Sixteen Answers to Why So Many Traditions of Men Exist within the Organized Religious System Commonly Known as the Christian Church 1. Your pastor: God-anointed or self-appointed (Jeremiah 14:14""15, 23:21) 2. How to recognize false prophets (Matthew 7:21""23) 3. How to recognize a true pastor from a hireling (John 10:10""13) 4. The body of Christ or a business for profit (1 Peter 5:2""3) 5. How to recognize the sensual gospel""that which pertains to the senses 6. How to recognize those wh...

At a time when divisions among the churches are subject to attack, both from within and from without, the author has felt led to write doxologies, essays, and thoughts. These words are a call to action to all true believers in the Word of God and can only create encouragement in the body of Christ. After sixteen years of praying, waiting, and listening, Mr. Bates has recently completed two manuscripts for books: God's Glory and the Exhortation and The Flames of God's Fire. These writings a...