<![CDATA[Ichthys Update]]> en-us http://www.ichthys.com/e-mails.htm <![CDATA[Ichthys Update]]> IceRocket RSS Builder 1.0 http://rss.icerocket.com <![CDATA[The Gift of Tongues: Part 1]]> <![CDATA[Mega-Churches, Emergent Christianity, Spirituality and Materialism.]]> <![CDATA[Epignosis, Christian Epistemology, and Spiritual Growth.]]> <![CDATA[Jephthah's Daughter, Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage.]]> <![CDATA[Christian Unity and Divisiveness.]]> <![CDATA[Death, Martyrdom and Resurrection.]]> <![CDATA[Blessing, Cursing, and Prayer.]]> <![CDATA[Fighting the Good Fight of Faith.]]> <![CDATA[Only-Begotten, Mother-of-God, On-this-Rock: Why the English-only Approach to Bible Interpretation is so Dangerous.]]> <![CDATA[The Greek Text of the New Testament and some Issues of Textual Criticism.]]> <![CDATA[What does the name 'Christian' mean?]]> <![CDATA[Some Jewish Issues]]> <![CDATA[Christians Beware: Internet Frauds and the Need for Spiritual Discernment (part 2)]]> <![CDATA[Christians Beware: Internet Frauds and the Need for Spiritual Discernment.]]> <![CDATA[Sin and Forgiveness.]]> <![CDATA[Spring Special: The Millennial Regathering and Purging of Israel.]]> <![CDATA[Life Begins at Birth.]]> <![CDATA[Culture and Christianity II]]> <![CDATA[Culture and Christianity I]]> <![CDATA[The Saved and the Unsaved.]]> <![CDATA[Last Things and Last Judgments.]]> <![CDATA[The Local Church and Personal Ministry IV]]> <![CDATA[The Local Church and Personal Ministry III]]> <![CDATA[The Local Church and Personal Ministry II]]> <![CDATA[The Local Church and Personal Ministry I]]> <![CDATA[More on Antichrist and his Kingdom]]> <![CDATA[Antichrist and Babylon]]> <![CDATA[Prophecy Questions.]]> <![CDATA[Theological Questions.]]> <![CDATA[Heavenly Things]]> <![CDATA[Dysfunctional Churches.]]> <![CDATA[Some Sensitive Topics II]]> <![CDATA[The Judgment of the Church]]> <![CDATA[What is God's Will?]]> <![CDATA[Apologetics]]> <![CDATA[Thanksgiving Leftovers]]> <![CDATA[Combating Legalism VI]]> <![CDATA[Combating Legalism V]]> <![CDATA[Combating Legalism IV]]> <![CDATA[Combating Legalism III]]> <![CDATA[Combating Legalism II]]> <![CDATA[Combating Legalism I]]> <![CDATA[Aspects of the False Doctrine of Institutional Security]]> <![CDATA[Chronological Order of the Books of the Bible II]]> <![CDATA[Biblical Languages, Texts and Translations III]]> <![CDATA[Biblical Languages, Texts and Translations II]]> <![CDATA[Biblical Languages, Texts and Translations I]]> <![CDATA[Gospel Questions III: Least in the kingdom, Millstones, Pennies, Pebbles, Babes, Rhaka, Tallits, and the Crown of Thorns.]]> <![CDATA[Gospel Questions II: Jesus' Turning Water to Wine, Sweating Blood, Walking on Water, Washing the Disciples' Feet, and the Promise of Freedom.]]> <![CDATA[Things to Come II: Genesis Rapture, Daniel's Weeks, Seven Kings, Signs of the Apocalypse, Tribulational Suffering, Seven Seals, the Bride of Christ, and Mystery Babylon.]]> <![CDATA[Things to Come: The Half Hour, the 144,00, the Book of Life, Rewards, the Beast's Kingdom, the Great Apostasy, and the so-called 'Partial Rapture'.]]> <![CDATA[Satan: his status, motives, methods, and personality.]]> <![CDATA[The Holy Spirit: Blasphemy against, Restraining Ministry, and Gender.]]> <![CDATA[Spiritual Gifts and Spiritual Growth]]> <![CDATA[Christian Love, the Golden Rule, Christian Military Service and Self-Defense.]]> <![CDATA[Issues of Canonicity: Apocrypha, Enoch, and Inspiration.]]> <![CDATA[Church: The Biblical Ideal versus the Contemporary Reality.]]> <![CDATA[Numbers, Letters, and the Mark of the Beast.]]> <![CDATA[Gospel Questions]]> <![CDATA[More Questions about Genesis.]]> <![CDATA[The False Doctrine of Absolute Eternal Security.]]> <![CDATA[Choosing Hell: Questions about Salvation and the Love of God.]]> <![CDATA[The Chronology of the End.]]> <![CDATA[The Route of the Israelites in Crossing the Red Sea.]]> <![CDATA[Mary Magdalene and the Resurrection.]]> <![CDATA[Jesus is God and Man.]]> <![CDATA[Jesus is God.]]> <![CDATA[Redemption, the Blood of Christ, Christ our Passover, and The Passion of the Christ.]]> <![CDATA[Eschatology Issues II: Angelic bodies, heaven and hell, Satan and the Nephilim, the pre-Trib Rapture fallacy and the Great Apostasy.]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Job and Biblical Interpretation.]]> <![CDATA[Some Questions about Eternity.]]> <![CDATA[Who controls our thoughts and emotions?]]> <![CDATA[The Day of the Lord]]> <![CDATA[Sleep as a Euphemism for Death.]]> <![CDATA[Literal Hell]]> <![CDATA[Christ's Preaching to the Spirits in Hell (1Pet.3:18-20), & Michael's Rebuke of Satan (2Pet.2:10-11).]]> <![CDATA[Recovering from Sin]]> <![CDATA[The Timing of the Resurrection]]> <![CDATA[Christianity versus Contemporary Kitsch.]]> <![CDATA[Purpose Driven Life, Oprah's New Age Religion, Lloyd Jones and the SDA, Four Square Doctrine, Mormons, the Free Church of England, Carthusians, Amish and Mennonites.]]> <![CDATA[Lot, Esau, and Cain: Learning through Negative Examples.]]> <![CDATA[Against Universalism II: Only Believers are Saved.]]> <![CDATA[Against Universalism I: Free Will and the Image of God.]]> <![CDATA[Courage in the Fight]]> <![CDATA[Demon Influences]]> <![CDATA[Sabbath Questions.]]> <![CDATA[Opposition to the Genesis Gap from the Creation Research Institute et al.]]> <![CDATA[Mary 'Full of Grace'?]]> <![CDATA[Changing the Name of God?]]> <![CDATA[The Beast: Some Questions about Antichrist.]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Revelation: Some Questions.]]> <![CDATA[Red Hot or Lukewarm? Bible Teaching versus Sermonizing.]]> <![CDATA[Baptism: Water and Spirit]]> <![CDATA[Christology: Some Questions on the Life of Christ.]]> <![CDATA[Regarding Ichthys]]> <![CDATA[Coming Tribulation Part 5: Armageddon & the 2nd Advent now posted]]> <![CDATA[Train up a Child in the Way he should Go.]]> <![CDATA[War, History, and Politics.]]> <![CDATA[Unbelief and its Consequences.]]> <![CDATA[Dreams and Visions.]]> <![CDATA[Explaining and Defending the Trinity and the Person of Christ.]]> <![CDATA[Free Will and Faith under Pressure.]]> <![CDATA[Angelic Issues II]]> <![CDATA[Science and the Bible.]]> <![CDATA[Bible Interpretation: Interlinears, Academics, Versions et al.]]> <![CDATA[Faith in the Word of God: the Basis of all True Worship.]]> <![CDATA[Aspects of the Resurrection II]]> <![CDATA[Faith and Encouragement in the midst of Fiery Trials.]]> <![CDATA[Some Sensitive Topics.]]> <![CDATA[Jethro, Amenhotep, Iraq, the Catacombs, and the KJV.]]> <![CDATA[Eschatology Issues: The Fig Tree, Ezekiel 38, Joel 3, and the Trumpets.]]> <![CDATA[Christ the Rock, the Rooster's Crow, and the Cross.]]> <![CDATA[Applying Faith II: Production, Forgiveness, Circumcision, Truth over People.]]> <![CDATA[Applying Faith: Eating, Drinking, and Vacation.]]> <![CDATA[The Tree of Life, Communion, and the Virgin Birth.]]> <![CDATA[Grammar Questions.]]> <![CDATA[Can Prayer Be Offered From Heaven? & Some Genesis Questions.]]> <![CDATA[Walking the Path of Faith through the Light of the Word of God.]]> <![CDATA[Salvation on the battlefield, truth reveled to infants, and damnation.]]> <![CDATA[Preparing for Tribulation.]]> <![CDATA[Divine Sovereignty and Divine Judgment.]]> <![CDATA[God's Free Gift of Salvation.]]> <![CDATA[Should Christians wear Jewelry?]]> <![CDATA[The Lord's Prayer.]]> <![CDATA[The Events Surrounding the Birth of Christ.]]> <![CDATA[Cremation or Burial?]]> <![CDATA[Zechariah, Demon Possession, Marriage, Spiritual Experiences, and Bible Prophecy.]]> <![CDATA[No Grounds for Divorce?]]> <![CDATA[The Shape of the Universe, Hominids, and the Genesis Gap.]]> <![CDATA[Taking Personal Responsibility: Interest, Bankruptcy, Gambling, and Employment]]> <![CDATA[The Seven Churches, the Judgment Seat of Christ, and other issues in Eschatology.]]> <![CDATA[The Canonicity of the book of Hebrews.]]> <![CDATA[The Great White Throne, the Last Judgment, and the Outer Darkness]]> <![CDATA[Political Action versus Biblical Christianity.]]> <![CDATA[Study Tools and Methodologies]]> <![CDATA[Covenants.]]> <![CDATA[The Gospel and the Kingdom of God.]]> <![CDATA[Pursuing a Deeper Relationship with Jesus and Christian Epistemology.]]> <![CDATA[The Origin and the Danger of the Pre-Tribulational Rapture Theory.]]> <![CDATA[The Divinity of the Spirit and the Percentage of those who are Saved.]]> <![CDATA[Should Christians ever consider getting a lawyer?]]> <![CDATA[Pastoral Authority, Popes, Pat Robertson, and Pelagianism.]]> <![CDATA[Some Questions on Church Polity.]]> <![CDATA[Apostles and Evangelism.]]> <![CDATA[Luther, Arminius, Calvin, Kant, Ironside, Tutu and Thieme.]]> <![CDATA[Angelic Issues.]]> <![CDATA[Transmutation, Resuscitation, and Resurrection.]]> <![CDATA[Is the Soul a tertium quid?]]> <![CDATA["More on the Documentary Hypothesis" and "More on the Rapture"]]> <![CDATA["Enoch's Walk with God" and "Some Questions in the Gospels"]]> <![CDATA[The Influence of the Renaissance and Rationalism on the Church and Cutting off Arms in Mal.2:3]]> <![CDATA[Sabbath Observance.]]> <![CDATA[1st John 5:20 & Romans 6:23.]]> <![CDATA[Eschatology Questions.]]> <![CDATA[Baptism and Following Jesus.]]> <![CDATA[Where is Armageddon?]]> <![CDATA[Assurance of Salvation.]]> <![CDATA[The Cross, Sin, and the Devil in God's Plan.]]> <![CDATA[More on: Spiritual Gifts; Hats & Hair; the Age of Accountability.]]> <![CDATA[Daniel 9:25 and Daniel 11:30.]]> <![CDATA["Who will populate earth during the Millennium?" and "Asking for Wisdom: James 1:5"]]> <![CDATA[Is 'My Son' Israel or Jesus in Hosea 11:1?" and "How do you Prove Sin to Someone?]]> <![CDATA[Did Matthew Write his Gospel in Hebrew?]]> <![CDATA[Christian Crowns, Pagan Names, and the Time of the Cock-Crow.]]> <![CDATA[Child-like Faith, Mark vs. Matthew, the Mahdi, and 'Who was with God in the Beginning?]]> <![CDATA[True Orthodoxy and False Creeds.]]> <![CDATA[Foot-washing, Bitter Herbs, Baptism, and Borrowed Faith]]> <![CDATA[All Things Charismatic.]]> <![CDATA[Friday versus Thursday Crucifixion.]]> <![CDATA[Jesus' Cursing of the Fig Tree, Apostasy, and 'Feng Shui'.]]> <![CDATA[The Genesis Serpent, Using "it" to refer to the baby Jesus, and more on Tat]]> <![CDATA[Combating Gnosticism.]]> <![CDATA[Resisting the Devil.]]> <![CDATA[Why did Jesus choose John over James to care for His mother Mary?]]> <![CDATA[Antichrist's 'desire of women' in Daniel 11:37 et al.]]> <![CDATA[Do recent catastrophes have a divine origin?]]> <![CDATA[Does God really want us to be sick and poor? Revisiting the prosperity gos]]> <![CDATA[Why did our Lord Jesus arise from the tribe of Judah?]]> <![CDATA[What will our relationship be in heaven with children who died young?]]> <![CDATA[The baptism of the Holy Spirit as distinct from speaking in tongues.]]> <![CDATA[The Grammar behind the Genesis Gap.]]> <![CDATA[The Great White Throne Judgment.]]> <![CDATA[Moses and Zipporah.]]> <![CDATA[Eternal Relationships]]> <![CDATA[Does God's choice of us eliminate our free will?]]> <![CDATA[Why does God allow bad things to happen?]]> <![CDATA[Character in Hebrews 1:3]]> <![CDATA[Exorcism et al.]]> <![CDATA[Are the children of unbelievers lost if they die before receiving Christ?]]> <![CDATA[How NOT to get "left behind".]]> <![CDATA[Is baptism necessary for salvation?]]> <![CDATA[Life after death.]]> <![CDATA[The personality of the Holy Spirit]]> <![CDATA[The dragon of Revelation 12 and the talking idol of Revelation 13.]]> <![CDATA[Bound by Satan in Luke 13:16, language and the Tower of Babel, Daniel's 70t]]> <![CDATA[Infirmities and Diseases in Matthew 8:17]]> <![CDATA["Waiting for the Ascension" and "Amos 4:11"]]> <![CDATA[Why was Canaan cursed?]]> <![CDATA[Should Christians have a competitive attitude?]]> <![CDATA[John "leapt for joy" in the womb - or did he?]]> <![CDATA[Satanic Influence in Video Games and Television]]> <![CDATA[Moving Mountains: Matthew 21:21]]> <![CDATA[Not a hair shall be lost? Luke 21:16 versus Luke 21:18.]]> <![CDATA[The reign of antichrist: 7 years or 3 and 1/2 years?]]> <![CDATA[The Trinity in Scripture.]]> <![CDATA[The Ark of the Covenant]]> <![CDATA["Doubts about the Nephilim in Genesis 6" and "Ezekiel 9:4 and 666"]]> <![CDATA["Word Counts in the Bible", "Him whom they Pierced (Rev.1:7)", and "Necroma]]> <![CDATA["Waiting for a Savior" and "The Direction East in the Bible"]]> <![CDATA[Transubstantiation]]> <![CDATA[Is there a purgatory according to the Bible?]]> <![CDATA[Your desire shall be for your husband: Genesis 3:16.]]> <![CDATA[Have I committed the unforgiveable sin?]]> <![CDATA[Is the local church meant to be a patriarchy?]]> <![CDATA[Why doesn't the Bible mention all the prophets of the children of Israel?]]> <![CDATA[The True "Victorious Life"]]> <![CDATA[Tohu in Genesis 1:2 and the Cause of the Darkness.]]> <![CDATA[Why Doesn't God Prevent All Children from Dying?]]> <![CDATA["Evil-doers" in 1st Peter 2:12]]> <![CDATA[Scofield Reference Bible]]> <![CDATA[Phylacteries and the Mark of the Beast et al.]]> <![CDATA[Feeling desperate and alone.]]> <![CDATA[Tithing: is it net or gross?]]> <![CDATA[Assembly of the local church, and Jesus' use of "I AM" from Exodus 3:14 in]]> <![CDATA[The "burden of the Lord" in Jeremiah 23:32-40, and judgment for idle words]]> <![CDATA[Spiritual Resiliency]]> <![CDATA[Does God use disease to discipline us?]]> <![CDATA[Recovery from Cult Exposure.]]> <![CDATA[Variability in Christian Testing and Personal Tribulation.]]> <![CDATA[Is there any value in the Apocrypha?]]> <![CDATA[The Communion Ceremony outside of the local church.]]> <![CDATA[The Christian Walk]]> <![CDATA[Is Sunday the New Sabbath?]]> <![CDATA[Chronology of Bible books]]> <![CDATA[Hamartiology: The Biblical Study of Sin]]> <![CDATA[Doubt, light, missed opportunities et al.]]>