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- The Most Dangerous Sin Men and Women Become Addicted To - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2021 from James LowranceAre you aware of the fact that sexual sin (deviance) affects a startling portion of our population, with most of this being addiction to pornography, found in huge proportions on the internet? The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), ...
Views: 28 - The Importance of Knowing Who the Biblical Nephilim Are - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2021 from James LowranceJust who in the world were "The Nephilim"? According to The Holy Scriptures of the Old Testament, these were the "Giants" born as a result of procreation between beings called "Sons of God" (mightiest of fallen angels) and the "Daughters of Men". Some would attempt to say this is simply a ...
Views: 106 - Strongly Authenticated Christian Holy Bible the Word of God - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2021 from James LowranceSome people, including so-called theologians say they have studied the books of Paul in the New Testament closely and could tell different men did the original authorship of them. They usually add that they have a B.S., PhD, an MA, a B.S.A. and whatever other credentials they have. However, ...
Views: 83 - Having Peace Even When Fellow Christians Persecute You - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2021 from James LowranceThere are those in this world who have become Christians, 2 Corinthians 5:17 - "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." And, there are those who will become Christians, John 3:7 - "Marvel not that I said unto thee, ...
Views: 79 - When a Christian Prodigal Son Does Not Return Home - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2021 from James LowranceIn the free audio teaching I post link to below, I read from scriptures in The Holy Bible. These passages refer to that often dreaded subject, that is even avoided by ministers of The Gospel, being this: "Can Salvation be lost, once received?". The point of teaching on this subject, however, is ...
Views: 116 - Biblical End Times Persecution Even from Fellow Christians - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2021 from James LowranceA family member of mine posted/shared something that touched my heart, on a social media site. The post stated that there is a type of persecution that comes from people in these; what I consider, last days (end times in Bible Prophecy). The Holy Scriptures state that every human being born with ...
Views: 226 - The Word of God Shows Us Life Purpose and Meaning - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2021 from James LowranceAny normal person would agree we all have near mountain-moving love for the ones who are our family and friends. We consider first of all, our children and spouse. People cannot legitimately question life's meaning and purpose in the area of love. Within the Holy Bible, 1 John 4:8 says: - "He ...
Views: 128 - Sharing My End Times Bible Prophecy Video Devotional - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2021 from James LowrancePeople, including fellow-Christians, will at times persecute those who write articles or who produce videos, audio works, etc..., on Biblical subjects. Their motives? Only God knows but we can't help but to wonder if it involves competition (I'm not in competition WITH ANY CHRISTIAN). They may ...
Views: 124 - Being Alert as Christians Witnessing Holy and Evil Experiences - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2021 from James LowranceLots of Christians believe God only anointed the Lord Jesus, His only begotten Son, to perform holy supernatural acts until His Church – “The Body of Christ” (believers in His gift of being born again – saved), was established. This is tantamount to saying God used miraculous works for helping ...
Views: 178(1 vote) - Biblical Prophecy is Rapidly Being Fulfilled Do Not Miss Out - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2021 from James LowranceEnd-Time Bible Prophecy is rapidly escalating (eschatology). Of course as The Holy Bible says, there are always those scoffers who do not believe the Second Coming of Jesus Christ is closer with each passing day. His coming follows a resurrection-event Christians call "The Rapture"; simply ...
Views: 235 - My Interesting, Exhausting but Inspiring Past by JM Lowrance - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2021 from James LowranceMy books have been published at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Audible and Apple iTunes. I was in more sellers earlier but decided exclusivity with Amazon, on my published works was best for them. My books, eBooks and audiobooks on Christianity are my most important published works. I also like ...
Views: 213 - When Changing Doctors or Second Opinions are Necessary - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2020 from James LowranceI recently had a doctor I was a patient of, to write me, saying not to come back to him. I was fired as a patient but why did he dismiss me? It was simply because I went to another doctor for a second opinion, regarding a serious health issue I have. Second opinions are quite common, and it was ...
Views: 288 - Genesis Gap Teaching on Angelic Rebellion and When Things Began Dying - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2020 from James LowranceSome Holy Bible teachers state that death of any kind did not exist before Adam broke covenant with God, by eating the fruit that did indeed bring more extensive death into the world and more-importantly that brought spiritual death to mankind. This is their attempt to bring the dinosaur age ...
Views: 240 - Relationship of Fallen Angels to Old Earth Creationism - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2020 from James LowranceMany Christians know there are wicked angels (fallen, filled with darkness) and there are God's Holy Angels, who serve God in pure righteousness and Holiness. In this teaching, I address both types of angels, as they pertain to God’s Creation, from an Old Creationism standpoint. There are ...
Views: 274 - Holy Miracles of God and Evil Occurrences of Satan - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2020 from James LowrancePlease understand as you hear the audio, linked-to below, that some things cannot be stated outright due to offending or causing hurt to a listener. This is basically what this teaching is about – “holy things” and "hurtful things" done to Christians. Ultimately hurtful things have occurred to ...
Views: 267 - Very Special Prophecy Ministered to My Wife and I - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2020 from James LowranceIn Biblical teachings I have presented in the past, I have spoken of miraculous words The Lord God brought to some members of my family in miraculous ways. I would like to give an example in which a man we have never met before spoke words of encouragement to my wife at her workplace where she ...
Views: 411 - Dinosaurs an Eternal Life or Death Subject for Some People - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2020 from James LowranceNO ONE "developed" the Genesis Gap teaching. It is revealed in many passages in The Holy Scriptures – not a scant few as some would have you believe. ALL doctrines, including salvation, must be taught - pointed out to listeners of God's Holy Word. Will you tell youth believers to accept 300 ...
Views: 340 - Essential Biblical Facts about Angels Part II - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2020 from James LowranceIn the previous first part of my giving teaching on angels from The Holy Bible, I came against an article length issue (trying to keep each below 1,000 words). I could actually have written further from God's Word on the subject but It's a fact that attention spans can run out, even on highly ...
Views: 310 - Essential Biblical Facts about Angels - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2020 from James LowranceMost Christians know there are evil angels (fallen, full of darkness) and God's faithful Holy Angels, who serve God in pure righteousness. There are certain facts however completely unknown to some Christians and the unsaved who are potential converts to God's glorious salvation, through the Son ...
Views: 406 - Christians Calling Godly Ministers False - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2021 from James Lowrance[Note: I accumulated notes and thoughts regarding this subject/teaching, beginning months ago.] It is a fact, clearly stated in the Holy Bible, that Christians themselves can resent a teacher or preacher, or both and even they don’t know exactly why they do. It is my belief that many Christians ...
Views: 594 - Christians Called by God to Teach His Word - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2020 from James LowranceI’ve done 100s of teachings on audio and articles, plus in book form (paperback and eBook). When God has called you into a type of Christian ministry, it is never a boastful thing to say you are of that calling. How can a church pastor do visitations at people’s homes, encouraging them to visit ...
Views: 596 - Salvation in Jesus Christ Overcomes Satanic Fear of Death - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2020 from James LowranceOur Heavenly Father has given us “the great hope” through Our Lord Jesus Christ. It's referred-to by this descriptive term, "hope" because Jesus Christ our messiah, has done what Our Father in Heaven sent him for, to redeem men and women who are willing to accept his sacrifice of a torturous ...
Views: 639 - Biblically Defeating Fear and Having a Sound Mind During COVID-19 Pandemic - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2021 from James LowranceIt’s certainly normal, even as a Christian who realizes the power of God, to experience fear of things such as the Covid-19 pandemic. Paul the Apostle himself, had to give assurance to his protégé Timothy, to not be fearful of things that attempt to come against us, because Satan was fueling his ...
Views: 416 - Salvation Gospel in Thirty-Five Minutes - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2020 from James LowranceIn This Gospel Salvation Message are scriptures I paraphrase or refer to. The 35-minute teaching that is in audio format, is found at the link given below the scripture commentaries. Feel free to share this message and you may find when Jesus catches us away (The Rapture – part of the First ...
Views: 459 - Young Earth Creation Projects Adding or Taking Away Faith? - by Submitted on May 28, 2020 from James LowranceThose of you who've followed my teachings on "The Genesis Gap" (an Old Earth Creationism View), know this to be an important subject to me, that I have taught for about 38 years (as of year 2020). Why the importance to me? It is simply this; I know for a fact that there are many people, possibly ...
Views: 487 - Time is Running Out to Minister the Gospel of Jesus Christ - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2020 from James LowranceI don’t want any readers of this article to think this message is in any way discouragement against going to a good Christianity based church. Contrary to this, I feel it is very important to have a home church in which a person and their family finds fulfillment and enough learning from God’s ...
Views: 519 - How and Why I Began Writing on Christian Biblical Subjects - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2020 from James LowranceIn the year 2003; this year now being 2020 (my age - 57), I have been publishing written works for 17 years. I actually stated writing Christian Gospel tracks before this, going back to the late 1980s. Being a Youth Minister, called to teach God's Word in the earlier 1980s, I wanted to have an ...
Views: 427 - Christians Will Still Contend with Oppressive Harassing Spirits - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2020 from James Lowrance(NOTE: The audio I produced and give link to at end of article, was made 2 years ago and I mention my age as "55", however, I'm now age 57, this year of 2020.) Now to article - - - - People who have been Christians for any significant period, have gone through times in which they realized ...
Views: 441 - Living Solid Christianity in These Prophetic End Times - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2020 from James LowranceEschatology (End-time Bible Prophecy) is an extremely interesting and intriguing subject in the Holy Scriptures. Jesus Christ The Messiah fulfilled 100s of specific and detailed prophecies of the Old Testament at His First Coming and during His Gospel Ministry on earth. God’s Word also gives ...
Views: 458 - Peripheral Neuropathy a Common but Treatable Disease - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2020 from James LowranceSome medical research groups estimate that approximately 20 million Americans suffer from some form of peripheral neuropathy (PN) and the statistics are much higher when worldwide cases are considered. Major reasons for the increase in incidence for these PN conditions, which consist of damage ...
Views: 626 - Success with Content Websites and Social Media - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2020 from James LowranceSocial websites like Facebook and many others, can be a relatively nice, enjoyable thing in life if a member of them approaches it carefully and maintains it as properly as possible. In some cases, however, there are those who want to ruin the experiences of others and can cause them feelings of ...
Views: 349 - Medical Errors a Leading Cause of Death in the USA - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2020 from James LowranceA few years ago in a video recorded by my wife and I, which is no longer online as far as I know, we both speak about the very serious problem of deadly medical errors, which is the 3rd leading cause of death in the USA (John Hopkins Medical U – May, 2016). We have given our extremely important ...
Views: 435 - The Genesis Gap Truth or Heresy? - by Submitted on May 28, 2020 from James LowranceIn most cases, those who disagree with this Biblically substantiated doctrine called The Genesis Gap, have not actually studied a detailed presentation of it. Some are also mistaken regarding the basic principles of it (i.e. confusing it with "day-age theories", or thought to be a compromise of ...
Views: 600 - Riedel Thyroiditis a Rare but Serious Thyroid Disease - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2020 from James LowranceMost cases of diagnosed thyroid disease, find that a patient is found to simply have either an underactive thyroid gland or what is called "hypothyroidism" or they have an overactive thyroid gland, which is called "hyperthyroidism". Physicians diagnose these two opposing thyroid diseases by ...
Views: 777 - Unintentionally Ignorant People who Place Stigmas on the Physically Disabled - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2020 from James LowranceI'll be commenting in this article posting, regarding a note a young lady placed on a social media site, in regard to people who pre-judge (scoff) at others who have need to use a government issued handicap sign. These hang from their front car windows or they obtain stickers for their vehicles, ...
Views: 266 - People Avoiding Christian Church Attendance - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2020 from James LowranceThere is sadly less interest in attending church, even by Christian people - but a fad the Word of God said would occur in the end times; the prophetic nearing of Jesus Christ’s Second Coming. Many reputable online statistics websites, including U.S. GALLUP poles, based on two surveys, shows ...
Views: 342 - God is Faithful but Saved Men can Reject Salvation in Christ - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2020 from James LowranceThe Holy Scripture argument has gone on since the birth of Christianity as to whether salvation in Christ can be rejected at some point, by the one who has accepted it. this would of course occur at some point during their natural lifetimes. This subject is not pleasant. Most teaching and ...
Views: 446 - An Internet Scam and Defamation Odyssey - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2020 from James LowranceI was checking on the results of my having a registered domain for my websites, which you can sync together, so that one site doesn't have your web address, and another doesn't. While doing this I saw that my websites were not synced and the ones that weren't either did not appear online at all ...
Views: 444 - Things that Discourage Church Attendance - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2019 from James LowranceThe importance of having the blessing of a home church to attend, should never be slighted. It is one of the most important priviledges Christians have available to them in our Nation of the USA and elsewhere in the world. However, there are, a variety of reasons why people discontinue going to ...
Views: 684 - God’s Commandment Promising Wellness and Long Life - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2019 from James LowranceOne of Gods commandments is to "Honor thy Father and thy Mother" (Exodus 20:12). The subject-matter applies to grown children although the Biblical passages certainly applies to babies and forward to the end of one’s earthly life. The book of Ephesians 6:2-4 it repeats this commandment from the ...
Views: 508 - Adult Child Estrangement a Common Anxiety Induced Phenomenon - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2019 from James LowranceAs a somewhat preface to this article from Christian perspective, I wish to say that I am writing on this subject of child estrangement, due to its exponential increase in occurrence. Statistics confirm its sometimes-devastating effect on either or both the estranger and those whom are estranged ...
Views: 640 - Living for Christ at these End Time Prophecy Events - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2019 from James LowranceJesus Christ Our Messiah will soon be coming for his present saints (the born again - saved), in an event we call "The Rapture" - the “catching away” resurrection, appearing in the clouds/sky, not on earth yet. He will also be coming back to earth from Heaven later, with his saints, setting his ...
Views: 561 - Christians Defeating Oppressing Harassing Spirits by Armor of God - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2019 from James LowranceA link to my new free Biblical audio teaching from Sermon.net, regarding the Satanic attacks that both Christians and non-Christians experience in life will follow below this article. - - - Many people who've been Christians for a significant period, have experienced times in which they knew ...
Views: 467 - Being Pleasing to God as a Christian - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2019 from James LowranceFROM A POST I MADE, VIA MY WIFE'S FACEBOOK (by permission): By: James M. Lowrance When you don’t know Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord of your life, it is extremely important that you read in the New Testament, starting with one of the gospels (The books of: Matthew, Mark, Luke or John). ...
Views: 569 - Christian Emotional Health Counselors Who Treat Fellow Believers - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2019 from James LowranceJesus, The Holy Spirit and the Heavenly Father love us all the same and that love is tremendous. He (The Godhead/Holy Trinity) desires to see us healthy, in mind, body and spirit. Jesus sent to us, The Holy Spirit, who is omnipresent, to help anyone who is sincere toward God. The Holy Spirit is ...
Views: 404 - Quick Reasons Why the Biblical Genesis Gap is More than Theory - by Submitted on May 28, 2020 from James LowranceWhile there are always people who disagree with the Genesis Gap (an ancient Earth that existed possibly eons ago – Genesis 1:1-2), what they never seem to realize is that Jesus for example stated that Hell was created "for the devil and his angels" (Matthew 25:41). Therefore, you do not see it ...
Views: 527 - Health Care Systems Worsening Problems for Doctors and Patients - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2019 from James LowranceWhile I will not give names of anyone in this article, I will give some detail to the experiences I have had via certain medical professionals. So, this article is regarding SOME doctors; PCPs and Specialists who use bureaucracy among themselves, to prevent any of them within their established ...
Views: 389 - Anxiety and Depression Disorders Affecting Millions of Americans - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2019 from James LowranceStatistics on people in the USA who experience anxiety disorders has been estimated at 40 million by many reputable medical websites. When you add-in the number of people suffering depression, which is estimated at 17.5 million, with 9.2 million suffering from major (severe) Clinical Depression, ...
Views: 568 - Differences between COPD and Asthma Lung Diseases - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2019 from James LowranceCOPD is simply a term used to shorten the actual name of this pulmonary/lung disease called "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease". It can strike anyone at any age but is more common in previous or present smokers. Some previous smokers reverse the disease, but this is not common. They can ...
Views: 694 - The Basic Simplicity of Hypothyroidism - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2019 from James LowranceHypothyroidism in principle is actually a simple-to-understand disease. It of course involves the thyroid gland that becomes diseased and begins to become low-acting ("Hypothyroidism"). This is why a little catch-phrase can make it simple to remember when you've been diagnosed with the disease, ...
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