I watched the television preacher on Sunday and he began by saying that Jesus was going to send an Advocate to protect Christians from Satan.  Rather than explain what an Advocate is, he then focused on the multiple ways Satan is described in Scripture. He then read 1 Peter 5:8-9, which says: “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.  So, resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of...

A commercial on television I have seen a few times features Franklin Graham telling viewers to say a prayer with him.  When he finishes, he tells those praying with him to call a telephone number.  The number is associated with Billy Graham’s ministry, which I assume the son took over.  Because this does not say Franklin Graham Ministry and there have been no tent-revival meeting when Franklin Graham has healed a line of sick people walking across a stage, it says (to me) Franklin Grham is a...

A TV preacher said John 3:16 is the most memorized verse of Scripture.  He quoted it as this: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (NIV).