It was Abraham’s quest to find the city that God is building, not men. In regard to the church, once we see what God is building, it is easily distinguishable from what men are building, regardless of how much men may claim that what they’re building is for the Lord, done in His name. History verifies that when any truth gets institutionalized, it will get corrupted, just as this happened with the gospel.

       The Reformation led to 500 years to free God’s people from this corruption. The Reformation, named this because it is...

       When Israel was told to sacrifice and eat the Passover the night they were delivered from Egypt, they were told, “You shall not leave any of it over until morning” (see Exodus 12:10). As we’re told in 1 Corinthians 5:7, “Christ is our Passover.” When Christians pick and choose which part of Christ they want to partake of, and which not to, this not only costs them the benefits Jesus paid for on the cross for us to have with salvation, but it can cost them their very salvation. This is made clear in the New Testament,...

       The journey of mankind is a revelation for all of creation, and it will be studied for eternity. As we see in Revelation, Jesus will forever be called “The Lamb” for what He did for mankind and the world. Our history is basically a revelation of the consequences for rebellion against God, but its higher message is how He turns all things into good for those who love Him and obey Him. The study of Revelation is a study of the human journey.  

       If we’re going on this journey, we must take some...

       For the Lord to build His dwelling place among men is the main reason He did not take His authority over the earth immediately after His resurrection. His main purpose for this age is to seek a bride and a family to dwell with forever. After this, He is using this age to prepare workers for His coming kingdom on all levels, determined by their level of love and devotion to Him and His work in this age.

       The church that men have built is almost a perfect antithesis to the church the...

       Scientists have found that our minds get programmed over time by repetition. But mere repetition doesn’t mean something is true. How many things do we believe because we’ve heard them often? These can become strongholds that get embedded in our minds and resist the truth.

       Such hardened concepts in our minds that distort how we see the world, and God, were also called “veils” in Scripture. A veil obscures people’s vision of us, but it also obscures our vision of other people. That’s why we’re told in 2 Corinthians 3:18, “But we all,...