~~~ DO YOU LOVE ME? ~~~ Rick: My observation of too many Christians, including some of those in the Seventh-Day Adventist movement, is that they say they love Jesus and accept his grace unto salvation, but in their hearts their … Continue reading
Category Archives: Rick’s Writings
SPEAKER: “How are you going to convince me there’s something wrong with my appearance?” Rick: “A more poignant question: How does our Creator try to convince us there is something wrong with our appearance?” No, hold it. That is still … Continue reading
ARTICLE: “Many believe the Black Nazarene has miraculous powers and sick people will often resort to desperate measures to try to touch it.” BIBLE: “You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven … Continue reading
~ THE PROTESTANT SECT, A TOPIC FOR HISTORIANS… ~ FROM SERMON: At the turn of the last century, a Protestant magazine said this: “The Roman hierarchy has long looked upon America as their ‘promised land’, of which they would take … Continue reading
“Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they exist, and were created.” – Revelation 4:11 “And I saw another angel flying in … Continue reading
Pope Francis said Christians shouldn’t focus on the moral law. He has his reasons. Many Christians today agree, teaching that, as exemplified in this article, it’s the “relationship” with Jesus that matters. I think they are both wrong, for … Continue reading
“Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and faith of Jesus” (Rev 14:12) – What is the deepest significance of true believers being identified as those who obey the Ten Commandments … Continue reading
Seeing God through the Bible as either the “Designer God” or the “Dictator God”- each view effects us physiologically. The former view is Biblically accurate and what was taught and understood in Jesus’ day. The latter view is false and … Continue reading
To me, what matters most is not so much what a person believes but for what reasons he or she believes it. The reason it matters is because it is only by evaluating the reasons, and discussing them, that we … Continue reading
ME: Why do Seventh-Day Adventist Christians worship on the Biblical Sabbath and believe that God means for us to obey all ten of His moral laws, when eternal salvation is obtained only through the grace God gave us in the … Continue reading
How do YOU, as a Christian, decide what is right and wrong, for yourself and others? Apparently, it depends in large part on your level of moral decision-making maturation, no matter how much you study the Bible. It is my … Continue reading
Despite what many Christians are taught in their respective churches, the Bible says the reason we worship Jesus is because He is our creator, not our redeemer. Therefore, if we keep Sunday as the Sabbath because on that day of … Continue reading
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, BEN CARSON: ““Now, this whole creation/evolution controversy has been raging on, really, since the beginning because, what is Satan’s plan? To get rid of God,” said Dr. Carson. “To disparage God. To mischaracterize God.” ME: There was a … Continue reading
“From the very beginning of the great controversy in heaven it has been Satan’s purpose to overthrow the law of God. It was to accomplish this that he entered upon his rebellion against the Creator, and though he was cast … Continue reading
But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us … Continue reading
“I thought the pope ROCKED! I vote for POPE FRANCIS for PRESIDENT! I have HOPE NOW for the world because it has someone who can lead it to PEACE AND SAFETY, and that person is POPE FRANCIS! I think I … Continue reading
And THAT’S why people who truly love God at the end of time are described as those who “keep the commandments of God and faith of Jesus” (Rev 14:12). Doesn’t this make sense? Isn’t it time to bring this to … Continue reading
STATEMENT, LORD’S DAY ALLIANCE: “The Christian Church, from its very beginning, has struggled with the concept of unity….when we stand in faith, as members of a Church beyond all churches, we reclaim Sunday for the God who gave it to … Continue reading
ARTICLE: “Top Vatican adviser Jeffrey Sachs says that when Pope Francis visits the United States in September, he will directly challenge the ‘American idea’ of God-given rights embodied in the Declaration of Independence…. Sachs says the pope will call on … Continue reading
So, Darwin couldn’t believe in the God of the Bible primarily because he couldn’t accept a good god making bad things. Sincerely, he applied logic based on the premise that because bad things exist in nature then the Creator of … Continue reading
MATTHEW 7:13,14: Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that … Continue reading
STATEMENT, LORD’S DAY ALLIANCE: “The Christian Church, from its very beginning, has struggled with the concept of unity….when we stand in faith, as members of a Church beyond all churches, we reclaim Sunday for the God who gave it to … Continue reading
~~~ TEN REASONS WHY THE SABBATH IS NOT JEWISH ~~~ (—————————————- OR …—————————————.) ~~~WHAT WILL MY PASTOR SAY WHEN I SHOW HIM THIS? ~~~ 1) Adam and Eve were not Jewish. “God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it” (Genesis … Continue reading
(or “What happens when a nation goes bankrupt, and what does America have to be concerned about?”) … Continue reading
I watch documentaries and personal informative or editorial videos only to the point that the views expressed seem well-substantiated with reasonable evidence. I do not have time to do otherwise. My primary interest is to understand the intricacies of current … Continue reading
There are those in every church, Catholic and Protestant, who truly follow Jesus to the best of their understanding of what that means, and will continue to do so as that understanding clarifies… Revelation 14:12. We approach the very last … Continue reading
(SAMPLE OF 1 HOUR LECTURE, DAVID ASSCHERICK- see post below. FOR FULL VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvXlDh1McFg ) Estimated at being the most powerful nation in all of history, and founded in large part on Christian values, the question should be asked by … Continue reading
This is NOT a documentary on the coming NWO, but I see it fitting neatly into it as a subtopic of such. It’s done by a young insider, heir to the Johnson&Johnson medical supplies empire. The One Percent are those … Continue reading
~~~ CAN YOU USE “OLIGARCHY”, “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” AND “NEW WORLD ORDER” IN THE SAME SENTENCE? YES! YES, APPARENTLY NOW YOU CAN… ~~~ ARTICLE: “…the new age of aristocratic control is not merely national but international in scope; so, … Continue reading
One thing I find most interesting in this interview is the thought that if the United States would tax those with extreme wealth a little more in order to make a big difference for those who have little wealth, namely, … Continue reading
Gold = Babylon The head of gold represented Babylon, which was the ruling world power from 612-539 B.C. Silver = Medo-Persia The chest of silver represented Medo-Persia, the ruling world empire from 539-331 B.C. Bronze = Greece The thighs of … Continue reading
*FROM “THE GREAT CONTROVERSY”, WRITTEN OVER 100 YEARS AGO BY ELLEN WHITE, WHO POINTS ALL TO THE BIBLE AND IT ALONE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE TRUTHS WITHIN IT: “When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand … Continue reading
Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow Me”. (John 10:27) Jesus also said, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord’, shall enter the kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will … Continue reading
PROFESSOR WALTER VEITH: “This particular topic is so serious that I will venture to say nothing, very little; but I’d rather let history and the quotes speak for themselves. So, it might become tedious to see quote after quote after … Continue reading
Satanism, The Music Industry, The Dumbing Down of Society, The New World Order- all increasingly popular, right now… In a nutshell: these “stars” have literally sold their eternal condition to Satan, by making an agreement to receive fame and fortune … Continue reading
ARTICLE: “‘Popeapocalypse’….There is no other religious, entertainment or political leader alive today who could garner anywhere near the kind of response inspired by the pope..” DOUG BATCHELOR: “…it is astonishing to me how busy Pope Francis has been in trying … Continue reading
ARTICLE: “We, the Heads of State and Government and High Representatives, meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 25-27 September 2015 as the Organization celebrates its seventieth anniversary, have decided today on new global Sustainable Development Goals.” … Continue reading