Locations
Kokomo Campus
Service Times
Saturdays | 5:30pm Sundays | 8:45 & 10:30am
Peru Campus
105 S Benton St, Peru, IN 46970
Service Times
Sundays | 8:15, 9:45 & 11:15AM
Saturdays | 5:30pm Sundays | 8:45 & 10:30am
105 S Benton St, Peru, IN 46970
Sundays | 8:15, 9:45 & 11:15AM
SPEAKER: Pastor Charlie Riley
September 13, 2026
Q1: I have recently had a person inform me of a religion I have never heard of before. Agnostic Christian. My question is: what is this, and why do they believe our religion, a Christian religion, is not the correct religion to be? That our Bible has been censored because the Christian Bible is missing 26 books. Thank you
Canon
Apocrypha / Deuterocanon
Pseudepigrapha
Agnostic Christianity
Generally, Believe In
“A God” Or A “Higher Power”
They Believe In The Morals, Values,
And Ethics Of Jesus
They Do Not Believe That Any Single Institution Holds All The Truth Of God
Therefore They Reject
The Infallibility Of The Bible (Inerrancy)
Simply “You Cannot Know God”
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.
Romans 1:18-19
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
Romans 1:18
Agnostic Christianity
The Idea Of Morality
Without Godliness
Which Is Man-Made Righteousness And Morality
But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
2 Timothy 3:1-5
Q2: Is it ok to lie if you have asked God to forgive you and you have repented to save a relationship and to keep from deeply hurting someone?
No And Never! Lying Hurts People More Than The Truth
My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.
1 John 3:18-21
and the land is subdued before the Lord, then afterward you may return and be blameless before the Lord and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the Lord. But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.
Number 32:22-23
For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
Luke 12:2-3
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:32
There Is Great Freedom In Truth
Freedom From Sin
Freedom Of Conscience
Freedom From Satan’s Power
Freedom From Pleasing Men
Q3: Do people who have passed away and are in heaven see and hear us on earth? Do they watch over us and guide us or is it all God?
Can our loved ones that passed before us see us here, pray for us or intervene somehow on our behalf?
“Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’ But Abraham said, ‘Son,
remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.
Luke 16:24-25
And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’ “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’
Luke 16:26-28
I Do Not Believe That People
In Heaven See Or Hear Us
I Do Not Believe That People
In Heaven Guide Us
I Do Not Believe That People
In Heaven Pray For Us
1 Exception
Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
Romans 8:34
Q4: Can a believer be deceived (similar to Eve) and without intent or knowledge receive the mark of the beast and still remain saved?
I Do Not Believe So
The Mark Of The Beast Is An Intentional, Purposeful Action In Rebellion Against God And A Unifying Mark Of Pledging Your Allegiance To The Beast
He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.
Revelation 13:13-14
He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Revelation 13:15-17
Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
Revelation 14:9-10
And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
Revelation 14:11
Q5: How do you reconcile biblical accounts (like creation or miracles) with modern scientific understandings?
The Bible Trumps All Science
Science Has Yet To Prove Any Bible Fact Wrong
The Bible Has Proven Science Wrong Multiple Times
The Universe Had A Beginning
World Belief: The Universe Had
No Beginning
Bible: The Universe Had A Beginning
Genesis Written 1445 B.C.
Science: In 1929 A.D.
The Bible Preceded Science
By 3,373 Years
The Earth Is Round
World Belief: The Earth Is Flat
The Bible: The Earth Is A Sphere
The Earth Is A Sphere
Isaiah Was Written In 700 B.C.
Science: Discovered By Magellan In 1500 A.D.
The Bible Preceded Science By 2200 Years
It is He who sits above the circle (sphere) of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
Isaiah 40:22
He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters, At the boundary of light and darkness.
Job 26:10
The Bible: The Earth Hangs On Nothing In Space
Written In Job 1445 B.C.
Sir Isaac Newton
Discovered In 1680 A.D.
The Bible Preceded
Science By 3,124 Years
He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing.
Job 26:7
All Seen Things Are Made
From Unseen Things
World Belief: Solid Objects
Are Made from Seen Things
The Bible: All Things Were
Made From Unseen Things
The Book Of Hebrews In 64 A.D.
In 1905, Albert Einstein Proved
The Existence Of The Atom Mathematically
Science Proved In 1905 A.D.
The Bible Predated Science
By 1841 Years
By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
Hebrews 11:3
PC, I am curious: what are some questions you have? What would you want to know when you get to heaven?
Will Michelle Come To My Mansion And Cook For Me?
What Will We Be
Doing For Eternity?
What Will We Be Doing During The 1000 Year Millennial Reign?
Will We Be Able To Go Back And Forth From Heaven To Earth During The Millennial Reign Of Christ?
Will Noah’s Covenant Still Be In Place In The Millennial Reign?
The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” And God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.”
Genesis 9:16-17
So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand.
Genesis 9:1-2
“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them.
Isaiah 11:6
Why During The Millennial Reign
The Animal Sacrifice And
The Feast Of The Jews Operate
Supporting Verses
Ezekiel 40-48
Isaiah 56
Isaiah 66
Zechariah 14