The Philistine Cart
by Claude Stauffer | Aug 19, 2026 | Church, Compromise, Holiness, Worldliness
“So they set the ark of God on a new cart” – 2 Samuel 6:3 Why is it that Christians think that living like the world is acceptable to God? The Church at large blatantly ministers in worldly ways. Throughout the Bible God repeatedly expressed His desire that His...Recent Posts
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