Monthly Archives: March 2010

When Truth Meets Error…

Posted on March 31, 2010 by

…the truth wins. “Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.” (1 Cor. 13:6) I’m both humbled and excited to announce my return to DefCon after a ten-month hiatus. Soli Deo Gloria!

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Quiz: What points sinners to Christ?

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Quotes (721)

Posted on March 31, 2010 by

A case could be made that some of the derisive criticisms leveled at the Puritans were due to a smoldering resentment at their God-fearing and Christ-honoring lives. This trait in the Puritan makeup seems to disturb and agitate a society … Continue reading →

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“The Roman Road to Wrath” by Brannon Howse.

Posted on March 29, 2010 by

Back in June of 2008 I published a piece on the downward spiral of sin entitled The Evolution of Sin. In similar fashion I recently discovered the following piece by Brannon Howse from May of 2009 entitled The Roman Road … Continue reading →

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Quotes (720)

Posted on March 29, 2010 by

For one, I care little for the government which presides at Washington, in comparison with the government which rules the millions of American homes. No administration can seriously harm us if our home life is pure, frugal, and godly. No … Continue reading →

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Quotes (719)

Posted on March 28, 2010 by

“In fact, Baptists confess a church doctrine in which it is impossible to say, ‘I was Baptist born.’ One might be Roman Catholic born, or Anglican born, or Methodist born, or Presbyterian born, but none can be Baptist born. One … Continue reading →

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Saved from Spiritual Cancer

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

HT- Ill Be Honest

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Ministry in the age of itching ears

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

From 1st Timothy 4:1-5 by John MacArthur Now I’ll ask you a simple question. Why are people unwilling to endure sound teaching? Because they love…what?…sin. Sound preaching confronts and rebukes sin and people with love for sinful life style will … Continue reading →

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Wal-Mart Evangelism

Posted on March 25, 2010 by

My friend invited me to help him share the gospel at Wal-Mart. The store’s corporate policy allows people to set up a table near the entrance. Most organizations I’ve seen taking advantage of this policy sell something as a fund … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “The Grace of God’s Law – God’s Law in the Life of the Saints” by Brian Borgman.

Posted on March 25, 2010 by

We have finally reached the end of Brian Borgman’s thirteen-part series  entitled Introduction to the Reformed Faith. The Grace of God’s Law – God’s Law in the Life of the Saints is the concluding installment of this great series on … Continue reading →

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Prepare to Meet Thy God

Posted on March 24, 2010 by

This is a great post which comes from A voice crying out … “The trees of the world’s forest are all marked for the axe; let us not build our nests upon them. They will come down ere long beneath … Continue reading →

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Persecution in Pakistan by the “Religion of Peace.”

Posted on March 23, 2010 by

A sobering reminder that most Christians in this world are not experiencing their Best Life Now. Rasheed Masih was murdered with axes by six Muslims for refusing to convert to Islam. Arshed Masih was burned alive in front of a … Continue reading →

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Quotes (718)

Posted on March 22, 2010 by

If you go out of time unfitted for eternity, better you had never been in time. – Thomas Doolittle 1630 – 1707

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Democracy is always temporary in nature.

Posted on March 21, 2010 by

DefCon is not a political blog. We do, however, touch on political topics when appropriate. See past posts such as Has the Religious Right Lost Its Voice in American Politics? and The Fall of the United States of Rome for … Continue reading →

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Quotes (717)

Posted on March 21, 2010 by

The millstone which turns about all day, grinding corn for others and not for itself, at night it stands in the same place where it was in the morning. After a great volume of grain has passed by, it is … Continue reading →

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Against Popery

Posted on March 19, 2010 by

Wherefore, my dearly Beloved, flee from Idolatry. 1 Cor. 10.14 by Thomas Watson When I consider that saying of the blessed Apostle Paul, I am pure from the Blood of all men, Acts 20.26; And that which made him say … Continue reading →

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Consider Your Ways

Posted on March 18, 2010 by

“Thus says the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.” Haggai 1:7 Let us be on our guard against false doctrine. Unsound faith will never be the mother of really sound practice, and in these latter days, departures from the faith … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “The Assurance of Grace – Assurance in the Life of the Saints” by Brian Borgman.

Posted on March 18, 2010 by

Another fantastic sermon! Your sermon of the week is The Assurance of Grace – Assurance in the Life of the Saints by Brian Borgman. This is one that will not sit well with Roman Catholics and anyone else who rejects … Continue reading →

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Quotes (716)

Posted on March 17, 2010 by

“[Children] must pay attention to what their parents have to say and do it. To hear and not do is to not hear at all. Clearly, this presupposes that fathers are teaching their children first. You can’t hear what is … Continue reading →

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Which “Jesus” do you worship?

Posted on March 14, 2010 by

False idols of who Jesus is come in all shades and styles, but there’s nothing that’s created more false idols of who Jesus is than man’s own heart. Unfortunately, most people have created a “Jesus” of their own liking, fashioned … Continue reading →

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Joel Osteen vs. Paul Washer

Posted on March 14, 2010 by
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Quotes (715)

Posted on March 13, 2010 by

Till men are weary and heavy laden, and pricked at the heart, and quite sick of sin, they will not come to Christ for cure, nor sincerely enquire, “What shall we do?” They must see themselves as dead men, before … Continue reading →

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Helping our Persecuted Brethren with a Living Faith

Posted on March 12, 2010 by

I came across In Jesus’ Name Ministry today and it appears that they are doing a wonderful work to help the poor and persecuted Christians who live in the most hostile regions opposed to Jesus Christ and his word.  These … Continue reading →

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Quotes (714)

Posted on March 12, 2010 by

We have a tragic situation today when men in the pulpits say that they believe the doctrines of grace but they refuse to preach and teach them to their people. – William Payne 1938 – 1997

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Turning a blind eye to evil is evil too.

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

The following is food for thought from a post on Pyromaniacs by Phil Johnson: Turning a Blind Eye to Evil Is Evil, Too . . . in which I (kind of) disagree with Tim Challies by Phil Johnson “They strengthen … Continue reading →

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Quotes (713)

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

It is not one or two good actions, but a consistent conduct, that tells whether a man is a true Christian. . . . Sheep may fall into the mire, but swine love day and night to wallow in it. … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “The Shack Uncovered” by Michael Youssef.

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

Your sermon of the week is The Shack Uncovered by Michael Youssef. In this message Youssef lays out thirteen heresies in the book The Shack that, for some reason, many professing Christians think is a good book and sound in … Continue reading →

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Quotes (712)

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

Christendom has not fallen into its present condition all of a sudden; rather its present state is the outcome of a long and steady deterioration. The deadly poison of error was introduced here a little, there a little, with the … Continue reading →

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Landcruiser for Liberia?

Posted on March 10, 2010 by

If you know of anyone who may have a Toyota Landcruiser they would like to donate to the work of Village Church Planters – Liberia, please have them contact VCP via the information from Village Church Planters or E-mail e-mail … Continue reading →

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“The Devil is at work inside the Vatican.”

Posted on March 10, 2010 by

An insider finally admits what we’ve known all along. Sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church are proof that that “the Devil is at work inside the Vatican”, according to the Holy See’s chief exorcist. Father Gabriele Amorth, 85, … Continue reading →

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