Lessons in the Wilderness: Warnings for the Church

Israel’s journey is a warning for us, calling us to trust God’s holiness, flee from sin and stand by His grace.

The Apostle Paul, writing to a confident Corinthian church, reaches back into Israel’s wilderness history and reminds his readers that spiritual privilege is no guarantee of spiritual safety. The generation Continue ReadingLessons in the Wilderness: Warnings for the Church

Ten Biblical Reasons to Leave a Toxic Christian Friendship

Sometimes the most loving thing you can do for a toxic friend is to step away, entrusting them into the hands of the One who loves them more than you ever could.

When Fellowship Hurts, Love Requires Distance Friendship is one of God’s sweetest gifts. A faithful friend encourages you when you are weary, corrects you when you stray, and walks with Continue ReadingTen Biblical Reasons to Leave a Toxic Christian Friendship

Asking Lyman H. Johnson: What about a group claiming to be the One True Church who shuns dissenters

Any group that claims exclusivity and shuns those who disagree with them is a prime example of the man-made organizations, damnable sects, and apostasy that he spent his life battling.

Lyman H. Johnson would vehemently oppose and strongly condemn a group who claim to be “The One True Church” and shuns everyone who does not agree with them. He would Continue ReadingAsking Lyman H. Johnson: What about a group claiming to be the One True Church who shuns dissenters

Asking Lyman H. Johnson: How to Keep the Unity of the Spirit

Living in the God-made spiritual unity through the Spirit and Word, bound by holy love, rejecting man-made divisions and rituals.

Based on “A Series of Lectures on the Church of the Bible and its Apostasy”, Lyman H. Johnson would describe “keeping the unity of the Spirit and the bond of Continue ReadingAsking Lyman H. Johnson: How to Keep the Unity of the Spirit

An Introduction to Lyman H. Johnson’s “A Series of Lectures on the Church of the Bible and its Apostasy”

“A Series of Lectures on the Church of the Bible and its Apostasy” by Lyman H. Johnson

Reading Lyman H. Johnson’s lectures on “the Church of the Bible and its Apostasy” from the early 1900s might, at first glance, seem a world away from the sun-drenched beaches Continue ReadingAn Introduction to Lyman H. Johnson’s “A Series of Lectures on the Church of the Bible and its Apostasy”