Ecclesiastical Matters
March 27, 2023, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Citizenship, Defending the Defenders, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Political Ministry of the Churches of God, Position Papers,
“Write it down, sir, for Jayne” (says from Tobra, the author, an anti-abortion associate for many-a year now).To the tune of song, “Johnny Reb” by Johnny Horton. You fought all the wayMichael Bray Michael Bray You fought all the way.When the feds came callingYou didn’t run bawling You fought all the way,Michael Bray Michael Bray (Flattered, of […]
March 23, 2023, michaelbray Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Citizenship, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Political Ministry of the Churches of God, Salvation,
Dear Romanist Brethren! I know you want to be loyal; I know you want to be true, But this Biden pervert is a strain on you. He blasphemes and murders And he stays in good standing Breaking the bread with you! So what are you going to do? Abide and just stay on the ride? […]
March 22, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
Although ecclesiastical pluralists Calling for a rule by elders, We are not a pluralists regarding deity! There is only one God, though A plurality of persons called the Trinity. Such matters are basic to the Confession We make in creeds: Apostles and Nicene. So, the teachings of Mormons, the Way And the Jehovah’s Witnesses Must […]
March 20, 2023, michaelbray Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Family Matters, Poetry, Salvation,
It comes after confession of sin,The duty of the offended is to standReady to forgive – or notDepending upon the occurrenceOf the CONFESSION!But when the confession comes,The offended better have his heartReady to forgive, lest he be caughtHimself in grievous sin! 20 March, 2023
March 15, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Ecclesiastical Matters, Position Papers, Salvation,
The true God, who existed for an eternity before making anything – including angels – existed alone, completely content, complete, self-contained, dependant upon nothing. If you are calling upon another god other than the Triune God (of the Scriptures), you are an (unwilling, perhaps) idolater – indeed, calling upon a false god. You may be […]
March 14, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Ecclesiastical Matters, Family Matters, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
“Holding every tear . . .”? Okay, But . . . Yes, He is a mighty, loving God Who can “hold every tear we cry,” As the popular Christian ditty has it, In His sweet, ever-loving hands. But He is quit a bit more than that. He is the holy, triune, eternal GOD, Who, self-contained, […]
March 13, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Ecclesiastical Matters, Position Papers, Salvation, Sanctity of Human Beings,
Yes, those angels have been around a long time. Michael could tell much of what it was like way back in the day when that band of heaven-dwellers were up there hanging out for years (or whatever they called the measurement of time back then). They must have had some entertainment with the Lord when […]
March 9, 2023, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Political Ministry of the Churches of God, Position Papers,
It is a virtue which is distorted from its Biblical context. It is foisted upon Christians as a primary virtue leading them to behave ineffectively and blithely in places where they ought to be bold and intransigent. Humility is the essence, indeed, of the incarnation of deity into humanity! God became man for the purpose […]
February 24, 2023, michaelbray Abortionists and Terminations, Abortuary Demolitions etc., Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry,
The slave-traders of old are like The drug dealers of today; They trade in human misery To make themselves a buck, And for other human beings They give not a shrug. And yet below dealers in drugs And slave-traders, there are worse! On the thugs who butcher babies, We need a good, powerful curse! 0832 […]
February 22, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Position Papers,
The Trinity we must behold, A truth more valuable than gold. Eternal love between two there was, And a witness better than a “cuz”:A full-fledged member of the “Godhead” As some would say of the triune God! Yes, that love was an eternal sort To which the Scriptures testify and support. Yeah, it’s denied by […]