Monthly Archives: December 2009

Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible

Text from YouTube: “Dr. Patton is the staff Geologist for the Qumran Plateu excavation in Israel, the site that produced the Dead Sea Scrolls some 2,000 years ago. These scrolls, perhaps the most significant archeological discovery of all time, have … Continue reading

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Paganism was a system of deceivableness. It was the worship of a false god, under the pretence of being the worship of the true God. But popery [Roman Catholicism] is a deceivableness on a scale far beyond that of paganism. … Continue reading

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Rod Parsley: it was bound to happen sooner or later

A bad economy is never a good thing…….or is it? God used swarms of locusts to destroy the crops in Judah, in order that the people would stop depending on the sacrifices in the temple to cover their sins, and … Continue reading

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Rick Warren’s Radicalis Conference

I want to give all of the DefCon contributors and readers enough time to get tickets for Saddleback’s latest conference, Radicalis (i.e “Radical Is” which you will find with a backward “R” on their website).  Here, in case reading your Bible, sound … Continue reading

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The perfect Christmas gift for the postmodern in your life.

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O, the work that sin has done in the world! This is the enemy that has brought in death; that has robbed and enslaved man, that has turned the world upside down, and sown the dissensions between man and the … Continue reading

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Second-grader sent home and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation for drawing a crucifix.

After a class was instructed to sketch something that reminded them of the Christmas holiday, one student drew a crucifix. Apparently, however, according to the godless government-run public school, not only did Christ’s birth have nothing to do with His … Continue reading

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NewSpring’s new motto: “We love to hear kids cuss!!”

If you want to know what really motivates and inspires Perry Noble–well, it’s not hearing a child say they love Christ. It isn’t hearing that a child stands up to kids who mock him for not giving in to peer … Continue reading

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John MacArthur’s take on Christmas

I want to thank my brother Steve B., who e-mailed me this short piece from John MacArthur… Christians and Christmas The Puritans in early America rejected Christmas celebrations altogether. They deliberately worked on December 25 to show their disdain. A … Continue reading

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Death is coming for you

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Sermon of the week: “Grace Conceived – Unconditional Election” by Brian Borgman.

Your sermon of the week is Grace Conceived: Unconditional Election by Brian Borgman. This is a great message on the doctrine of Election. If you struggle with this doctrine or simply want to know more about it, you must listen … Continue reading

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Oral Roberts Dies

In no way rejoicing, but for those who care to know, Oral Roberts today has joined the growing list of Word Faith teachers who have died.  Where once again, a man who claimed he had the power to heal others could not, like … Continue reading

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Judgment and Discipline – Part 4

Part 1 of series here. Part 2 of series here. Part 3 of series here. In light of certain ministers signing The Manhattan Declaration, there are several questions that arise. Is discipline necessary in such a case? How does discipline … Continue reading

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What have we done to the Gospel?!?!

This is a MUST watch for all who name the name of Christ…

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The Shoe-Box Baby (Johnny Mark Paz)

From: House of Happiness:  “Weighing only 2.5 pounds, Johnny was found in the trash by garbage men on the streets of Quito (the capital of Ecuador, South America). wrapped in a filthy rag, he was taken to the president’s wife, … Continue reading

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NewSpring, Perry Noble, and Dr. James Duncan.

As a follow-up to Fourpointer’s post from two days ago, I want to direct your attention to a situation that has arisen between Perry Noble’s church and Dr. James Duncan, a vocal critic of Noble. I will not attempt to … Continue reading

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Care not so much for [your children] being mighty in the catechism as for their being mighty in the Scriptures. J.C. Ryle 1816 – 1900

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Hippies, psychics, and Patricia King.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What happens when you mix hippies, psychics, and “prophetess” Patricia King? One huge unbiblical mess reminiscent of Woodstock and a Psychic Fair! See the results in this video clip.

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A sword in a madman’s hand, and the Word of God in some wicked man’s mouth, are used much alike. – William Gurnall 1617 – 1679

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A stark contrast between two worldviews.

In the news: The Duggar’s welcome child number 19 and a feminist who wants the planet to adopt China’s limited child policy (video).

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Let me tell you something that I have learned; I know the liberals. I know them well; I was one of them. And they are the most dangerous, insidious, and all-pervading cult that’s loose in the United States right at this … Continue reading

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A Public Rebuke to the Mahnattan Declaration Signers

From: Ralph Ovadal, Pastor of Pilgrims Covenant Church, Monroe, Wisconsin. The Manhattan Declaration is an ungodly manifesto, contemptuous of the blood and righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is an ecumenical treatise, complete with a Romish gospel and shot … Continue reading

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the hurt of healing

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John MacArthur’s ‘Unholy Trinity’

by John MacArthur I don’t watch much television, and when I do I generally avoid the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). For many years TBN has been dominated by faith-healers, full-time fund-raisers, and self-proclaimed prophets spewing heresy. I wrote about the … Continue reading

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Perry Noble calls us “jack***es”

Well, well, well. It seems as though the High Guru of the hip/cool/relevant, Purpose-Driven, marketing-driven, gospel-less goat pen known as BitterSpring Church doesn’t think it’s all that important to teach the truth of God’s Word. Yeah, I know–go figure, right? … Continue reading

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In the ‘presence’ of God?

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Who said that?

Who made the following statement? My message is not about doctrine. I don’t have to get 50 references from Scripture in a sermon for it to be a good sermon. Churches that are helping people live out a Christian life … Continue reading

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The babbling babbler babbles about Babel.

This is the third of a series of four videos on Jesse Duplantis’ utterly heretical teachings that we’re featuring here on DefCon so you can better understand just how sinister the Charismatic Word of Faith movement really is (see parts … Continue reading

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Doing the will of God from the heart. Ephesians 6:6   The manner in which we do God’s will is as important as the thing itself.  We obey acceptably when we obey from the heart.  We do God’s will acceptably … Continue reading

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Sermon of the week: “The Labor of Prayer” by Kenneth Stewart.

Your sermon of the week is The Labor of Prayer by Kenneth Stewart of Dowanvale church in Scotland. Stewart deals not with the issue of prayer in and of itself as much as he deals with the labor of prayer. … Continue reading

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