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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Peel Your Eyes from the Mirror
Are you happy being who you are? Do you have good self-esteem? Good self-confidence? Does it really matter? Are you comfortable in a room full of strangers or do you compare yourself to everyone; focusing on your flaws? I think … Continue reading
What receiving the Bible in your native tongue for the first time looks like.
Rejoice with me and be greatly encouraged (and deeply convicted) by watching this video of the Kimyal tribe receiving the New Testament in their language for the first time on March 16, 2010. Quote from the video: “We [in the … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Missions & Martyrs, News
Tagged Africa, Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Christianity, church, God, Gospel, heresy, Humor, indigenous missions, Indonesia, Jesus, Kimyal, Kimyal Tribe, Liberia, Missions, Missions in West Africa, Mozambique, News, Religion, Theology
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Man of God
Have you ever wondered what this phrase means? John MacArthur provides a solid biblical answer to this question in this sermon… Now just exactly what does this phrase mean? Maybe if we just took a very simple approach to it … Continue reading
Pay no attention the the government education professionals behind the curatin.
Here is a quote from a great article by Bruce Shortt writing for WorldNet Daily: “Of course, evidence of catastrophic educational failure is always dismissed by highly trained education professionals by alternately screeching ‘socio-economic status’ and ‘demographics.’ These phrases are … Continue reading
Posted in Home School, News, Parenting
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christian Persecution, Christianity, Christmas, church, Communism, Education, God, Gospel, Government Education, home education, Home School, Home Schooling, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Jesus, Liberal, liberals, News, Parenting, Parents, Persecution, Politics, Public Education, public school, Religion, School, Socialism, Theology, West Virginia
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Quotes (884)
Seducers are more dangerous enemies to the church than persecutors. – Matthew Henry 1662 – 1714 HT: What They Said
Posted in Quotes
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blog, Blogging, christian, Christianity, Faith, God, Gospel, Grace, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Matthew Henry, miracles, Quote, Quotes, Religion, Truth
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Building bridges.
Go into all the world and build bridges?
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Purpose Driven Lie
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, heresy, Jesus, John Piper, Laodicea, News, Peasce Plan, Politics, Purpose Driven, Purpose Driven Church, Purpose Driven Lie, Purpose Driven Life, Purpose-drivel, Religion, Rick Warren, Theology
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Mattresses in Duaita, Liberia!
Praise the Lord for His goodness. I received an email from Pastor Philemon that the first of the mattresses have been purchased and taken via taxi to the village of Duaita. We are still about $200 short of our goal … Continue reading
Posted in Liberia, Missions & Martyrs
Tagged Bong County, camp mattresses, Duaita, helping the brethren, Liberia, the great commission, West Africa
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Apologizing for believing a lie.
According to this article, an African pastor has apologized for believing and furthering Harold Camping’s false prophecy: A pastor in Kasese District, who claimed the world would end on May 21, has apologised to residents. Pastor Isaac Muhindo, who has … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Missions & Martyrs
Tagged Africa, Apologetics, Apostasy, Awake!, Bible, Blog, Blogging, Calvary Chapel, church, Faith, Faith Bible, Family Radio, God, Harold Camping, heresy, Jesus, News, Religion, Theology
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Quotes (883)
I notice that many here do not like the term “heretic.” There seems to be agreement that one must deny certain doctrines “essential to salvation” in order to be a heretic. This is very new thinking. Look, for example, at … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Marriage, Parenting, Quote, Quotes, Religion, Theology, Voddie Baucham
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A new approach to evangelism and apologetics?
We’ve all experienced how Mormon apologists play the victim card anytime the truth about their organization and prophets are revealed: “You’re picking on us.” “You’re just anti-Mormon.” “We never attack anyone’s faith like you do.” “We have better things to … Continue reading
Posted in Mormonism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Archeology, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Bruce McConkie, Carthage Jail, Christian debate, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Debate, debate with a mormon, Debates, Evangelism, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, forgiveness, God, Gospel, heresy, Hyrum Smith, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith Jr., Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mormon, Mormon debate, Mormon Doctrine, Mormonism, Religion, Salt Lake City, Spencer Kimball, Spencer W. Kimball, The Miracle of Forgiveness, Theology, Utah
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There are three things that earthly riches can never do; they can never satisfy divine justice, they can never pacify divine wrath, nor can they every quiet a guilty conscience. – Thomas Brooks 1608 – 1680 HT: What They Said
Friel on Bell.
Part 1 Part 2
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm
Tagged Christianity, church, Religion, Apostasy, Encouragement, christian, heresy, Rob Bell, Faith, Bible, God, Way of the Master, News, Jesus, Theology, Apologetics, Blog, Jesus Christ, Todd Friel, Blogging, Wretched Radio
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Perpetual spiritual infancy.
The Christian life is supposed to be one marked by sanctification and spiritual growth, but far too many in church–after years of being a Christian–are no further along in their faith than day one. Essentially they are still nursing on … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Mormonism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Blog, Blogging, christian, Christianity, church, Encouragement, Faith, God, heresy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, News, Religion, Theology
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Quotes (881)
When we consider the very being of God, we find ourselves so far from the true knowledge of it that we cannot come up with the right words and expressions. As we seek to meditate in our minds and frame … Continue reading
She’s back.
Like a bad penny (or a persistent rash), Paula White is back. HT: Slaughter of the Sheep
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Charismania
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Blog, Blogging, christian, Christianity, church, Den of Robbers, Den of Thieves, Faith, God, heresy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Paula White, TBN, Theology
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Sermon of the week: “Thou Shalt Not Steal” by Phil Johnson.
Your sermon of the week is Thou Shalt Not Steal by Phil Johnson. This is the next installment of Johnson’s series on the Ten Commandments that is being featured on DefCon every other week as your Sermon of the Week … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, christian, Christianity, church, God, Grace Life Pulpit, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Luke, Phil Johnson, Sermon, Sermons, Ten Command, Ten Commandments, Theology
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Where is He?
by James Smith 1860 I have just heard of another sudden death. How many have died suddenly of late! Sudden death is very solemn. We do not sufficiently think of its solemnity. Any one of us may be called away … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Random Selections
Tagged Born Again, Christianity, death, God, Hell, Jesus Christ
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Quotes (880)
We naturally love our ease, and would have nothing befall us that is grievous to flesh and blood; and gracious persons pray and strive to prevent and remove afflictions. But yet the experience of all, good and bad, in all … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged affliction, Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Puritan, Puritans, Quote, Quotes, Religion, Samuel Annesley, Suffering, Theology
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Sermon of the week: “Evaluating Youth Ministry – An Abolitionist’s View ” by Voddie Baucham.
Are you a YMA (youth ministry abolitionist)? Perhaps after listening to this sermon by Voddie Baucham, entitled Evaluating Youth Ministry: An Abolitionist’s View, you too will join the growing ranks of those who are abandoning the train wreck known as … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Blogging, Christian Youth Group, Christianity, church, Church Youth Group, Faith, God, Gospel, heresy, Jesus, Religion, Theology, Voddie Baucham, Youth Culture, Youth Evangelism, Youth Group, Youth Ministry, Youth Pastors
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It Gets Worse for John Piper
Several posts at DefCon have detailed many of the concerns any Christian ought to have with the public behavior and pronouncements made by John Piper – here’s a search page showing them. It keeps getting worse, as John Piper pursues … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Purpose Driven Lie, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Catholicism, False Teacher, John Piper
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The Monstrosity of a Faith that is Alone
I am currently reading John Murray’s Redemption Accomplished and Applied published in 1955 by Eerdmans Publishing Company. This little book (180 pages) is an amazing dissertation on the meaning of the atonement, how it was accomplished, and how it is … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Encouragement, Recommended Books, Theology
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Quotes (879)
Oh, that, you and I might get into the very heart of the Word of God, and get that Word into ourselves! As I have seen the silkworm eat into the leaf, and consume it, so ought we to do … Continue reading
May 21, 2011 . . . much to do about nothing.
Since Harold Camping is once again predicting Judgment Day to arrive on a specific day (a day that even the Son does not know), I figured I’d turn on Family Radio this past Monday to see how those expecting the … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, News
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Awake!, Bible, Blog, Blogging, Calvary Chapel, Chuck Smith, church, Faith, Faith Bible, Family Radio, God, Harold Camping, heresy, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus, News, Religion, Theology, watchtower, Watchtower Organization
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Anyone can profess to be a Christian but a genuine faith will be evidenced by how a person lives. – Mike Gendron
The Jesus of the Bible compared with the Jesus of Mormonism.
A former Mormon–one who came to a saving knowledge of the true, biblical Christ–penned the following piece found at Mormon Coffee: This is the Christ of Mormonism: 1. He lives as a humanoid god on a star near Kolob along … Continue reading
Posted in Mormonism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Archeology, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Bruce McConkie, Carthage Jail, Christian debate, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Debate, debate with a mormon, Debates, Evangelism, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Hyrum Smith, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith Jr., Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mormon, Mormon debate, Mormon Doctrine, Mormonism, Religion, Salt Lake City, Theology
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What Happens If……? — Part 3
The scene is all too common. Bell-ringers for the Salvation Army stand outside shopping centers and supermarkets waiting for the pots to ring with their yearly intake of funds. Standing a little further out, people dressed in poor clothing walk … Continue reading
Christ – our example, submission to authority
Here is the last of 6 messages from Pastor Conrad Mbewe, from Zambia in Africa, on the subject of biblical submission and exercising authority. You can find links to the previous messages here. Each of these 6 messages will convict … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Expository Moments
Tagged Lordship of Jesus Christ, submission
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Sovereign Grace and man’s responsibility
“But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. But to Israel he saith, all day long I have stretched forth my … Continue reading
Becoming defenseless.
A sober reminder to be aware of how we react to others in our life (and in the blogosphere), of which I am oftentimes the chiefest of sinners. Source: Providence Chapel
Posted in Encouragement
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Blog, Blogging, christian, Christianity, church, Encouragement, Faith, God, heresy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, News, Religion, Theology
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Afflictions
For those who are currently undergoing any kind of testing, this post will be of great encouragement to you; it certainly was to me. This comes from Pearl’s blog. The child of God must be continually mindful that his Heavenly Father … Continue reading
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