Conferences, seminars, workshops and special church meetings continue with promises of a "specific event" or a prophesy of the end times as to what will take place and who will do what and what to look for. How can anyone know who is who? Why is it that a random charismatic person or seemingly wealthy person has the "word" or is in a place to speak on behalf of God? When it comes to prophesy, could it be that God has not revealed the things these folks are claiming to have been told? Rather than running around like rapid fire popcorn from one event to the next, is there a time and date or prophesy that we can know and be focused on? Here now is that clarity straight from the Bible.

Permanently disqualified! This is a phrase that is broadcasted loud and clear to the masses, declaring a man to be formally banned from preaching or pastoring. Standards, responsibility, accountability, and eligibility are understandable, and rightfully so. Is it possible for a man to be disqualified from serving in a church capacity? Sure. Standards are either met or they are not, which is universally accepted and understood. However, to be permanently disqualified according to the Bible is another story. Can a man actually be permanently disqualified from serving the Lord in a particular capacity according to the Lord Himself? How does the word of God speak to this?

Christianity. What comes to the mind of most people when that word is read? A wise man once asked "If the church looked like you, what would it look like?" There are the written words of the Bible, and then there are people. If we know God through Jesus and Jesus through people, is it possible for people to know the Jesus Christ of the Bible through the lives that Christians live today? Thus, the questions begs to be asked, what are we doing?