[From InPlainSite.org]

Living The Faith

Holiness and Overcoming Temptation If we may sum up the core meaning of holiness, it is not "good" but rather "set apart" -- and therefore, good. Try to imagine someone teaching in a modern Protestant church in America today and claiming that you must attain a certain level of righteousness to be saved. That person would immediately be branded as a false teacher who is teaching that we are saved by works, rather than grace. Yet, that is exactly what Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount!...  Anyone who professes Christianity without this kind of perfection is as phony as the proverbial three dollar bill. [Section]

The Christian and Money The management of personal finances is one of the biggest concerns of the modern world. However it may surprise you to learnt that Jesus had more to say about money and possessions than virtually anything else. Biblical teaching about money is very clear, very consistent, and quite radical. . Given how much of our time is spent earning, spending, giving, saving or worrying about money, we need to know exactly what he said. [Section]

Section 8B ... Controversial Issues

Cessationism Is God still speaking to His church through direct revelation? Is the office of prophet still operational in the body of Christ today? Are miracles still occurring in the church? Are cessationists asking questions of the Bible that will only affirm their conclusion? Or are they being honest and letting the text speak for itself, not forcing it into a prescribed theological framework? If the cessationist argument is true then it seems to negate parts of the Bible; namely, parts where spiritual gifts for the church are listed and exemplified. The Six Most Frequently Used Arguments In Defense Of Cessationism. [Section]

Section 10B... Heresies In The Church

Tele-Evangelist Lifestyles/Pat Robertson Estimates of Pat Robertson’s net worth vary between 140 million and a billion dollars. While the exact figure is not known, there is little doubt that he is a wealthy man... An extremely wealthy man with a “mammoth media, educational, and legal empire”. Robertson has taken the word ‘Christian’ leader to new lows, partially lining his pockets by getting involved with diamond-mining operations and brutal dictators and dealing with peddlers of porn… all the while peddling his version of the truth to millions.