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1. Abominations to God - Neil Girrard A word study on what God considers repulsive and abominable.
   
   
2. Abuse Under a Spiritual Father; Jim, a brother in Christ One man’s experiences in the Apostles and Prophets movement.
   
   
3. An Acceptable Truth - Neil Girrard Many people won’t accept what the Bible says because they often have “difficulty” believing that the translators “got it right” or that what is written in today’s Bible is truly what the original authors actually penned.
   
   
4. Against the Night; The “Church” Paradigm (a la Colson); Neil Girrard Chuck Colson’s excellent spiritual and political analysis of a decade ago are marred by his own presupposed paradigms.
   
   
5. Almost There: The “Church” Paradigm (a la Wilkerson) - Neil Girrard A comparison of messages from David Wilkerson and Watchman Nee reveals some important truths for the body of Christ today.
   
   
6. Alone - Neil Girrard Being alone has more to do with the Christian life than most suppose. - ( in Adobe/pdf format )
   
   
7. The American Blunders - Neil Girrard The Europeans have long congratulated themselves for discovering the souls basement and have long considered Americans as superficial and naïve for not having much soul - or basement! But Jesus and the Bible warned mankind of the dangers of the soul long before there ever was an America – or a Europe!
   
   
8. The Anointed of God; Bible Bullet: Matthew 24:5 - Neil Girrard Was Jesus really a false prophet or is the usual translation of this verse in error? - ( in Adobe/pdf format )
   
   
9. Answers to Questions About Churchianity vs. the Church - Jim Baumgaertel/Neil Girrard Jim Baumgaertel asks all the right questions and Neil Girrard gives the answers which God has revealed to him.
   
   
10. Apostasy or Rapture - Neil Girrard Where do these words come from? And which comes first? Why is it important?
    
    
11. Ask Not What God Can Do For You - Neil Girrard A closer look at our incessant preoccupation with “ministry.”
    
    
12. The Assembly - Neil Girrard More insights from the New Testament about the difference between the “church” and the ekklesia.
    
    

1. Basic Questions - Neil Girrard Two very basic questions that cast considerable doubt on much, if not nearly all, of modern religious Christianity.
   
   
2. The Basis of Unity - Neil Girrard The basis of our unity today is not to be found anywhere else but in Christ.
   
   
3. Betrayal - Neil Girrard Jesus promises that so-called followers of His will betray and hate those who are His genuine followers. Are we ready for this?
   
   
4. A Better Place - Neil Girrard There are some who believe Christianity is merely some utopian social scheme to make this world a better place.
   
   
5. Beware of the Visible - Neil Girrard There are those who set great stock on “the signs that will follow” the believer - and they are indeed precious promises. But are they the whole counsel of God?
   
   
6. The Book - Neil Girrard A look at what the Bible is - and is not - for.
   
   
7. The Bread of Life - Neil Girrard Jesus said He was the bread of life. What did He mean by that?
   
   
8. Bring Out Your Guns! – Romans 13:1; Twisted Scriptures - Neil Girrard The government has enlisted clergy to act as “clergy response teams” in times of emergency and martial law and their chief text in hand is Romans 13:1. Beware!
   
   
9. Building Paneled Houses - Neil Girrard The Lord is again asking, “Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses while My house lies in ruins?” How would this word of the Lord from Hag. 1:4 apply to modern twenty-first century followers of Christ?
   
   
10. But I Met God There - Neil Girrard The fact that God has met many a soul within the walls of a “church” building should not be a source of confusion as to who the real architect of the “church” is.
    
    
11. But I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - Neil Girrard A look at the longings of the heart.
    
    
12. But the Building Is Just a Tool - Neil Girrard A Scriptural look at the deceptive practice of “church” buildings.
    
    
13. By the Numbers - Neil Girrard God’s choice of the number “one” to describe Himself is no accident.
    
    

1. Call for Repentance and Reformation - Steve Camp Steve Camp’s uncompromising challenge to the contemporary Christian music industry. May God grant all who read these ears to hear what God is saying to His body.
   
   
2. Call No Man Father; Twisted Scriptures - Neil Girrard Christ’s clear command is not enough for the “spiritual fathering” movement.
   
   
3. Casting Out the Spirit of Human Potential; A Warning to Leadership: Let Christ be Preeminent in His Church - Anonymous This simple pamphlet written anonymously some time ago contains a powerful word of the Lord for those who would truly be His people, His body.
   
   
4. Catch 22: The American “Church’s” Dilemmas - Neil Girrard A penetrating look at the numerous self-imposed dilemmas which keep the “church” from being the body of Christ.
   
   
5. Church Home - Neil Girrard Modern Christianity tells us we need a “church home.” What is a “church home”? Do we really need one?
   
   
6. A Clever Scheme - Neil Girrard Getting us to go to “church” is perhaps the most clever way the devil has yet concocted to keep us from assembling together.
   
   
7. The Coasting Zone - Neil Girrard When the subject comes up, we’re quick to protest that we have not yet arrived – but is that quick rejection really just a cover for complacency in our hearts?
   
   
8. Come! - Neil Girrard If ever we needed to see in a text who is speaking, who is being spoken to and what is being said, this portion of the Revelation would stand as one of the more paramount passages for our day.
   
   
9. Compel Them to Come - Neil Girrard If we want to draw people into the house of our Father, we must have - and be - something different to compel them to want to return.
   
   
10. Completing the Revolution - Neil Girrard Andrew Strom’s statement of his withdrawal from the “Out-of-Church” movement (what George Barna calls “The Revolution”) advocates for yet another form of deception. Beware!
    
    
11. Contrasts - Neil Girrard Goodness is often contrasted with spirituality but in reality they are far more deeply intertwined than this simple contrast would suggest.
    
    
12. Culture - Neil Girrard What is “culture” and what does it have to do with our life in Christ? Much more than most people think.
    
    

1. Dealing With a Sinning Brother - Neil Girrard Perhaps the most needed - and perhaps the most absent - aspect of Christian living today is knowing just how to deal with a brother’s sin. - ( in Adobe/pdf format )
   
   
2. Death in the Living Room: It’s Not Just in the “Church” Anymore - Neil Girrard We certainly cannot change the whole of churchianity - by what means can we know whether the group we are attending or gathering with is truly administering life or administering death?
   
   
3. A Defeated Devil - Neil Girrard Many who claim to follow Christ hold to the idea of a defeated devil, ridiculing his schemes and devices as just the foolish floppings of a “toothless old tiger” too stupid and inept to be of any harm or threat to their eternal security in Christ. But is this an accurate portrayal?
   
   
4. Demonics - Neil Girrard Can a Christian be demonized? Can a “pastor” be demonized? The answer might surprise you.
   
   
5. Demonized - Neil Girrard A look at what the Scriptures teach - and do not teach - about a believer being possessed of a demon.
   
   
6. Denying the Master - Neil Girrard Based on Jude’s and Peter’s prophecies, many people expect the end time apostates to be those who simply deny Christ’s transcendency and deity – but this is a complete misunderstanding of what the apostles said.
   
   
7. The Desire To See - Neil Girrard Among those who have heard and obeyed God’s call to “Come out” of organized, institutional apostate churchianity, there remains a strong desire to more clearly see the ekklesia, God’s people, come together and interact in loving service to one another and to know that we are doing our part in Christ’s body.
   
   
8. A Different Jesus - Neil Girrard Every sect (denomination) and religious social club (“church”) has its own “Jesus.” How can this be?
   
   
9. A Division of Labor - Neil Girrard In the work of God, there is a division of labor that has lain unseen for centuries, even millennia. What is it?
   
   
10. A Doctrine of Grace; - Neil Girrard Even the teaching of grace is distorted in these last days of deception and lawlessness.
    
    
11. Doing Good; - Neil Girrard Evil is triumphing, say some, and good men must get busy. But is this really so?
    
    
12. Doing the Will of God - Neil Girrard A study in the New Testament about the importance of doing the will of God.
    
    
13. Double Mindedness - Neil Girrard We are all familiar with “a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways,” but just how deep does that instability go?
    
    

1. Ekkaleo - Ekkletoi - Ekklesia - Neil Girrard Becoming the ekklesia is a process - not an automatic guarantee just because we claim to be “a Christian.”
   
   
2. Ekklesia - A Word Study - Neil Girrard Reading the Scriptures with the word “church” in them has done centuries of damage to the body of Christ. A simple reading of these Scriptures with the Greek word “ekklesia” re-inserted can be a real eye-opener.
   
   
3. Ekklesia or the Kingdom of God - Neil Girrard The kingdom of God is simply not the exact same thing as the ekklesia and the confusion that results by assuming that they are has caused many difficulties for the people of Christ.
   
   
4. Entertaining Dangers - Neil Girrard Are we entertaining ourselves into danger, perhaps even into hell itself?
   
   
5. Entertainment Revisited - Neil Girrard A second look at what entertainment does for us.
   
   
6. Established in the Truth – 2 Peter 1:12; Twisted Scriptures - Neil Girrard Deceived adherents to the twisted doctrine of “grace” think they’re working to be established in the truth – instead they are only being established by the demonic in their error.
   
   
7. The Eternal Gospel - Neil Girrard Sometimes when we read the book of Revelation we can easily miss some detail or fail to grasp the profound significance of some sparsely described event – even about something as important as the eternal gospel of Christ. - ( in Adobe/pdf format )
   
   
8. Experience Required - Neil Girrard Can we really know God apart from our experience?
   
   
9. Exploding the Myth of Christ’s Delegated Authority - Neil Girrard Christ gave His authority to men to lead other believers into a closer walk with Him – didn’t He?

1. Faith Alone? - Neil Girrard The entire “faith alone” concept is overly simplistic, unbalanced, skewed and distorted. What is the truth? - ( in Adobe/pdf format )
   
   
2. A False Dichotomy - Neil Girrard Our notions of “ministry” suffer from layers of added meanings that change our understanding of what the New Testament really says.
   
   
3. False Prophets - Neil Girrard Just what makes a false prophet false? The answer will surprise many people.
   
   
4. Fear This - Neil Girrard Some mythologies about fear are exploded. An important read for the timid!
   
   
5. A Fine Line - Neil Girrard The believer who wants to obey God must constantly choose between righteousness and lawlessness – but few seem to know what lawlessness really is.
   
   
6. Finish the Reformation! - Neil Girrard Finishing the Reformation truly and simply means that we must all press on to the maturity that is found only in Christ.
   
   
7. Foundations - Neil Girrard When the foundations of life are destroyed, what are the righteous to do?
   
   
8. From “Once Upon a Time...” to “Happily Ever After”? - Neil Girrard A discussion of the “once saved, always saved” theory.
   
   
9. FUBAR: Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition - Neil Girrard D-Day and Dawson Trotman, founder of the Navigators, provide illuminating lessons from history.
   
   
10. Fulfillment of Purpose - Neil Girrard The real purpose for which each individual was created remains unrealized and much real potential for real goodness and even greatness remains untapped as men who refuse to draw near to God still wind up the poorer for their arrogance.
    
    
11. The Futility of Life - Neil Girrard So what’s the point of life anyway?

1. Gaining True Spiritual Maturity - Neil Girrard When we try to gain spiritual maturity by our own efforts, we usually make things worse, not better – why is that?
   
   
2. A Game of Words - Neil Girrard Words are the transportation device of the enemy of our souls and most Christians don’t know how successful he’s been at robbing us of our heritage in Christ.
   
   
3. Genuine Christians - Neil Girrard When Paul confronted the Judaizers, he also left us a perfect description of genuine believers in Christ.
   
   
4. God? - Neil Girrard What do we say to the growing number of people who no longer want anything to do with God because of their past “church” experiences?
   
   
5. God-Given Assets - Neil Girrard Seekers of financial freedom very often use other people for their own gain and then speak openly of their “God-given assets.”
   
   
6. God In Our Own Likeness - Neil Girrard Re-inventing God has devastating consequences upon our lives, now and in eternity.
   
   
7. God the Judge of All - Neil Girrard The New Testament clearly says that God is to be the Judge of all men – so why does the “church” teach exemption from judgment for their attendees? And just what are the standards by which we shall all be judged?
   
   
8. God’s Approval - Neil Girrard God’s approval on our life and on our work in His kingdom is no light and trivial matter.
   
   
9. God’s Fuhrer - Neil Girrard The hierarchy of the “church” (and its leftover remains among those who have left the “church”) makes the “servants of God” resemble a fuhrer. How can this be?
   
   
10. Gospel of Grace - Neil Girrard Joseph Prince’s book, Destined to Reign, is an astonishing compilation of errors and false teachings. This article attempts to tackle all those found in chapter 3, “Controversies Surrounding the Gospel of Grace.”
    
    
11. Grace and Pride – Neil Girrard There may have been no greater disservice to the truth about grace than to render “grace” (Greek, charis) as only “God’s unmerited favor.”
    
    
12. Grace and Truth; Twisted Scriptures - Neil Girrard The devil holds no tenet of the faith as sacred and he will distort any and every doctrine of the gospel if it will gain him any advantage over even one single believer – even the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1. Hidden “Pastor”-isms or, Once a “Pastor,” Always a “Pastor”? - Neil Girrard When a “pastor” exits the “church,” it will be very easy for him to underestimate how difficult it will be for him to be a real person again after having been a “pastor.”
   
   
2. An Historical Indictment - Neil Girrard A quote from Alexis de Tocqueville points to the truth about the United States as a “Christian” nation.
   
   
3. History Revisited - Neil Girrard Yet again, those who refuse to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.
   
   
4. Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau: Three of Satan’s Stooges - Neil Girrard The U.S. is little more than the acting out of the philosophies of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau but most Americans don’t know what these philosophers said or why that might be important to them as followers of Christ.
   
   
5. How “Eld” Must an Elder Be? - Neil Girrard A Scriptural look at the role of elders in the local assembly.
   
   
6. How Far Is Too Far? - Neil Girrard The needs of the ones are more immediate than the needs of the 99. But how far should we go in rescuing these ones?
   
   
7. How to Be a Local Ekklesia: or, Where the House “Church” Movement Failed - Neil Girrard The house “church” failed to attain to the three core elements of true ekklesia and has, for the most part, already devolved into yet another hardened wineskin.
   
   
8. Hurt and Bitter - Neil Girrard
   
   
9. Hypocrisy: The Dread Disease of Frustration - Neil Girrard A Scriptural look at the effects of believing one thing and living out another.

1. I and You: Whoever These May Be - Neil Girrard An exploration of just how different people in the “church” can be from those who have come out.
   
   
2. Implications of Ownership - Neil Girrard We have been bought at a price. Isn’t it about time we lived out this truth?
   
   
3. The Importance of Christ - Neil Girrard Christ is the King, the Absolute Monarch, over those who claim to be His – so why isn’t He obeyed?
   
   
4. Important Things by Jim Baumgaertel A short list of powerfully important ideas and issues extremely relevant to living for Christ in this time.
   
   
5. In His Rest - Neil Girrard A Scriptural look at resting in God.
   
   
6. In My Name - Neil Girrard What does it mean to gather together in the name of Christ?
   
   
7. In Search of an Answer - Neil Girrard A look at our options in facing the future as it is likely to be here in America.
   
   
8. In Search of the Perfect Church - Neil Girrard A Scriptural basis for understanding what the perfect church is.
   
   
9. Inevitable Conclusions - Neil Girrard Barry Goldwater’s 1964 acceptance speech contains a fabulous glimpse into the overarching motivation that drives the conservative movement in America.

1. Joy For All? - Neil Girrard Joy is a much desired commodity in the “church” these days - but is it really the good thing we all think it is?
   
   
2. Jude’s Dilemma - Neil Girrard The pending spiritual danger made Jude set aside his warm, glowing sentiments regarding salvation and write a fiery letter of warning.
   
   
3. Just What Are the Wiles of the Devil? - David Williams A short treatment of how the devil really deceives us.

1. The Keeping of the Sabbath - Neil Girrard The Sabbath law has been abolished along with every other law, right?
   
   
2. King James Only - Neil Girrard Some groups insist on reading the King James Bible only – what is that all about?
   
   
3. Kingdom or Church? - Neil Girrard Did Christ come to found and institute the church or did He come to bring forth the kingdom of God among men?
   
   
4. Known - Neil Girrard What is the importance of our being known in the mind of God before the worlds were created? More than you might think.

1. The Last Enemy - Neil Girrard The people of Christ are engaged in a life or death struggle – but few seem to know which one is which.
   
   
2. Leadership and Unity – Neil Girrard Leadership is more often the source of division that destroys our unity in Christ.
   
   
3. Leaving “Church” Behind; To Follow Jesus in Spirit and Truth – Neil Girrard (also on Paidion Books Home Page) If you're seeing discrepancies and differences between the New Testament and “church” - and not just your “church” but “church” practices in general - you are not alone by any means.
   
   
4. The Light of Life - Neil Girrard Jesus is not only saying that His followers must forsake darkness in all its forms, He is also clarifying something about the nature of His life and light.
   
   
5. Like a Flood - Neil Girrard Truth is not an option in the believer’s life - a prophecy by Isaiah sheds light on the coming apostasy.
   
   
6. Living Truth - Neil Girrard Lawlessness (doing what is right in one’s own eyes) has many subtle ways of diverting us from Christ.
   
   
7. The Local Church in the Time of Apostasy - Neil Girrard An examination of how Watchman Nee’s teachings in The Normal Christian Church Life, chapter 5, are to be viewed in the context of today’s ultra-denominationalism.
   
   
8. The Lord's Work and Way - Neil Girrard What will the Lord provide when He wants to restore a right relationship between the rich and the poor of His people?
   
   
9. The Lost Power of Words - Neil Girrard The changing vocabulary of the body of Christ is not just passing fads and changing trends - it is a cause for alarm.

1. The Man of God - Neil Girrard The man of God is a category to which every true believer belongs. Do not be deceived!
   
   
2. Many Deceptions and The Lie - Neil Girrard How do we reconcile the difference between the many New Testament prophecies that speak of a plurality, even a multiplicity, of deceptions with Paul’s reference to a single lie that carries severe, eternal consequences for those who come under its power? - ( in Adobe/pdf format )
   
   
3. Mark 1:3 by Kenneth S. Wuest A Greek scholar’s insights into John the Baptist’s message to Israel holds things we ought to consider as well.
   
   
4. Martyrdom - Neil Girrard A fictional look into the future.
   
   
5. Maturing in Christ: Advice to New - and Old - Believers - Neil Girrard The path to spiritual maturity is not just a walk up an aisle or even an overnight journey. There are many things we need to observe in our spiritual journey toward God to be certain we don’t get off the path that leads to life.
   
   
6. The Meaning of Life - Neil Girrard The question of the meaning of one’s life has many far-reaching implications.
   
   
7. Meditations - Neil Girrard Ever wondered what all those Christianese words really mean?
   
   
8. Meeting - Neil Girrard We’ve spotted the “church” building, the “pastor” and even the “liturgy” – but what about our “meetings”?
   
   
9. The Message of the Kingdom - Neil Girrard Everyone knows the parable of the sower and the seed – so what really does the seed represent?
   
   
10. Mighty in the Scriptures - Neil Girrard William Beck, a translator of the New Testament, called for men like Apollos who were mighty in the Scriptures. But will that really help us?
    
    
11. The Missing Piece of the Puzzle - Neil Girrard Jesus told us, if we have ears to hear, that we would need a “new” way to view ourselves in the end times.
    
    
12. Missionaries - Neil Girrard “Missionary” is not a word used in the New Testament. So why are we so insistent on sending out missionaries?
    
    
13. The Most Dangerous Man in the Assembly - Neil Girrard The most dangerous man in the assembly is the least likely suspect – he’s very likely to be the one who has the most Bible knowledge!
    
    
14. The Mother of Abominations - Neil Girrard “Mystery Babylon” encompasses more than most people realize.
    
    
15. My Testimony - Neil Girrard A brief telling of my long strange trip toward God.

1. The Nature of Love - Neil Girrard What love is and is not.
   
   
2. The Necessity of Finding Fault - Neil Girrard Finding fault is not the sin some think it to be - it is an essential requirement of a godly life.
   
   
3. The Net - Neil Girrard To be fishers of men we need fishing equipment.
   
   
4. The New Testament Pattern of Ekklesia - Neil Girrard There is a New Testament pattern of ekklesia - and modern “church” life does not match up.
   
   
5. No Place for the Devil - Neil Girrard Some teach that “God won’t share the apartment” and saying a Christian is demon possessed is the blasphemy of the Spirit. But is that so?
   
   
6. No Place for the Poor - Neil Girrard Wealth and poverty and work are not the simple matters many people believe them to be.
   
   
7. No Substitutions - Neil Girrard The subtle substitutions Satan attempts to deceive us with can rob us of our heritage as sons of God.
   
   
8. Nothing New - Neil Girrard A look at how the devil’s strategies to entrap the body of Christ really haven’t changed over the centuries.
   
   
9. Nuggets - Neil Girrard A brief look at being a Christian, prophets and missions.

1. On the Basis of Scripture - Neil Girrard A brief look at the many “church” notions and practices which have no place in Scripture.
   
   
2. One Another Commands - Neil Girrard The requirements of the New Testament of what we are and are not to do and be “one to another” are awesome in scope and responsibility.
   
   
3. One Big Circle - Neil Girrard A look at the similar histories of Jesus, Stephen and the bride of Christ.
   
   
4. One Hundred and Seven Theses - Steve Camp
   
   
5. One Spirit - Neil Girrard There is only one Spirit of God - or is there? The answer to this question brings forth a surprising answer from the Scriptures and from God.
   
   
6. The Open Church – A Review - Neil Girrard A good book to read - with the understanding that it represents some serious compromises to the vision that God tried to give.
   
   
7. Open Letter to Pastors What will Jesus have to say to “pastors” on judgment day? “Well done” or “Depart from Me”? Most people blindly consider this to be a stupid question. Could they be wrong?
   
   
8. Ordination - Neil Girrard Ordination, the raising up of new leaders, is a highly vaunted practice in the “church.” But is it Scriptural? What do the Scriptures really say about “ordaining someone to the ministry”?
   
   
9. Origins - Neil Girrard The history of the Jehovah’s Witnesses offers us an enlightening glimpse into the danger of allowing any move of God to degenerate into a denominational institution.
   
   
10. The Other Sheep - Neil Girrard Jesus said that He must bring in “the other sheep” and make “one flock” under “one shepherd.” Who are these “other sheep”?
    
    
11. Our Duty - Neil Girrard A word study on strife and striving that reveals what God expects of us - contains some surprising answers!
    
    
12. Our Threefold Enemy - Neil Girrard Those who would have us fight only the flesh leave us blind to our defenses against the demonic and the world and to the offensive weapons God has given us that we might obtain His objectives.
    
    
13. Outside the Box - Neil Girrard In one short quote, J.B. Phillips put his finger squarely on the problems of modern churchianity.

1. The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Wedding Maids - Neil Girrard Centuries of foolish and even demonic paradigms have distorted the clear meaning behind Jesus’ words in this parable.
   
   
2. The Paradigm Shift - Neil Girrard A response to some of Steve Camp’s 107 Theses addressing the issues of what it really means to be the church.
   
   
3. Pastor, Bishop or Nicolaitan Overlord? - Neil Girrard Is the “pastor” a real New Testament office or a 1st century religious construct?
   
   
4. Pastors - Neil Girrard What is a pastor? Why is the “pastor” so central to “church”?
   
   
5. Paths of Righteousness - Neil Girrard Quotes from Philip Keller, an experienced shepherd, provide an excellent view into the role of sheep and shepherds.
   
   
6. Pentecost at Any Cost - Leonard Ravenhill
   
   
7. Perilous Times - Neil Girrard The deception of the end times is dangerous – especially for those who don’t believe deception is really there.
   
   
8. Peter’s Two Fathers - Jonah and John; Twisted Scriptures - Neil Girrard The “spiritual fathering” movement relies on teachings like this one.
   
   
9. Picture This - Neil Girrard Love is still the characteristic signature of genuine Christians – but do we have any idea what that might look like anymore?
   
   
10. Pleasing Men - Neil Girrard Few recognize just how subtle pleasing men can be – and how it keeps us from obeying God.
    
    
11. The Poor, the Crippled, the Blind and the Lame - Neil Girrard Only the spiritually poor, crippled, blind and lame partake of Christ’s eternal life.
    
    
12. Poverty; - Neil Girrard
    
    
13. The Power of Truth; Ananias and Sapphira - Neil Girrard Ananias and Sapphira provide much needed insights about walking in the light of truth.
    
    
14. Practicing a Lie - Neil Girrard Worshiping God in spirit and in truth is not an option.
    
    
15. A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Review - Neil Girrard This book may represent the most sophisticated and systematic exposure yet of the modern “church” put into a fictional novel or it may only be another indicator of just how deceptive the “church” can be. Either way, it opens up questions of depth one is not likely to encounter at “church”!
    
    
16. Praying Through - Neil Girrard Prayer is still a primary necessity in the Christian’s life - just as it was in Paul’s life.
    
    
17. Preaching Christ in a Post-Christian Society - Neil Girrard There may befall the preacher of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ no harder task than to preach His name, His truth, His story to a people who have already heard “all that,” digested “all that,” done “all that,” rejected “all that.”
    
    
18. The Profound, the Mysterious, the Meaningless and the Mundane - Neil Girrard “So heavenly minded he’s of no earthly good” is an age-old adage in Christian circles but does it really convey the whole truth of the matter?
    
    
19. Prophetic Words Given to Jim Casey For several years the Lord spoke quietly but powerfully. Read these words for your edification.
    
    
20. Purity - Neil Girrard Can we still go to “church” after we know the truth?
    
    
21. The Purpose of America - Neil Girrard Who said America can’t be found in the end-times prophecies? And who said God invented democracy?
    
    
22. The Purpose of Parables - Neil Girrard Parables serve a much more precise purpose in the teachings of Jesus than most people realize.

1. “Questions About Churchianity” and “Four Ways Christians Are Deceived” - Jim Baumgaertel A couple of articles by Jim Baumgaertel asking the right questions and finding the right answers.

1. Reform Is Not an Option - Neil Girrard The “church” needs changed but will it submit to what is really needed?
   
   
2. Responding to the Apostasy - Neil Girrard As the great falling away from the faith unfolds all around us, what response should we make?
   
   
3. A Rural Exodus - Review - Neil Girrard “Pastors” are exiting the rural Midwest faster than the population – why? And what does it show all of us?
   
   
4. Ruthless Goddess - Neil Girrard A look at the power of pornography.

1. Salvation by Grace - How It Works - Neil Girrard A modern-day parable about being truly saved.
   
   
2. Same Old Story: Montanus vs. Ignatius of Antioch - Neil Girrard “Church” splits are almost as old as church history – and the first one reveals a lot of the errors we still practice today.
   
   
3. Same Sin, Different Day - Neil Girrard A Scriptural look at the sin of gossip.
   
   
4. Satan’s Scriptural Strategies - Neil Girrard Satan’s strategies to oppose, cripple and even destroy the people of Christ are taken straight from the pages of Scripture.
   
   
5. The Shell Game - Neil Girrard “Church” is so filled with deception and lies. What is the truth?
   
   
6. Shooting the Wounded - Neil Girrard Love practiced and plainly visible (and not just taught or talked about!) is the only way to preach the whole gospel of the kingdom of Christ.
   
   
7. Sight - Neil Girrard An unusual Greek word points to the need to see with God’s eyes and not our own.
   
   
8. Silence - Neil Girrard Why were the apostles and prophets silent when Constantine “Christianized” the Roman empire? Enlightening details from church history.
   
   
9. Simple Safeguards - Neil Girrard There are some simple safeguards that we can implement in regards to whether or not we should be gathering, safeguards that the genuine leaders (the truly more mature members of the body of Christ) should be sounding forth.
   
   
10. Simplicity in Christ - Neil Girrard The simplicity that Christ calls us to walk in applies also, believe it or not, to how we are to assemble.
    
    
11. Sitting at the Master’s Feet - Neil Girrard Mary’s choice to sit at Jesus’ feet gives us a picture of how what is most important in the genuine Christian life.
    
    
12. A Slippery Slope - Neil Girrard Like Francis Schaeffer's How Shall We Then Live?, Frank Viola's wonderful historical analysis in Pagan Christianity is tainted by the short-comings of the last chapter.
    
    
13. So You Think You’re a Christian; Neil Girrard What it means to be “saved.”
    
    
14. Sound Bites - Neil Girrard Bits of wisdom accumulated over the years.
    
    
15. Spirit and Truth Neil Girrard What is worship? Are we really worshiping God or not?
    
    
16. Spiritual Tyrants: How To Spot a Nicolaitan – Neil Girrard Nicolaitanism is perhaps the most pervasive error that plagues the “church” - from the mega-“church” to the house “church.” Some practical signposts point it out when we see it.
    
    
17. Strong Delusion - Neil Girrard When God sends strong delusion on all who take pleasure in unrighteousness, who can stand?

1. A Tangled Web - Neil Girrard If knowing and doing the will of God is such a central part of following Christ, why do some claim that God’s purposes and will are unknowable?
   
   
2. Teachers - Neil Girrard Teachers are a part of the body of Christ - and a prominent part of the apostasy. So which is which?
   
   
3. Teachings of the Spirit - Neil Girrard It is most important that the Holy Spirit, and not some man, be our real teacher. Here’s why.
   
   
4. Tears - Neil Girrard What are our tears for?
   
   
5. The Test of Obedience - Neil Girrard Our obedience to Christ’s commands is still a requirement to attain to eternal salvation.
   
   
6. A Thing of Bronze - Neil Girrard The bronze serpent Moses raised in the wilderness some 3500 years ago holds more implications for us today than most realize.
   
   
7. Think Like I Think - Neil Girrard I expect, insist and demand that you think like I do – just like the Bible says.
   
   
8. Three Fatal Flaws of Sam Soleyn’s “Spiritual Oversight” Teaching - Neil Girrard His teachings suffers from many spiritually fatal flaws. Beware!
   
   
9. Three Parables - Neil Girrard Three of Jesus’ parables we cannot afford to misunderstand.
   
   
10. To Be or Not To Be - Neil Girrard Amazingly, this is the simple question before each individual who claims to follow Christ in this tumultuous, confused and confusing time the New Testament calls the end of the age.
    
    
11. To Live For - Neil Girrard What is that we really live for?
    
    
12. To See As God Sees - Neil Girrard Jesus wrote seven letters to seven “angels” – who was He writing to?
    
    
13. Told to Go: Or, Riding the Wrong Horse - Neil Girrard
    
    
14. Treasures - Neil Girrard Do we really know what our treasures really are?
    
    
15. The True Body of Christ - Neil Girrard Just what is the true body of Christ and in what manner does one go about seeking to find those that are like-minded?
    
    
16. The True Tabernacle - Neil Girrard Scripture says there is a true tabernacle of Christ. What are the differences between the true one and the false ones? - ( in Adobe/pdf format )
17. True Witness - Harry R. Miller
    
    
18. True Words - Neil Girrard Modern New Testament prophets - if there really is such a thing – must speak only “edification and exhortation and comfort to men.” Right?
    
    
19. Truth and Grace - Neil Girrard Truth, grace and law - our ears and hearts have become jaded to the full intent and meaning of the Spirit of God.
    
    
20. Turning Slaves Into Warriors - Neil Girrard If we are to be completely free of the “church” paradigm, we must recognize how deep the slave mentality has been inserted into our thinking.
    
    
21. Two Kinds of Christians - Neil Girrard T. Austin Sparks identified two different kinds of Christians – which kind are we?
    
    
22. Two Lies - Neil Girrard Differences between the New Testament and our practice of following Christ are not as unimportant as some think.
    
    
23. Two Life-Pictures - Neil Girrard Two modern-day parables that point to other ways of doing things (other than the vain religious repetitions of the traditions of men to which most of us have been exposed) that might help us to better understand what the Lord is asking of us.
    
    
24. Two or Three - Neil Girrard There are multiple layers of deception around the modern practice of “meeting.” Are we willing to face this?
    
    
25. Two Questions - Neil Girrard Two questions we really need to ask ourselves – and God!
    
    
26. The Tyranny of Gifts - Neil Girrard

1. Unanimity - Neil Girrard God has been waiting for and working His people toward finally being content to sit back and stop trying to build anything for God.
   
   
2. Unity Is Not Optional - Neil Girrard The words used in the New Testament that speak of the unity of the body of Christ are infrequent and precise – and they are a necessity.

1. Vicarious Love - Neil Girrard A look at God’s intention that our love for the needy should be personal.
   
   
2. A Vision and Confirming Insights - Jim Johnson/Neil Girrard This vision given to Jim Johnson by the Lord is extremely timely for the Body of Christ to hear. Neil Girrard adds confirming insights to Jim Johnson's vision for any who want more Scriptures to consider in light of his vision.
   
   
3. The Voice of God - Neil Girrard Hearing the voice of God has more to do with following Christ than most seem to realize.
   
   
4. The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness - Neil Girrard The message and backdrop of John the Baptist holds much more relevance for us than we might think.
   
   
5. The Voice of Strangers - Neil Girrard The primary element that makes one’s voice that of a stranger is the very subtle strain of presuming oneself better or superior over others and most teachers who possess this strain either deny or justify it!

1. Walking With God; Through the Fire - David L. Williams This small booklet is a powerhouse and wealth of insight into spiritual warfare, “church” malfunctions and the deepening of our spiritual walk with God. A must read - and one to reread often! - for all who wish to go further on with and deeper into the Lord. Also available as a downloadable Word file which the author requests that you forward by email to anyone the Lord would have you do so. Walking With God; Through the Fire (Downloadable version)
   
   
2. War and Responsibility - Neil Girrard The responsibilities of those who are at war.
   
   
3. A Warped Perspective - Neil Girrard A comic strip encounter leads to seeing our culture as it is.
   
   
4. Wealth: Blessing, Curse or Test? - Neil Girrard A Scriptural look at whether wealth is a blessing, a curse or simply a test from God.
   
   
5. What About Those Lost Millions? - Neil Girrard Exposing some of the fallacies which keep people from coming to Christ.
   
   
6. What Does it Mean to be the Body of Christ? - Jo Alaine Yancey One sister’s insights and answers to this very important question.
   
   
7. What God Is Really Saying Now - Neil Girrard What are God’s priorities for His remnant today?
   
   
8. What’s Wrong With “Church”? - Neil Girrard A broad question indeed - but a special focus on how to meet brings specific answers.
   
   
9. Where Did the Prophets Go? - A Review - Neil Girrard The author of this book asks a good question but his answers fall far short of the full counsel of God.
   
   
10. Where Do You Go To Church? - Neil Girrard This seemingly innocent question covers a whole lot of territory.
    
    
11. Where Should I Go To Church? - Neil Girrard This important - but ignorant - question deserves to be answered.
    
    
12. Who Is My Neighbor? - Neil Girrard Jesus’ story of “the good Samaritan” has more to do with life today than many people realize.
    
    
13. Whose Will Do We Follow? - Neil Girrard With the New Testament’s many clear instructions, how do we justify the normal (average, usual) “Christian’s” exclusion of God from so much of the life they live?
    
    
14. Why “Church”? - Neil Girrard Only a few are able to spiritually grasp the truth that the “church” is Satan’s ace card in his war against God’s plan to have a family, let alone ponder why he chose this particular strategy.
    
    
15. Why Not One? - Neil Girrard Why has Christ’s High Priestly prayer that we would all be “one” remained unanswered?
    
    
16. Why Now? - Neil Girrard Why is God revealing the differences between “church” and ekklesia now?
    
    
17. Why Should I Care - Neil Girrard If the world is going to hell in a handbasket, why should I care?
    
    
18. Why We Gather - Neil Girrard Why we first went to “church” is as important a question to answer as is why we left it.
    
    
19. The Will of God - Neil Girrard Total surrender to God is not optional - especially in understanding the truths of the Bible.
    
    
20. Wolves: How to Spot a False Shepherd - Neil Girrard Wolves and hirelings are much more prevalent than most imagine - just visit the local “church” or turn on your TV!
    
    
21. The Word of Truth - Neil Girrard Jesus’ answer to the devil’s temptation to satisfy His hunger by turning rocks into bread after having fasted for forty days holds many things we would do well to consider. - ( in Adobe/pdf format )
    
    
22. The Work of the Wilderness - Neil Girrard If God is leading us, why are we still in the wilderness?
    
    
23. The Worst Enemy - Neil Girrard Why the institutional “church” is the worst enemy of the body of Christ.
    
    
24. WWJD?: What Would Jesus Do? - Neil Girrard “What Would Jesus Do?” is big business. But is it Christ? A look at the local media's surprisingly discerning treatment of current “church” trends.

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1. Your God Is Too Small: A Review - Neil Girrard J.B. Phillips’ book, Your God Is Too Small, is an excellent, well thought-out description of the various false gods and pseudo-“Gods” worshiped (or at least nominally followed) at most “churches” and a rational perspective of Christ and God that will well serve any genuine follower of Christ in these days of apostasy and rampant deception.

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