Monthly Archives: December 2009

The 4 Pastors

Posted on December 8, 2009 by

The following fictional scenarios depict four types of today’s pastors. But the question is, how much is fiction, how much is fact? The emerging pastor The emerging pastor felt a little insulted that only 4 people showed up for the … Continue reading →

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Don’t expect a perfect repentance

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Another chapter in the Helen Ukpabio saga.

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What does any self-respecting false teacher do when confronted with their heresy and the damage that their heresy has caused? Why, they disrupt a peaceful meeting and file a lawsuit! That’s right, “disturbing the peace” and “litigious” can now be … Continue reading →

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Quotes (667)

Posted on December 8, 2009 by

Will you put God to this, that either He must work constant miracles in every age, and before every man, or else He must not be believed? – Richard Baxter 1615 – 1691

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When being nice is wrong.

Posted on December 7, 2009 by

The following is from John MacArthur’s book The Jesus You Can’t Ignore: What You Must Learn from the Bold Confrontations of Christ. And as always, he’s spot on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The problem is that the needed reformation within evangelicalism won’t occur … Continue reading →

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Short dramatization: A conversation with a Jehovah’s Witness.

Posted on December 6, 2009 by
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We cannot prescribe how God should be glorified. . . . How have men fooled themselves and dishonored God in the matter of worship! They invent and prescribe forms and modes, when they have no ground to believe that He … Continue reading →

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Driscoll disqualified.

Posted on December 6, 2009 by

In the comment thread of another post, reader “David T” linked to a revealing article on Mark Driscoll from the blog The Christian Worldview which I wished to highlight in this post. You can read it here: Mark Driscoll: Is … Continue reading →

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Quotes (665)

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Any system of training that does not make knowledge of Scripture the first thing is unsafe and unsound. – J.C. Ryle 1816 – 1900

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Wal-Mart now sells cult literature.

Posted on December 5, 2009 by

A few days ago I entered the book section of a local Wal-Mart and was shocked to see a large section of books on Mormonism. And no, this Wal-Mart was not in Utah. I then checked the internet and discovered … Continue reading →

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You, not God, decides when you die: Jesse Duplantis continues his ‘twisting.’

Posted on December 5, 2009 by

This is a continuation from this previous post on Jesse Duplantis. This video shows Duplantis’ continued twisting of Scripture . . . twisting that would make Chubby Checker envious.

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Quotes (664)

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Hardly had the early persecutions [of the Christians] ceased till that falling away set in. Jerome lifts the veil in the fourth century, and disclosed a truly melancholy picture. In vain we look for the humility, the simplicity, and the … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Declaration & New Age/New Spirituality

Posted on December 4, 2009 by

From: Lighthouse Trails Research  December 4th, 2009 We are seeking to build a movement – hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of Catholic, Evangelical, and Eastern Orthodox Christians who will stand together.–Manhattan Declaration On November 20th, a document called the Manhattan … Continue reading →

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A Muslim Finds Jesus the Messiah

Posted on December 4, 2009 by

Barring the Catholic images of Jesus in this video and a comment about God loving everyone equally, following is a wonderful testimony of a previous follower of Allah and Islam who came to embrace Jesus Christ and the gospel.   Truly … Continue reading →

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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.

Posted on December 4, 2009 by

I suppose I’ll be the first to start this season’s music off with my all-time favorite Christmas song. This is a beautiful rendition by Christina Sonnemann. O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile … Continue reading →

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Quotes (663)

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Here is the great evangelical disaster—the failure of the evangelical world to stand for truth as truth. There is only one word for this—namely accommodation: the evangelical church has accommodated to the world spirit of the age. And let us … Continue reading →

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Jesse Duplantis does his best Chubby Checker impression.

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For those who have never suffered under the bondage of the Word of Faith extension of the Charasmatic movement (that I and many others have been delivered from) you need to know that it’s not all about naming it and … Continue reading →

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Quotes (662)

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He that seems righteous toward men, and is irreligious toward God, is but an honest heathen; and he that seems religious toward God, and is unrighteous toward men, is but a fake Christian. – George Swinnock 1627 – 1673

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Psychedelic frog nativity set.

Posted on December 4, 2009 by

First came the Rubber Ducky Nativity, now here’s this gem depicting the birth of Christ. Nothing says Christmas like psychedelic frogs, eh?

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Quotes (661)

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Far too much of today’s evangelical world has been swept up in the powerful magnetic field of the secular popular culture. Thinking they’re doing God’s work behind enemy lines of the atheistic popular culture, they’ve gradually and inadvertently taken on … Continue reading →

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The Darkness of Rome’s Priesthood Exposed Again

Posted on December 2, 2009 by

                Billions in the world today are grievously deceived by the Roman Catholic religion; those both within her walls and those without.  Deceived in large part by her outward appearance as she arrays herself in purple and … Continue reading →

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Hinn defends Hinn.

Posted on December 2, 2009 by

Benny Hinn attempts to defend himself . . . he doesn’t do such a good job. From Justin Taylor: Just in case you need a refresher on the numbers, here’s some of what they found on an expense report: cost … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “Sola Scriptura – The Supremacy of Scripture” by Brian Borgman.

Posted on December 2, 2009 by

Your sermon of the week is Sola Scriptura: The Supremacy of Scripture by Brian Borgman. This is part four of a thirteen-part series entitled Introduction to the Reformed Faith that Pastor Borgman gave in 1998. Look for the each additional … Continue reading →

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