Playlist: pharmakeia (#G5331) (topic)

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Who Is the God of Medicine?

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

Thelel, appearing as a serpent, has long deceived humanity, leading people to trust in drugs rather than in God for healing. The Greek word *pharmakeia* (G5331), translated as sorcery or witchcraft in Galatians 5:20, signifies the use or administration of drugs and is labeled a work of the flesh, one of satan's deceptions. …


The Occult

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

The term *pharmakeia* (G5331), linked to sorcery, is rooted in the use of drugs, herbs, and potions to induce magical effects, often accompanied by incantations and appeals to occult powers. According to Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, sorcery involved the use of various charms and amulets to impress others with …


Halloween

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

True Christians do not celebrate Halloween. It is pagan in origin and practice and will destroy one's relationship with God. Light and darkness cannot mix.


Whoever Loves and Practices a Lie

Sermon by Charles Whitaker

In Revelation 21:8, Christ lists three spiritual conditions and four behaviors, all of which He links to deceit and which will lead to the Lake of Fire.


Vaccine Policy

Commentary by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God's church, though responsible to preach scriptural principles on God's health laws, including vaccines, does not dictate how God's people choose.


Are You Being Brainwashed? (Part 1)

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

We must embrace the fruits of the Spirit, preferring God's truth to the deceitful spin, brainwashing, and doublespeak of the world's institutions.


Letters to Seven Churches (Part Seven): Repentance

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

As High Priest, Christ is putting His people through the paces, tailoring the trials and experiences needed for sanctification and ultimate glorification.


Works of the Flesh

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Our outward works show what we believe, what we worship, and what we aspire to become. Apart from God, all human works activities are potentially destructive.