My name is Mike Ratliff. I am a δουλος (slave) of the Lord Jesus Christ. I have been a Bible teacher since the late 1980's. I am currently learning Koine Greek, which I began in 1992 and will continue to do so until the Lord takes me home. I am Reformed in my theology because I recognize that God is Sovereign over all things. I write these posts as God directs. I am also part of the discernment team at Christian Research Network.
by Mike Ratliff
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. (1 Corinthians 16:13-14 ESV)
I received a comment today from a dear sister in Christ who stated, “In the North American visible church there is much famine of the Word of God.” I agree with that statement. The growing apostasy in the visible Church seems to be accelerating. The spiritual blindness of so many professing believers and their leaders is truly astounding. Another close friend told me today, “I know most who call themselves Christian are striving for unity but I still think I’m hearing the time has come to define the proper historic orthodox Christian faith so precisely that no one can miss what we are saying.” Read the rest of this entry »
