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1. Abominations to God - Neil Girrard A word study on what God considers repulsive and abominable.
2. Abuse Under a Spiritual Father by Jim, a brother in Christ. One man's experiences in the Apostles and Prophets movement.
3. An Acceptable Truth - Neil Girrard Discusses the evidence for believing the Bible.
4. Advice to New Believers - Neil Girrard Good for new and old believers to read!
5. Against the Night: The "Church" Paradigm (a la Colson) - Neil Girrard Chuck Colson's excellent spiritual and political analysis of a decade ago are marred by his own presupposed paradigms.
6. Almost There: The "Church" Paradigm (a la Wilkerson) - Neil Girrard A comparison of messages from David Wilkerson and Watchman Nee reveals some important truths for the body of Christ today.
7. Alone - Neil Girrard Being alone has more to do with the Christian life than most suppose.
8. The American Blunders - Neil Girrard The Europeans have long congratulated themselves for discovering the souls basement and have long considered Americans as superficial and naïve for not having much soul - or basement! But Jesus and the Bible warned mankind of the dangers of the soul long before there ever was an America - or a Europe!
9. Apostasy or Rapture - Neil Girrard Where do these words come from? And which comes first? Why is it important?
10. Ask Not What God Can Do For You - Neil Girrard A closer look at our incessant preoccupation with "ministry."
11. The Assembly - Neil Girrard More insights from the New Testament about the difference between the "church" and the ekklesia.

1. Betrayal - Neil Girrard Jesus promises that so-called followers of His will betray and hate those who are His genuine followers. Are we ready for this?
2. Beware of the Visible - Neil Girrard There are those who set great stock on "the signs that will follow" the believer - and they are indeed precious promises. But are they the whole counsel of God?
3. The Book - Neil Girrard A look at what the Bible is - and is not - for.
4. The Bread of Life - Neil Girrard Jesus said He was the bread of life. What did He mean by that?
5. Bring Out Your Guns! - Romans 13:1; Twisted Scriptures - Neil Girrard The government has enlisted clergy to act as "clergy response teams" in times of emergency and martial law and their chief text in hand is Romans 13:1. Beware!
6. But I Met God There - Neil Girrard The fact that God has met many a soul within the walls of a "church" building should not be a source of confusion as to who the real architect of the "church" is.
7. But I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - Neil Girrard A look at the longings of the heart.
8. But the Building Is Only a Tool - Neil Girrard A Scriptural look at the deceptive practice of "church" buildings.
9. By the Numbers - Neil Girrard God's choice of the number "one" to describe Himself is no accident.

1. Call No Man Father - Matthew 23:9; Twisted Scriptures - Neil Girrard Christ's clear command is not enough for the "spiritual fathering" movement.
2. Casting Out the Spirit of Human Potential; A Warning to Leadership: Let Christ be Preeminent in His Church - Anonymous. This simple pamphlet written anonymously some time ago contains a powerful word of the Lord for those who would truly be His people, His body.
3. Catch 22: The American "Church's" Dilemmas - Neil Girrard A penetrating look at the numerous self-imposed dilemmas which keep the "church" from being the body of Christ.
4. Church Home - Neil Girrard Modern Christianity tells us we need a "church home." What is a "church home"? Do we really need one?
5. A Clever Scheme - Neil Girrard Getting us to go to "church" is perhaps the most clever way the devil has yet concocted to keep us from assembling together.
6. The Coasting Zone - Neil Girrard When the subject comes up, we're quick to protest that we have not yet arrived - but is that quick rejection really just a cover for complacency in our hearts?
7. Completing the Revolution - Neil Girrard Andrew Strom's statement of his withdrawal from the "Out-of-Church" movement (what George Barna calls "The Revolution") advocates for yet another form of deception. Beware!
8. Contrasts - Neil Girrard Goodness is often contrasted with spirituality but in reality they are far more deeply intertwined than this simple contrast would suggest.

1. Dealing With a Sinning Brother - Neil Girrard Perhaps the most needed - and perhaps the most absent - aspect of Christian living today is knowing just how to deal with a brother's sin.
2. The Death of Selfishness - Neil Girrard American culture presents a standard of life which is in direct contrast to the commands of Christ.
3. Demonics - Neil Girrard Can a Christian be demonized? Can a "pastor" be demonized? The answer might surprise you.
4. Demonized - Neil Girrard A look at what the Scriptures teach - and do not teach - about a believer being possessed of a demon.
5. Denying the Master - Neil Girrard Based on Jude's and Peter's prophecies, many people expect the end time apostates to be those who simply deny Christ's transcendency and deity - but this is a complete misunderstanding of what the apostles said.
6. Doing Good - Neil Girrard Evil is triumphing, say some, and good men must get busy. But is this really so?
7. Double Mindedness - Neil Girrard We are all familiar with "a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways," but just how deep does that instability go?

1. Ekkaleo - Ekkletoi - Ekklesia - Neil Girrard Becoming the ekklesia is a process - not an automatic guarantee just because we claim to be "a Christian."
2. Ekklesia - A Word Study - Neil Girrard
3. Entertaining Dangers - Neil Girrard Are we entertaining ourselves into danger, perhaps even into hell itself?
4. Entertainment Revisited - Neil Girrard A second look at what entertainment does for us.
5. Established in the Truth - 2 Peter 1:12; Twisted Scriptures - Neil Girrard Deceived adherents to the twisted doctrine of "grace" think they're working to be established in the truth - instead they are only being established by the demonic in their error.
6. Exploding the Myth of Christ's Delegated Authority - Neil Girrard Christ gave His authority to men to lead other believers into a closer walk with Him - didn't He?

1. False Prophets - Neil Girrard Just what makes a false prophet? The answer will surprise many readers.
2. Fear This - Neil Girrard Some mythologies about fear are exploded. An important read for the timid!
3. A Fine Line - Neil Girrard The believer who wants to obey God must constantly choose between righteousness and lawlessness - but few seem to know what lawlessness really is.
4. Foundations - Neil Girrard When the foundations of life are destroyed, what are the righteous to do?
5. From "Once Upon a Time..." to "Happily Every After"? - Neil Girrard A discussion of the "once saved, always saved" theory.
6. FUBAR: Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition - Neil Girrard D-Day and Dawson Trotman, founder of the Navigators, provide illuminating lessons from history.
7. Fulfillment of Purpose - Neil Girrard The real purpose for which each individual was created remains unrealized and much real potential for real goodness and even greatness remains untapped as men who refuse to draw near to God still wind up the poorer for their arrogance.
8. The Futility of Life - Neil Girrard So what's the point of life anyway?

1. A Game of Words - Neil Girrard Words are the transportation device of the enemy of our souls and most Christians don't know how successful he's been at robbing us of our heritage in Christ.
2. Genuine Christians - Neil Girrard When Paul confronted the Judaizers, he also left us a perfect description of genuine believers in Christ.
3. God In Our Own Likeness - Neil Girrard Re-inventing God has devastating consequences upon our lives, now and in eternity.
4. God the Judge of All - Neil Girrard The New Testament clearly says that God is to be the Judge of all men - so why does the "church" teach exemption from judgment for their attendees? And just what are the standards by which we shall all be judged?
5. God's Approval - Neil Girrard God's approval on our life and on our work in His kingdom is no light and trivial matter.
6. God's Fuhrer - Neil Girrard The hierarchy of the "church" (and its leftover remains among those who have left the "church") makes the servants of God resemble a fuhrer. How can this be?

1. Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau; Three of Satan's Stooges - Neil Girrard The U.S. is little more than the acting out of the philosophies of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau but most Americans don't know what these philosophers said or why that might be important to them as followers of Christ.
2. An Historical Indictment - Neil Girrard A quote from Alexis de Tocqueville points to the truth about the United States as a "Christian" nation.
3. History Revisited - Neil Girrard Yet again, those who refuse to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.
4. How "Eld" Must an Elder Be? - Neil Girrard A Scriptural look at the role of elders in the local assembly.
5. How Far Is Too Far? - Neil Girrard The needs of the ones are more immediate than the needs of the 99. But how far should we go in rescuing these ones?
6. How to Be a Local Ekklesia: or, Where the House "Church" Movement Failed - Neil Girrard The house "church" failed to attain to the three core elements of true ekklesia and has, for the most part, devolved into yet another hardened wineskin.
7. Hypocrisy:The Dread Disease of Frustration - Neil Girrard A Scriptural look at the effects of believing one thing and living out another.

1. Implications of Ownership - Neil Girrard We have been bought at a price. Isn't it about time we lived out this truth?
2. The Importance of Christ - Neil Girrard Christ is the King, the Absolute Monarch, over those who claim to be His - so why isn't He obeyed?
3. Important Things by Jim Baumgaertel. A short list of powerfully important ideas and issues extremely relevant to living for Christ in this time.
4. In His Rest - Neil Girrard A Scriptural look at resting in God.
5. In My Name - Neil Girrard What does it mean to gather together in the name of Christ?
6. In Search of an Answer - Neil Girrard A look at our options in facing the future as it is likely to be here in America
7. In Search of the Perfect Church - Neil Girrard A Scriptural basis for understanding what the perfect church is.

1. Joy For All? - Neil Girrard Joy is a much desired commodity in the "church" these days - but is it really the good thing we all think it is?
2. Jude's Dilemma - Neil Girrard The pending spiritual danger made Jude set aside his warm, glowing sentiments regarding salvation and write a fiery letter of warning.
3. Just What Are the Wiles of the Devil by David Williams. A short treatment of how the devil really deceives us.

1. The Keeping of the Sabbath - Neil Girrard The Sabbath law has been abolished along with every other law, right?
2. Known - Neil Girrard What is the importance of our being known in the mind of God before the worlds were created? More than you might think.

1. Leadership and Unity - Neil Girrard Leadership is more often the source of division that destroys our unity in Christ.
2. Like a Flood - Neil Girrard Truth is not an option in the believer's life - a prophecy by Isaiah sheds light on the coming apostasy.
3. Living Truth - Neil Girrard Lawlessness (doing what is right in one's own eyes) has many subtle ways of diverting us from Christ.
4. The Local Church in the Time of Apostasy - Neil Girrard An examination of how Watchman Nee's teachings in The Normal Christian Church Life, chapter 5, are to be viewed in the context of today's ultra-denominationalism.
5. The Lord's Work and Way - Neil Girrard What will the Lord provide when He wants to restore a right relationship between the rich and the poor of His people?
6. The Lost Power of Words - Neil Girrard The changing vocabulary of the body of Christ is not just passing fads and changing trends - it is a cause for alarm.

1. Mark 1:3 by Kenneth S. Wuest. A Greek scholar's insights into John the Baptist's message to Israel holds things we ought to consider as well.
2. Martyrdom - Neil Girrard A fictional look into the future.
3. Meditations - Neil Girrard Ever wondered what all those Christianese words really mean?
4. The Message of the Kingdom - Neil Girrard Everyone knows the parable of the sower and the seed - so what really does the seed represent?
5. Mighty in the Scriptures - Neil Girrard William Beck, a translator of the New Testament, called for men like Apollos who were mighty in the Scriptures. But will that really help us?
6. Missionaries - Neil Girrard "Missionary" is not a word used in the New Testament. So why are we so insistent on sending out missionaries?
7. My Testimony - Neil Girrard A brief telling of my long strange trip toward God.

1. The Nature of Love - Neil Girrard What love is and is not.
2. The Necessity of Finding Fault - Neil Girrard Finding fault is not the sin some think it to be - it is an essential requirement of a godly life.
3. The New Testament Pattern of Ekklesia - Neil Girrard There is a New Testament pattern of ekklesia - and modern "church" life does not match up.
4. No Place for the Devil - Neil Girrard Some teach that "God won't share the apartment" and saying a Christian is demon possessed is the blasphemy of the Spirit. But is that so?
5. No Substitutions - Neil Girrard The subtle substitutions Satan attempts to deceive us with can rob us of our heritage as sons of God.
6. Nothing New - Neil Girrard A look at how the devil's strategies to entrap the body of Christ really haven't changed over the centuries.
7. Nuggets - Neil Girrard A brief look at being a Christian, prophets and missions.

1. Open Letter to Pastors What will Jesus have to say to pastors on judgment day? "Well done" or "Depart"?
2. On the Basis of Scripture - Neil Girrard A brief look at the many "church" notions which have no place in Scripture.
3. One Anothering Commands - Neil Girrard A Bible study listing the requirements of the New Testament of what we are and are not to do and be "one to another."
4. One Big Circle - Neil Girrard A look at the similar histories of Jesus, Stephen and the bride of Christ.
5. One Spirit - Neil Girrard There is only one Spirit of God - or is there? The answer to this question brings forth a surprising answer from the Scriptures and from God.
6. Ordination - Neil Girrard Ordination, the raising up of new leaders, is a highly vaunted practice in the "church." But is it Scriptural? What do the Scriptures really say about "ordaining someone to the ministry"?
7. Origins - Neil Girrard The history of the Jehovah's Witnesses offers us an enlightening glimpse into the danger of allowing any move of God to degenerate into a denominational institution.
8. Our Duty - Neil Girrard A word study on strife and striving that reveals what God expects of us - contains some surprising answers!
9. Our Threefold Enemy - Neil Girrard. Those who would have us fight only the flesh leave us blind to our defenses against the demonic and the world and to the offensive weapons God has given us that we might obtain His objectives.

1. The Paradigm Shift - Neil Girrard A response to some of Steve Camp's 107 Theses addressing the issues of what it really means to be the church.
2. Pastor, Bishop or Nicolaitan Overlord? - Neil Girrard Is the "pastor" a real New Testament office or a 1st century religious construct?
3. Pastors - Neil Girrard What is a pastor? Why is the "pastor" so central to "church"?
4. Paths of Righteousness - Neil Girrard Quotes from Philip Keller, an experienced shepherd, provide an excellent view into the role of sheep and shepherds.
5. Perilous Times - Neil Girrard The deception of the end times is dangerous - especially for those who don't believe it's really there. Peter's Two Fathers - Jonah and John - Neil Girrard The "spiritual fathering" teachings rely on teachings like this one.
6. Pleasing Men - Neil Girrard Few recognize just how subtle pleasing men can be - and how it keeps us from obeying God.
7. The Poor, the Crippled, the Blind and the Lame - Neil Girrard Only the spiritually poor, crippled, blind and lame partake of Christ's eternal life.
8. The Power of Truth - Neil Girrard Ananias and Sapphira provide much needed insights about walking in the light of truth.
9. Practicing a Lie - Neil Girrard Worshiping God in spirit and in truth is not an option.
10. Praying Through - Neil Girrard Prayer is still a primary necessity in the Christian's life - just as it was in Paul's life.
11. Prophetic Words Given to Jim Casey over several years. Read them for your edification.
12. Purity - Neil Girrard Can we still go to "church" after we know the truth?
13. The Purpose of America - Neil Girrard Who said America can't be found in the end-times prophecies? And who said God invented democracy?

1. "Questions About Churchianity" and "Four Ways Christians Are Deceived" are a couple of articles by Jim Baumgaertel asking the right questions and finding the right answers.
2. Questions and Answers About Churchianity. Jim Baumgaertel asks all the right questions and Neil Girrard gives the answers which God has revealed to him.

1. Reform Is Not an Option - Neil Girrard The "church" needs changed but will it submit to what is really needed?
2. Review of The Open Church - Neil GirrardThe Open Church by James Rutz is a good book to read - with the understanding that it represents some serious compromises to the vision that God tried to give.
3. The Rise of the Hirelings - William Ziegler Hirelings rule over what men most commonly call church. What are we supposed to do?
4. A Rural Exodus - Review - Neil Girrard "Pastors" are exiting the rural Midwest faster than the population - why? And what does it show all of us?
5. Ruthless Goddess - Neil Girrard A look at the power of pornography.

1. Salvation by Grace - How It Works - Neil Girrard A modern-day parable about being truly saved.
2. Same Old Story: Montanus vs. Ignatius of Antioch - Neil Girrard "Church" splits are almost as old as church history - and they reveal a lot of the errors we still practice today.
3. Same Sin, Different Day - Neil Girrard A Scriptural look at the sin of gossip.
4. The Shell Game - Neil Girrard "Church" is so filled with deception and lies. What is the truth?
5. Silence - Neil Girrard Why were the apostles and prophets silent when Constantine "Christianized" the Roman empire? Enlightening details from church history.
6. A Slippery Slope - Neil Girrard Like Francis Schaeffer's How Shall We Then Live?, Frank Viola's wonderful historical analysis in Pagan Christianity is tainted by the short-comings of the last chapter.
7. So You Think You're a Christian - Neil Girrard What it means to be "saved."
8. Sound Bites - Neil Girrard Bits of wisdom accumulated over the years.
9. Spirit and Truth - Neil Girrard What is worship? Are we really worshiping God or not?
10. Spiritual Tyrants: How to Spot a Nicolaitan - Neil Girrard Nicolaitanism is perhaps the most pervasive error that plagues the "church" - from the mega-"church" to the house "church." Some practical signposts point it out when we see it.
11. Strong Delusion - Neil Girrard When God sends strong delusion on all who take pleasure in unrighteousness, who can stand?

1. A Tangled Web - Neil Girrard If knowing and doing the will of God is such a central part of following Christ, why do some claim that God's purposes and will are unknowable?
2. Teachers - Neil Girrard Teachers are a part of the body of Christ - and a prominent part of the apostasy. So which is which?
3. Teachings of the Spirit - Neil Girrard It is most important that the Holy Spirit, and not some man, be our real teacher. Here's why.
4. Tears - Neil Girrard What are our tears for?
5. The Test of Obedience - Neil Girrard Our obedience to Christ's commands is still a requirement to attain to eternal salvation.
6. A Thing of Bronze - Neil Girrard The bronze serpent Moses raised in the wilderness some 3500 years ago holds more implications for us today than most realize.
7. Think Like I Think - Neil Girrard I expect, insist and demand that you think like I do - just like the Bible says.
8. Three Fatal Flaws - Neil Girrard Sam Soleyn's "Spiritual Oversight" teachings suffers from many spiritually fatal flaws. Beware!
9. Three Parables - Neil Girrard Three of Jesus' parables we cannot afford to misunderstand.
10. To Live For - Neil Girrard What is that we really live for?
11. Told to Go - Neil Girrard
12. Treasures - Neil Girrard Do we really know what our treasures really are?
13. Truth and Grace - Neil Girrard
14. Two Kinds of Christians - Neil Girrard T. Austin Sparks identified two different kinds of Christians - which kind are we?
15. Two Lies - Neil Girrard Differences between the New Testament and our practice of following Christ are not as unimportant as some think.
16. Two Questions - Neil Girrard Two questions we really need to ask ourselves.
17. The Tyranny of Gifts - Neil Girrard

1. Unity Is Not Optional - Neil Girrard The words used in the New Testament that speak of the unity of the body of Christ are infrequent and precise - and they are a necessity.

1. Vicarious Love - Neil Girrard A look at God's intention that our love for the needy should be personal.
2. A Vision and Confirming Insights. This vision given to Jim Johnson by the Lord is extremely timely for the Body of Christ to hear. Neil Girrard adds confirming insights to Jim Johnson's vision for any who want more Scriptures to consider in light of his vision.
3. The Voice of God - Neil Girrard Hearing the voice of God has more to do with following Christ than most seem to realize.
4. The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness - Neil Girrard The message and backdrop of John the Baptist holds much more relevance for us than we might think.

1. War and Responsibility - Neil Girrard The responsibilities of those who are at war.
2. A Warped Perspective - Neil Girrard A comic strip encounter leads to seeing our culture as it is.
3. Wealth: Blessing, Curse or Test? - Neil Girrard A Scriptural look at whether wealth is a blessing, a curse or simply a test from God.
4. What About Those Lost Millions? - Neil Girrard Exposing some of the fallacies which keep people from coming to Christ.
5. What God Is Really Saying Now - Neil Girrard God's priorities for His remnant today.
6. What's Wrong With "Church"? - Neil Girrard A broad question indeed - but a special focus on how to meet brings specific answers.
7. Where Do You Go To Church? - Neil Girrard This seemingly innocent question covers a whole lot of territory.
8. Where Should I Go To Church? - Neil Girrard This important - but ignorant - question deserves to be answered.
9. Who Is My Neighbor? - Neil Girrard Jesus' story of "the good Samaritan" has more to do with life today than many people realize.
10. Why Now? - Neil Girrard Why is God revealing the differences between "church" and ekklesia now?
11. Why Should I Care - Neil Girrard If the world is going to hell in a handbasket, why should I care?
12. The Will of God - Neil Girrard Total surrender to God is not optional - especially in understanding the truths of the Bible.
13. Wolves: How to Spot a False Shepherd - Neil Girrard Wolves and hirelings are much more prevalent than most imagine - just visit the local "church" or turn on your TV!
14. The Work of the Wilderness - Neil Girrard If God is leading us, why are we still in the wilderness?
15. The Worst Enemy - Neil Girrard Why the institutional "church" is the worst enemy of the body of Christ.
16. WWJD?: What Would Jesus Do? - Neil Girrard "What Would Jesus Do?" is big business. But is it Christ? A look at the local media's surprisingly discerning treatment of current "church" trends.

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