In this message Bishop Mattera teaches on the six practical steps to fulfilling the Dominion Mandate of Scripture. Taught in Novosibirsk, Russia in August 2008.
Today many Christians are backing away from the doctrine of eternal punishment and are instead teaching that either the fire mentioned in hell is only symbolic or that a person's soul is annihilated and not suffering eternally in the flames of hell. In this message Bishop Mattera refutes these erroneous doctrines with the plain teaching of Scripture.
In this article, Bishop Mattera deals with the five keys to a sound, balanced, and biblical theological understanding: Scripture, reason, experience, context, and community.
In this teaching series, Bishop Mattera explains the use of fire in the Bible as a metaphor to describe three different kinds of experiences people go through. The first two types of fire everyone must experience: the fire of testing and the fire that evaluates our works. The third is an eternal fire for those that refuse to allow God to conform them to His image.
In this article Bishop Mattera reviews some of Todd Bentley's teachings including the church's unlimited ability to receive divine revelation; his "third heaven" experiences, including conversations with Paul the Apostle; and his emphasis on encouraging angels to participate in the ministry of/to the saints on earth. (Note: This article was written three weeks ago. Because I write in clusters, in which I plan ahead of time when to release material, other writings have recently been released to coincide with the Beijing Olympics. Thus this article was delayed until this week.)
Senator Joseph Biden Jr. accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination with an ode to his middle-class upbringing and with criticism of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
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13th Canadian Bishop Publicly Denounces Morgentaler Order of Canada
By Tim Waggoner
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Canadian Pro-Life Hero Linda Gibbons Celebrates 60th Birthday Behind Bars
By Tim Waggoner
TORONTO, August 27, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Canadian pro-life hero Linda Gibbons is celebrating her 60th birthday today in a Milton, Ontario jailhouse. The pro-life grandmother is no stranger to the prison scene, as she has in the past spent over 5 years in jail for...
US Report: Over 900,000 doses FDA Have Been Prescribed
By Hilary White
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Murder Victim's Family: Proposed Tory Bill Shows No Compassion
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Pelosi's Theologizing on Abortion is a Repeat of Biden's Own Quotes on Meet the Press
By John-Henry Westen
WASHINGTON, August 27, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The August 24 Meet the Press interview with Nancy Pelosi which has received condemnation from Catholic leaders around the nation is little more than a repeat of Biden's own comments on Meet the Press last year. The massive...
Mainstream Media Admits Anti-Family Bias: NBC to 'Gay' Activists: 'Your Victories Are Our Victories'
Commentary by Brian Fitzpatrick, senior editor at the Culture and Media Institute, a division of the Media Research Center
WASHINGTON, August 27, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) just held its annual convention here in Washington D.C.,...
