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Monthly Archives: August 2011
It’s the same thing.
Not one to shy away from controversy, I present the following short video that I can only describe as sobering, shocking, and disturbing. This video depicts one of the arguments I’ve made for years in the abortion debate, and now … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, News
Tagged Abortion, Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Book, Books, Christianity, church, God, Gospel, infanticide, Jesus, Liberal, Liberal News, Liberal News Media, liberals, Media, murder, News, News Media, Planned Parenthood, Politics, Pro-Abortion, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, proabortion, prochoice, Prolife, Religion, Theology
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Keep reforming
By John MacArthur I’m grateful for the widespread response this series of blogposts has generated, including all the feedback we have received from people who disagree about certain points. Yes, a few vocal critics have replied with mocking or misrepresentation, … Continue reading
What Discernment Actually Looks Like
A few days ago I posted a link from Phil Johnson on the Pyromanics blog regarding Mark Driscoll’s self-proclaimed “gift of discernment”, which sounded more like a man with a dirty mind talking offensively to the sheep under his care. … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Random Selections
Tagged 1 Timothy, Discernment, Elders, Mark Driscoll, Overseers, Pastoral Care, Shepherding
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If God Would Just Show Me a Miracle…
I think that just about every Christian who has ventured out to share their faith has heard this claim at one time or another. It seems reasonable enough, “God, if you are real, show me!” Why can’t someone make that … Continue reading
The Three Most Dangerous Words …
It’s a girl. Of course, history is full of such reports. But it’s easy to push history from one’s mind. How horrible – and that mother who killed 8 girls. May God have mercy. We must remember – with all … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Missions & Martyrs
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Mormonism’s great big secret.
Posted in Mormonism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mormon, Mormonism, Religion, Salt Lake City, Theology, Utah
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Whosoever will?
For those who insist John 3:16 solidifies man has free will, this video is for you. Click here…
College conspiracy.
Many have lamented the perils of sending kids to liberal, anti-theist colleges (and rightly so), but the following video opposes sending kids to college for entirely different reasons (the same reasons John Stossel discusses in his article The College Scam). … Continue reading
Posted in Home School, News, Parenting
Tagged Bible, Blog, College, College Conspiracy, Faith, God, Home School, Jesus, Religion, School
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You might be a Calvinist . . .
The following is from the Disciple Man blog: You Might Just Be A Calvinist If…. If you have a Martin Luther Jell-O mold… you just might be a Calvinist. If your DVR has over 25 episodes of Wretched With Todd … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Blogging, christian, Christianity, Christianity Today, church, Emergent, Emerging, Faith, Galatians, God, Gospel, heresy, Humor, Jesus, Mark Driscoll, Religion, Theology
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Nephi or Moroni?
The following is an interesting article from an unlikely source. What most LDS have been taught in church and believe as truth. The name of the angel that visited Joseph Smith three times on the night of Sept. 21, 1823 … Continue reading
Posted in Mormonism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mormon, Mormonism, Religion, Salt Lake City, Theology, Utah
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Quotes (904)
Almost every natural man that hears of Hell flatters himself that he shall escape it. – Jonathan Edwards 1703 – 1758
Sermon of the week: “The Carnal Christian Doctrine” by Albert N. Martin.
Albert Martin delivers a riveting message putting to rest the false doctrine of Carnal Christianity so rampant in evangelicalism. This message is as important and as timely today as it was when he preached it 47 years ago. The Carnal … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Albert Martin, Apologetics, Bible, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Jesus, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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The Inheritance
From Heartcry Magazine issue #68 … The following letter is one of the most beautiful that we have ever read regarding the submission of the believer’s will and personal aspirations to the will of God. It was sent from one … Continue reading
Do the math
Move along, folks! No pro-homosexual, anti-Christian agenda among the public school systems in this country! Nope, nothing to see here! A social studies teacher in Florida is suspended for writing, on his own Facebook page, on his own time, his … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged anti-Christian, Chad Farnan, Darwinism, Evolution, homosexual agenda, James Corbett, Jerry Buell, liberal hypcrisy, Mount Dora, public schools
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Mormonism’s Bigfoot.
I recently published an article on one of Mormonism’s wild claims about big, black, hairy Cain still roaming the earth in the post Mormon Prophet Lends Credibility to a Wild Claim. And, of course, the first response that post received … 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, Utah
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Quotes (903)
We may have more wealth in these days, better education, greater comfort in traveling and in our surroundings even as missionaries, but have we the spirit of urgency, the deep, inward convictions that moved those who went before us; have … Continue reading
Quotes (902)
The average American family devotes one-fourth of its spendable income to outside debts. Since 1945, consumer debt in the United States has multiplied thirty-one times. The IRS calculates that the average filer spends ten times more paying off interest on … Continue reading
The Doctrine of Election
by C. H. Spurgeon “But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the … Continue reading
Quotes (901)
Every time we sin, we do as much as say, “I do not acknowledge God to be my sovereign; I will do as I please.” Each time we speak an ill-word we really say, “My tongue is my own, he … Continue reading
If Mormonism were true.
An article from Mormon Coffee offers the following six things you’d expect to see if Mormonism were true. You can read the entire article here. ____________________________________ If Mormonism were true… 1. … Joseph Smith would have been able to consistently, … 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, Jon Hunstman, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith Jr., Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mitt Rpmney, Mormon, Mormon debate, Mormon Doctrine, Mormonism, News, Politics, Religion, Salt Lake City, Theology
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Falling off yet another slippery slope.
Those who warn others about impending issues, problems, doom, or calamities are often chided and ridiculed for being alarmists, and are often told that mentioning the “slippery slope” is nothing more than a scare tactic. It seems that to some, … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, News
Tagged Bible, Christianity, church, Evangelism, God, Jesus, News, Religion, Theology
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Are they inferior or equal?
During the brief months since we returned from our mission trip to Liberia, West Africa, we have been blessed with the places we have visited and the people we have met. Each church has been more than generous even though … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Missions & Martyrs
Tagged colonialism, Liberia, ministry, mission boards, Missionaries, national pastors, western arrogance
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Sermonof the week: “Preaching the Gospel Message” by John MacArthur
Your sermon of the week is Preaching the Gospel Message by John MacArthur. This sermon delivered at the 2007 Resolved conference outlines how God sovereignly uses weak and foolish messengers to employ the foolish means of preaching about the foolishness of … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Bible, Christianity, Evangelism, Faith, John MacArthur, Religion, Sermon, Theology
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Why Salvation must be supernatural.
This comes from Stephen Charnock at puritansermons… An extract from The Chief of Sinners Saved The insufficiency of nature to such a work as conversion is, shows that men may not fall down and idolize their own wit and power. … Continue reading
A Beautiful Picture of the Early Church
There is so much error in the record of Christian history, due to various factors – not the least of which is the temporal supremacy of the Roman Catholic “Church” for many years. Yet truth will not be wiped off the … Continue reading
The Spirit of the Age
I was going to post this as a response to this: http://defendingcontending.com/2011/02/17/inner-promptings/ but decided it warrants its own post. Many people have been misled by folk about how to find out the will of God – as if He’s hidden it … Continue reading
Mark Driscoll’s Madness
Ok, this one has pushed me over the edge with Mr. Driscoll. I have had issues with his methods and his personal witness, the way he talks from the pulpit, and so on…but this is a whole new level for … Continue reading
Evangelism, Facebook, and modesty.
What does evangelism, Facebook, and modesty have in common? More than you may think. Thanks to Trish Ramos for daring to touch this taboo issue affecting the church. I wish more women like Trish would take a stand with the … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Evangelism
Tagged Bible, Christianity, church, Evangelism, feminism, God, Jesus, Modesty, Religion, Theology
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Quotes (900)
You may speak of religion in a general way, of preachers, of churches, of missions, of societies, for doing good, and still be popular; but speak of the Lord Himself, of His precious blood, of the full assurance of salvation, … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Christianity, Faith, God, Jesus, Quotes, Religion, Theology
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