Monthly Archives: May 2011

Quotes (877)

We do not act as the salt of the earth or shine as the light of the world by necessarily denouncing the sins of our worldly associates. Our own holy life will serve as a sufficient rebuke. And our interest … Continue reading

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Dear Mormon, can you guess who said the following?

Dear Mormon, can you guess who said the following? 1). I saw two spirits… One was God my maker, almost in bodily shape like a man… below him stood Jesus Christ my Redeemer, in perfect shape like a man… 2). … Continue reading

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Sermon of the week: “Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery” by Phil Johnson.

Your sermon of the week is Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery 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 … Continue reading

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The improbability of evolution.

From Samaritan Ministries: This is the human genome in book form. If you were to print all of your DNA in only one cell of your body, it would fill all of these books in this bookcase. It’s estimated that … Continue reading

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Lying: When being yourself just isn’t good enough.

It is not uncommon to hear about a pastor (i.e. hireling) lying about one thing or another: Lying about personally seeing the dead raised (usually in some foreign country where verification is not possible), lying about their “relationship” with their … Continue reading

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Really? Are these products necessary?

Here’s the product description of this Bible designed to dumb down and trivialize God’s Word for kids. Let this family of adorable bruins introduce your little cubs to God’s Word!Color pages featuring favorite Berenstain Bears characters * Complete NIrV written … Continue reading

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What Happens If……? — Part 2

In 1956, five missionaries laid down their lives on the banks of the Curaray River in the jungles of Ecuador. Did they become martyrs so that the Waodani (Auca is actually a perjorative term used by the Quechua.) tribe living … Continue reading

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Examining the evidence of Mormonism.

Two former Mormons explain the evidence they discovered that led them out of Mormonism and into Christianity in this eleven-part video from the John Ankerberg Show. One:

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Authority in the Church

We now turn to the fifth message in Pastor Mbewe’s 6-part series on biblical Submission and authority, based on 1 Peter. You can find the previous posts here. As way of reminder, Pastor Mbewe is  the current pastor of Kabwata … Continue reading

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Update – Mattresses for Duaita, Liberia

A heart-felt thank you to those who have expressed your concern for the brethren in Liberia, West Africa. Several here at Defending Contending have risen to the challenge of providing help after our post Would You Sleep on This? At … Continue reading

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Did King David have to pay for his sin in Hell?

In recent years Mormonism has been trying very hard to appear as if they are Christians (a far cry from historic Mormonism who openly opposed biblical Christianity), and due to Mormonism’s great PR, many folks have bought this lie, believing … Continue reading

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Quotes (876)

Let us strive to know more and more, every year we live, our need of a mediator between ourselves and God. Let us seek more and more to realize that without a mediator our thoughts of God can never be … Continue reading

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Sermon of the week: “The Rise and Fall of the World” by John MacArthur.

Your sermon of the week is The Rise and Fall of the World by John MacArthur from his study in the book of Daniel. The Rise and Fall of the World (Part 1) The Rise and Fall of the World … Continue reading

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Unequally yoked

Contemporary Christian music is often defended as a vital tool used by God and yet, many of these artists yoke up with questionable people. They also tend to include pagan music in their live performances, for instance, last summer at … Continue reading

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What Happens If……?

There are many mission organizations in the world today. In fact, we are currently visiting the Colorado Springs area where there are several hundred para-church organizations based. What is the purpose of these groups? They are involved in medical work, … Continue reading

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Quotes (875)

The truly wise man is he who believes the Bible against the opinions of any man. If the Bible says one thing, and any body of men says another, the wise man will decide, “This book is the Word of … Continue reading

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Steve Lawson: Tolerance for everything except Christians.

HT: Belt of Truth

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