist Warrior Spirit - May 27
The following is excerpted from The History and Heritage of Fundamentalism and Fundamental Baptists, available from www.wayoflife.org -
“Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way” (Psalm 119:128).
Even today, fighting is what sets “fundamentalists” apart from even the most conservative of evangelicals. The latter might wear gloves, but they are velvet ones. They might point out a theological disagreement with someone, but typically in gentle, intellectual, “let’s still be friends,” non-separatist terms. They aren’t warriors. They say that they esteem all of God’s precepts concerning all things to be right, like the Psalmist, but unlike the Psalmist, they don’t “hate every false way” (Ps. 119:128). To hate false ways is shocking to their sensibilities. It’s not their kind.. Read More
The following is excerpted from The History and Heritage of Fundamentalism and Fundamental Baptists, available from www.wayoflife.org -
“Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way” (Psalm 119:128).
Even today, fighting is what sets “fundamentalists” apart from even the most conservative of evangelicals. The latter might wear gloves, but they are velvet ones. They might point out a theological disagreement with someone, but typically in gentle, intellectual, “let’s still be friends,” non-separatist terms. They aren’t warriors. They say that they esteem all of God’s precepts concerning all things to be right, like the Psalmist, but unlike the Psalmist, they don’t “hate every false way” (Ps. 119:128). To hate false ways is shocking to their sensibilities. It’s not their kind.. Read More
Read the Bible With Good Comprehension - May 26
To profit well in Bible reading, you must learn to read with good comprehension. Many readers have lazy minds that have not been trained to read with good attention. Unless this bad habit is broken, it will impossible for the Bible student to make the best progress from his labors.
Following are some suggestions:
(1) Read in.. Read More
To profit well in Bible reading, you must learn to read with good comprehension. Many readers have lazy minds that have not been trained to read with good attention. Unless this bad habit is broken, it will impossible for the Bible student to make the best progress from his labors.
Following are some suggestions:
(1) Read in.. Read More
Beware of Hypnosis - May 25
The following is excerpted from THE NEW AGE TOWER OF BABEL, available as a free eBook from www.wayoflife.org -
Another occult practice that has invaded the health care field is hypnosis. This is “an induced altered state of consciousness in which the subject becomes passive and is responsive to suggestion” (Harper’s Encyclopedia of Mystical and Paranormal Experience). The term hypnosis comes from hypnos, the Greek god of sleep, and was coined by James Braid, a 19th-century British mesmerist.
Hypnosis is used widely in medicine and psychology. Donald Connery, in Exploring Hypnosis, says.. Read More
The following is excerpted from THE NEW AGE TOWER OF BABEL, available as a free eBook from www.wayoflife.org -
Another occult practice that has invaded the health care field is hypnosis. This is “an induced altered state of consciousness in which the subject becomes passive and is responsive to suggestion” (Harper’s Encyclopedia of Mystical and Paranormal Experience). The term hypnosis comes from hypnos, the Greek god of sleep, and was coined by James Braid, a 19th-century British mesmerist.
Hypnosis is used widely in medicine and psychology. Donald Connery, in Exploring Hypnosis, says.. Read More
Friday Church News Notes
CHICAGO MORE VIOLENT THAN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN COMBINED (Friday Church News Notes, May 21, 2021, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The city of Chicago is one of the most violent places on earth. According to the U.S. Department of Defense and the Chicago Police Department, over 7,000 Americans died in Afghanistan and Iraq from 2001 to 2020, while 10,000 were killed in Chicago. Nearly 4,000 people were shot in Chicago in 2020 alone, and more than 750 were killed. What has happened to this city? Following are five of the fundamental.. Read More
CHICAGO MORE VIOLENT THAN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN COMBINED (Friday Church News Notes, May 21, 2021, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - The city of Chicago is one of the most violent places on earth. According to the U.S. Department of Defense and the Chicago Police Department, over 7,000 Americans died in Afghanistan and Iraq from 2001 to 2020, while 10,000 were killed in Chicago. Nearly 4,000 people were shot in Chicago in 2020 alone, and more than 750 were killed. What has happened to this city? Following are five of the fundamental.. Read More
J.B. Phillips
Beware of J. B. Phillips - May 20
The following is excerpted from The Modern Bible Version Hall of Shame - John Bertram (J.B.) Phillips (1906-1982) was an Anglican priest and a Bible translator. He published his Letters to Young Churches in 1948 and the New Testament in Modern English in 1958. He was the author of many popular books including God Our Contemporary (New York: The MacMillan Company, 1960), New Testament Christianity (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1956), Plain Christianity (London: Wyvern Books, 1954), When God Was Man (New York: Abingdon Press), and Your God Is Too Small (New York: MacMillan Company, 1961).
Phillips was also a theological.. Read More
The following is excerpted from The Modern Bible Version Hall of Shame - John Bertram (J.B.) Phillips (1906-1982) was an Anglican priest and a Bible translator. He published his Letters to Young Churches in 1948 and the New Testament in Modern English in 1958. He was the author of many popular books including God Our Contemporary (New York: The MacMillan Company, 1960), New Testament Christianity (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1956), Plain Christianity (London: Wyvern Books, 1954), When God Was Man (New York: Abingdon Press), and Your God Is Too Small (New York: MacMillan Company, 1961).
Phillips was also a theological.. Read More
What the Bible Says About the Wicked - May 19
The following is why dirty politics can never long prevail and why the righteous should not fret at the prosperity of the wicked. God’s people are to trust in their God and do good and wait for Him, for He is the King who ruleth over all. Those who cannot do this should not profess to have faith in Christ and should admit that they don’t really the Bible.
“be sure your sin will find you out” (Numbers 32:23).
“To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste” (Deuteronomy 32:35).
“So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai” (Esther 7:10).
“Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and.. Read More
The following is why dirty politics can never long prevail and why the righteous should not fret at the prosperity of the wicked. God’s people are to trust in their God and do good and wait for Him, for He is the King who ruleth over all. Those who cannot do this should not profess to have faith in Christ and should admit that they don’t really the Bible.
“be sure your sin will find you out” (Numbers 32:23).
“To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste” (Deuteronomy 32:35).
“So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai” (Esther 7:10).
“Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and.. Read More
The Horse - May 18
The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of the most useful and beloved of God’s wonderful creatures. Even in the rocket age there are approximately 60 million horses in the world. In America, horses are a $39 billion industry that employS 4.6 million people.
Humans have been interacting with horses since creation. They are used for transportation, work, sport, pleasure, meat (eaten by the French), milk, leather, pharmaceuticals, and other things.
Historically, horses were used extensively in warfare. During World War II, an estimated 6 million horses were employed. Even in the age of mechanization, horses are still widely used in agriculture and police work.. Read More
The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of the most useful and beloved of God’s wonderful creatures. Even in the rocket age there are approximately 60 million horses in the world. In America, horses are a $39 billion industry that employS 4.6 million people.
Humans have been interacting with horses since creation. They are used for transportation, work, sport, pleasure, meat (eaten by the French), milk, leather, pharmaceuticals, and other things.
Historically, horses were used extensively in warfare. During World War II, an estimated 6 million horses were employed. Even in the age of mechanization, horses are still widely used in agriculture and police work.. Read More
Friday Church News Notes
SADDLEBACK CHURCH ORDAINS THREE FEMALE PASTORS (Friday Church News Notes, May 14, 2021, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - “Saddleback Church, pastored by Rick Warren, announced on Instagram that it has ordained three female pastors. “Yesterday was a historic night for Saddleback Church in many ways! We ordained our first three women pastors, Liz Puffer, Cynthia Petty, and Katie Edwards” (May 7, 2021). Saddleback Church is the second largest in the Southern Baptist Convention. Called by Christianity Today “America’s most influential pastor,” Rick Warren’s influence is vast. It reaches into every sphere of Christianity, from Catholicism to Mormonism to liberal Protestantism to evangelicalism to fundamental Baptist. Bruce Ryskamp, president of Zondervan, said, “The Purpose Driven Life is more than a bestseller; it’s become a movement.” Warren has been called “America’s pastor,” and it is for good reason. He is so shallow in his teaching, so positive in his approach, so slighting of .. Read More
SADDLEBACK CHURCH ORDAINS THREE FEMALE PASTORS (Friday Church News Notes, May 14, 2021, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - “Saddleback Church, pastored by Rick Warren, announced on Instagram that it has ordained three female pastors. “Yesterday was a historic night for Saddleback Church in many ways! We ordained our first three women pastors, Liz Puffer, Cynthia Petty, and Katie Edwards” (May 7, 2021). Saddleback Church is the second largest in the Southern Baptist Convention. Called by Christianity Today “America’s most influential pastor,” Rick Warren’s influence is vast. It reaches into every sphere of Christianity, from Catholicism to Mormonism to liberal Protestantism to evangelicalism to fundamental Baptist. Bruce Ryskamp, president of Zondervan, said, “The Purpose Driven Life is more than a bestseller; it’s become a movement.” Warren has been called “America’s pastor,” and it is for good reason. He is so shallow in his teaching, so positive in his approach, so slighting of .. Read More
Israel, Egypt, and Archaeology - May 13
Many archaeologists today claim that no evidence exists for the biblical events that took place in Egypt. For example, in The Bible Unearthed, Israel Jewish scholars Finkelstein and Neil Silberman claim that the Exodus and Joshua’s conquest of Canaan never happened.
Following are some of the reasons why this does not shake our faith in God and His Word:
1. Bible critics have repeatedly been proven wrong and the Bible proven right.
Bible critics have been proven wrong repeatedly, whereas the Bible has been confirmed right repeatedly.
For example, in 1869, Hermann Schultz said, “The time, of which the pre-Mosaic narrations treat, is a sufficient proof of their legendary character. It was a time prior to all knowledge of writing” (Old Testament Theology). Secular archaeologists.. Read More
Many archaeologists today claim that no evidence exists for the biblical events that took place in Egypt. For example, in The Bible Unearthed, Israel Jewish scholars Finkelstein and Neil Silberman claim that the Exodus and Joshua’s conquest of Canaan never happened.
Following are some of the reasons why this does not shake our faith in God and His Word:
1. Bible critics have repeatedly been proven wrong and the Bible proven right.
Bible critics have been proven wrong repeatedly, whereas the Bible has been confirmed right repeatedly.
For example, in 1869, Hermann Schultz said, “The time, of which the pre-Mosaic narrations treat, is a sufficient proof of their legendary character. It was a time prior to all knowledge of writing” (Old Testament Theology). Secular archaeologists.. Read More
Marvel Comics Occult Garbage Devoured by Church Kids - May 12
In March I was informed of the following Facebook post: “I keep seeing ads for the Marvel series WandaVision and have heard about a bunch of young people who are watching it. These stories are based on demonic material that is not suitable for.. Read More
In March I was informed of the following Facebook post: “I keep seeing ads for the Marvel series WandaVision and have heard about a bunch of young people who are watching it. These stories are based on demonic material that is not suitable for.. Read More
Evidence of Systemic Racism in America - May 11
Black Lives Matter and others claim that there is “systemic racism” in America. Indeed, the evidence can be seen everywhere. Consider some examples:
America liberated all black slaves in 1865, and the federal government under a Republican majority set out to empower blacks with the same civil rights enjoyed by others.
The Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery passed with the support of 100% of Republicans and 23% of Democrats. This shows that a large number of white people in America cared for the rights of black people and wanted to help them. A great many whites gave their lives for this cause, both before, during, and after the war.
In 1866, Republicans in Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment granting citizenship to former slaves and equal protection under the law. Under President Ulysses Grant (1868-1876), Republicans, backed by federal troops, sought to.. Read More
Black Lives Matter and others claim that there is “systemic racism” in America. Indeed, the evidence can be seen everywhere. Consider some examples:
America liberated all black slaves in 1865, and the federal government under a Republican majority set out to empower blacks with the same civil rights enjoyed by others.
The Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery passed with the support of 100% of Republicans and 23% of Democrats. This shows that a large number of white people in America cared for the rights of black people and wanted to help them. A great many whites gave their lives for this cause, both before, during, and after the war.
In 1866, Republicans in Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment granting citizenship to former slaves and equal protection under the law. Under President Ulysses Grant (1868-1876), Republicans, backed by federal troops, sought to.. Read More
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History and Heritage of
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Satanic Attack
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