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The Narrow Way

05/14/09

I'm Bro. Don Moeser. . .diakonos. . . .servant of the Living God.

The word of God tells us that . "there is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." Proverbs 14:12 and . . "narrow is the way that leads to eternal life with God, and few there be that find it." Matthew 7:14

Even for those of us who've been blessed with many decades of life, it goes by so quickly, as generations come and go, like the seasons. Given that, I wonder why we waste so much time seeking after those things which will fade away.

The word of the Living God exhorts us not to seek those temporal things of life which can be seen, but to seek that which is eternal and cannot be seen. Storing up for ourselves treasures in heaven and not treasures on earth. IICor. 4:18

So. . . beware of those who will tickle your ears with the Gospel of Gain.

I have a poem I keep on my desk as a reminder.

Just one life will soon be past. Only what's done for Christ will last.

Hold lightly those things not eternal.

But....so there be no mistake that our good works will save us; remember that in the end, it will only be those who repent and trust Jesus as Lord and Savior, will hear those precious words........"well done thou good and faithful servant."

" we are fools for Christ . . . . . . ."

I Cor.4:10

Favorite Links

Freeburg Community Bible Church (my church)
Voice of the Martyrs (serving our Persecuted Brethren throughout the world)
No Greater Love Ministries (putting the Gospel in the hands of faithful men)
Ministry Watch (keeping the finances of ministries accountable)
ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability)
Heartland Community ( a very interesting and worthwhile ministry/community in N.E. MO)

And a few Secular Links. . . .

Patriotic News Sites

Don't forget that we are Pilgrims and Strangers here on earth. . . . and that our citizenship is in heaven

"For here we have no continuing city, but we seek one to come." Hebrews 13:14

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Philippians. 2:15

My Photo Gallery ...click here.

Some exhortations of my own to consider

Natural Israel was not "cut off." (I put this first so no one thinks I'm anti-Jewish)
Who are the Israel of God? Actually, who does the Bible say are the Israel of God?
God's "chosen" people and the Big IF (What about God's everlasting covenant with Israel?)
Israel, the "fig tree? I believe Hal Lindsey has got it wrong.
Abraham's Seed Who are and who aren't.
The 'Last Days & End Times
The Old Covenant & The New Covenant It is critical that we understand the difference.
Mystery Babylon
"the Elements Shall Melt" And just what are these "elements" that were to melt?

Always remembering that what's called "replacement theology" is simply believing that the old Covenant was replaced/fulfilled by the new Covenant. . . . . nothing more and nothing less.

Eschatology 101 ...a study of the "last days."

With all of the unfortunate subjects dividing today's church, "end times" doctrine is right at the top of the list.

Having studied this (end times) since the late '80's, I've come to believe that many, but not all, end time prophecies have been fulfilled, especially Matthew 23, 24 and Luke 21. This is called "partial Preterism" (I really don't care for this term.)

The key to this belief is that Jesus was speaking of the "end of the Age (gk. aion)" and not the "end of the World (gk. kosmos)" And. . . . that all of those things spoken were to indeed come upon "that generation" and not a future (generation) race of Jews in the future. And . . . . . that the old Covenant (the law and the prophets) has been fulfulled.

Those thinking that all prophecy was fulfilled (in AD 70) are called "full Preterist." Those thinking the Kingdom of God was "postponed" because the Jews rejected their Messiah, and that a future Jewish Kingdom will be restored, complete with a new temple are called Dispensationalist.

The foundation of Dispensationalism is belief in a "secret rapture". The doctrine of a secret rapture was first conceived by John Nelson Darby of the Plymouth Brethren in 1827. Darby, is known as the father of dispensationalism, although some scholars attribute the original idea to a vision by a young girl in England call Margaret Macdonald. But that's another topic.

The belief of a secret rapture was made popular in America at the turn of the 20th century by C.I. Scofield, and continues to this day. With this doctrine being accepted by major seminaries, including the famed Dallas Theological (Southern Baptist) seminary, the secret rapture doctrine was up and running. The Scofield Reference bible was one of the biggest sellers in the first half of the 20th century. It's popularity has become the basis for everything from Hal Lindsey's "Late Great Planet Earth" to the "Left Behind" books and movies.

Preterism in any form is considered heresy by today's dispensational churches, which is what I myself believed before studying scripture for myself. Full Preterist have no use for Partial Preterist like myself, and Scofield / Darby Dispensationalist have no use for either. That's why I'm offering some exhortations ( column on left) and scripture for others to study for themselves.

"Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?"

Galatians 4:16

How the Early Christians worshipped. A brief essay by Justin Martyr

How then are Christians to live today, in the middle of this corrupt and perverse world?

Your Word is a Lamp unto my feet. .. . . and a Light upon my path. Psalm 119:105

This site was last updated 05/14/09