Monthly Archives: April 2009

Happy birthday DefCon.

Posted on April 16, 2009 by

Yesterday, April 15th, marked DefCon’s one-year anniversary. Since changing from Reformation Nation to DefCon one year ago, we’ve had over 370,000 views and our top three posts are: Taking a closer look at Todd Bentley . . . literally. How … Continue reading →

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Ten more (very) quick Questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Posted on April 16, 2009 by

1 (Also for LDS) 2 (Also for LDS) 3 4 5 6 7 8 (Also for LDS) 9 10 To see the first ten (very) quick questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses, click here.

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Ten more (very) quick questions for Mormons.

Posted on April 16, 2009 by

1 (Also for JWs) 2 (Also for JWs) 3 4 5 6 7 8 (Also for JWs) 9 10

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Was Christ “tempted”–or “tested”?

Posted on April 15, 2009 by

Here is an article I posted at my own blog a while back. With the back-and-forth still going on here concerning Mark Driscoll’s assertions that Jesus wanted to have sexual relations with a woman, I decided it was high time … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “Conquest and Compromise” by Brian Borgman.

Posted on April 15, 2009 by

Your sermon of the week is Conquest and Compromise from the book of Judges by Brian Borgman of Grace Community Church. He shows how in the wake of great triumph, the Israelites (much like us with the world and culture … Continue reading →

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Judgment.

Posted on April 14, 2009 by
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Posted on April 14, 2009 by

Answering a student’s question, “Will the heathen who have not heard the Gospel be saved?” thus, it is more a question with me whether we, who have the Gospel and fail to give it to those who have not, can … Continue reading →

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Debates: Walter Martin vs Bishop John Spong.

Posted on April 14, 2009 by

The late Christian Apologist Dr. Walter Martin takes on the heretic Bishop Spong in this fifteen part debate on the topic of morality, homosexuality, and other sexual ethics. The first four videos set the tone for the debate as Spong … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 13, 2009 by

The true man of God is heartsick, grieved at the worldliness of the Church, grieved at the blindness of the Church, grieved at the corruption in the Church, grieved at the toleration of sin in the Church, grieved at the … Continue reading →

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C. J. Mahaney sermon jam: The Cup.

Posted on April 12, 2009 by

You can download the entire sermon from this post.

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Quorum of the Twelve Apostates.

Posted on April 12, 2009 by

Sometimes you can find the truth about Mormonism in the most unlikeliest of places. HT: What Mormons Don’t Tell

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Joy to the world, He is risen!

Posted on April 12, 2009 by
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The problem with American “Christianity” can be summed up by this church ad.

Posted on April 11, 2009 by

One of the biggest problems with American “Christianity” and the impetus behind all the entertainment-driven, fad-driven, purpose-driven marketing found in the professing church today can be seen in the tag line of the above church advertisement for Capital Christian Center … Continue reading →

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So easy, even a dog can do it!

Posted on April 11, 2009 by

And we humans have no compassion whatsoever to talk to our neighbors about Jesus Christ. They are lying in the roadway of hell, destined to be run over and consumed by Satan. Unless, we as Christians, are willing to go … Continue reading →

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He’s alive!

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Questionable associations: Here we go again.

Posted on April 9, 2009 by

It started with John Piper cozying up with and endorsing Mark “The Cussing Pastor” Driscoll. But as the dust is beginning to settle on that controversy, here comes another one. I opened my mail today and saw a flyer for … Continue reading →

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What is the sermon topic at your church going to be for Resurrection Sunday?

Posted on April 9, 2009 by

It’s a sad sign of the times that a question like that even has to be asked, but such is the way of life in Laodicea, USA. If you thought last year’s Easter sermon series at New Spring entitled Sex, … Continue reading →

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Quotes (514)

Posted on April 9, 2009 by

Their god is their belly, but, they look like sheep; how is that? How is it that they look like sheep? By their flattering, smooth speech that in an age of tolerance makes you think they are men most full … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 8, 2009 by

When God spoke out of heaven to our Lord, self-centered men who heard it explained it by natural causes: they said, `It thundered.’ This habit of explaining the Voice by appeals to natural law is at the very root of … Continue reading →

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David Brainerd – by David Smithers

Posted on April 8, 2009 by

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” (Deut. 6:5). By the grace of God, David Brainerd obeyed this first and great commandment. He prayed with sacrificial passion, … Continue reading →

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“If I was dying, and I walked into your church…”

Posted on April 8, 2009 by

Thanks to Amy (a commenter on this thread) for alerting me to the following video. Because of it, I have decided to wield my newly-granted powers as editor to add a new category called “If I Was Dying…” As in, … Continue reading →

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Your Sermon(s) of the week: “The Cupp” and “The Resurrection of Jesus” by C.J. Mahaney.

Posted on April 8, 2009 by

For this Wednesday’s sermon of the week you will not receive the usual one sermon, but two! In honor of Resurrection Sunday I have chosen to post the following two powerful messages by C.J. Mahaney on Jesus’ suffering and resurrection. … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 7, 2009 by

It will not do to say that you have no special call to go to China. With these facts before you and with the command of the Lord Jesus to go and preach the gospel to every creature, you need … Continue reading →

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Film review: “Fireproof”

Posted on April 7, 2009 by

I never imagined I’d watch this film let alone actually like it enough to recommend it. My wife procured this movie well over a month ago and it sat collecting dust that whole time until last week. We finally sat … Continue reading →

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Quotes (511)

Posted on April 7, 2009 by

Few things are so distasteful to the proud human heart as the truth that God does as He pleases, without consulting with the creature; that He dispenses His favors entirely according to His imperial will. Fallen man has no claims … Continue reading →

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Isn’t that the truth!

Posted on April 7, 2009 by

HT: Slice of Laodicea See related sermon on this topic: Whatever Happened to Christian Unity?

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Posted on April 6, 2009 by

“Let us go forth therefore unto Him without the camp” – Hebrews 13:13 Jesus, bearing His cross, went forth to suffer without the gate.  The Christian’s reason for leaving the camp of the world’s sin and religion is not because … Continue reading →

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Ray Comfort is Dead On In His Newsletter

Posted on April 6, 2009 by

Living Waters sends out a weekly e-mail newsletter, and in today’s newsletter Ray Comfort gets to the root of a few issues I’ve been thinking about lately. If two people who both live by the philosophy of “looking out for … Continue reading →

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Book review: Evangelism in the New Testament: A Plea for Biblically Relevant Evangelism by Jon Speed

Posted on April 6, 2009 by

This book, short and sweet at only about 40 pages, makes an irrefutable case that the vast majority of evangelism that took place in the New Testament was among strangers. This goes directly against the idea that friendship evangelism is … Continue reading →

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Book review: “Titus: Comrade of the Cross” by Florence Morse Kingsley.

Posted on April 4, 2009 by

The 1997 Lamplighter book of the year, Titus: Comrade of the Cross, was originally written in 1894 by Florence M. Kingsley. A fictional work weaving the lives of several people living in and around Jerusalem at the time of Jesus’ … Continue reading →

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