Nicolaitan: Lords of Hypocrisy - Softcover

Bertram, Bruce S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0997501421 ISBN 13: 9780997501421

Publisher: Word of God Ministries, The, 2019

Synopsis

About 30 years after the ascension of Jesus, Paul warns the Ephesian elders in Acts 20:29–30 ESV: “I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.” About 30 years after this Jesus warned the Ephesians about Nicolaitans and said He "hates their works." Are the Nicolaitans and the wolves speaking twisted things in Paul's warning the same? Did the Ephesians manage to get rid of the Nicolaitans, or have they spread throughout the church and are still present today under different names? Does it matter today? The Nicolaitans are a rather obscure reference in the Bible, but inside you’ll see that the seeds of Nicolaitan teachings have produced fruit well into our own time. Nicolaitans don’t use that name anymore, but it might surprise you that they are still around. In this book, the author illuminates biblical connections between Nicolaitans and other “elites” who lord their position over lay people. This includes Pharisees, Saduccees, scribes, Jezebel, Balaam, wolves in sheep's clothing, false teachers, works that are hated by Jesus, and modern teachers you may know.

About this title

About the Author

Bruce showed believers the way to increasedmaturity, abundant life, and fruit of the Spirit from Jesus in his book WholeBible Christianity, Blessings Pressed Down and Overflowing. He continues hiswork here, identifying the false teachers who would block those blessings. Arepentant Nicolaitan himself, by the time he was 40 Bruce had tired of the uselessstruggle to match church Nicolaitan teachings to the Bible, and departed. Butlike many others, he stayed with his Messiah. And since leaving Nicolaitanteachings 20 years ago, learning to just read the Word and do it, living waterhas gushed into his life out of the Rock.

Edition details

• Publisher: Word of God Ministries, The
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0997501421
• ISBN 13: 9780997501421
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 133