But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. Many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned; and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. For if God d

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;   for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul. Keep your behavior excellent among t

If you were to ask anyone on the street what is the most joyful time of the year? Without any question, it would be unanimous that Christmas is the most joyful time of the year. One of the carols you will hear everywhere you go is one entitled, 'It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.'   In 1719 Isaac Watts wrote a hymn that came to be entitled, 'Joy to the World.' Now the interesting thing about this song is, the only stanza that is related to Christmas and the birth of Je