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Author Archives: Pilgrim
Yet another example of what the gospel is NOT.
Meet Charles L. Worley. He pastors Providence Road Baptist Church in North Carolina and he apparently has no idea what the grace of the gospel of Jesus Christ is. Mr. Worley, have you forgotten the pit of depravity from which … Continue reading
What the gospel is NOT.
Meet James Lyman. He is the man in the below video street preaching (I use the term very loosely as to not bring reproach upon those men out there who actually preach Christ and Him crucified on street corners). As … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Evangelism
Tagged Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Evangelism, Faith, God, Jesus, Religion, Street Preaching, Theology
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Sermon of the week: “Is Justification Enough?” by Phil Johnson.
Your sermon of the week is a great one by Phil Johnson entitled, Is Justification Enough? (Why the things of first importance are not of only importance). In light of several recent comment threads on DefCon, this message is very … Continue reading
Martial law and Romans 13.
How far is Romans 13:1-3 meant to be taken? There’s no denying that the government’s reach and control grows larger every day, individual rights continue to erode, and the framework for the persecution of the church is being laid. So, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Persecution, News
Tagged Bible, Blogging, Christian Persecution, church, Faith, God, Jesus, News, Religion, Theology
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Church suing former member for defamation.
Seriously. From KATU news in Oregon: BEAVERTON, Ore. – A church pastor is suing a mother and daughter for $500,000 because they gave the church bad reviews online. The family being sued left the church a few years ago and … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, News
Tagged Bible, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Jesus, News, Religion, Theology
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Quotes (937)
When a congregation is made up of many people whose lives more resemble the works of the flesh than the fruit of the Spirit, the experience of following Christ together, of love and encouragement and spurring on and mutual advocation … Continue reading
Sermon of the week: “Election” by Russ Sukhia.
Your Sermon of the Week is Russ Sukhia’s message simply entitled, Election. I spent the majority of my (false conversion) Christian life never hearing about the doctrine of Election in spite of having attended many different churches. Eventually, however, as … Continue reading
Quiz: Are you loving or unloving?
Here’s a quick and simple six-question quiz to determine whether you’re loving (“tolerant”) or unloving (close minded and “intolerant”). 1). You’re sitting in a coffee shop when a woman at another table gets up–leaving her coffee unattended–to get a … Continue reading
Posted in Evangelism, Quizzes
Tagged Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Evangelism, Faith, God, Jesus, Religion, Theology
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Sermon of the week: “Are You Prepared to Die?” by Albert Martin.
This week’s sermon of the week is Are You Prepared to Die? by Albert Martin.
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Albert Martin, Apologetics, Bible, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Jesus, Marriage, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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The two hardest words for a Christian to say.
Anyone who’s been around the church for any length of time will no doubt be able to recall a time when they were hurt by a fellow Christian. It’s not something that we ever expect to happen among those that … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Bible, Blogging, church, Faith, God, Jesus, Religion, Theology
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Quotes (936)
It is the mark of a hypocrite to be a Christian everywhere but home. – Robert M’Cheyne 1813 – 1843
A quiz for Arminians.
I found the following quiz for Arminians at Chosen by Grace Alone via Bob Hanks’ blog. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eph. 1:11 …[W]ho [God] worketh all things after the counsel of His will. Q. If God works all things after the counsel of … Continue reading
Posted in Quizzes, Theology
Tagged Apologetics, Arminianism, Bible, Blogging, Calvinism, Christianity, church, God, Jesus, Religion, Theology
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When it comes to sharing the gospel, is there ever a time to be silent?
I wanted to share with the readers of DefCon an article by Bobby Gonzales that raises a good question: “One of the marks of a Christian is a desire to share the good news of the life-transforming gospel with others. … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement
Tagged Atheist, Bible, Christianity, church, Evolution, Faith, God, Jesus, Religion, Theology
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Mitt Romney, Brigham Young, and the historic racism of Mormonism.
While some professing Christians are busy blurring the lines between Christianity and Mormonism (see here and here for example), at least the secular media isn’t being hoodwinked by Mormonism’s slick PR campaign. Case in point: The following video that aired … Continue reading
Posted in Mormonism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Carthage Jail, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, deception, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Hyrum Smith, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith Jr., Latter-day Saints, LDS, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr, Mormon, Mormonism, racism, Religion, Salt Lake City, Theology, Utah
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Mormonism isn’t Christianity, even if the president of Fuller Theological Seminary says otherwise.
Richard J. Mouw wrote an astounding article for CNN in which he used the subject of presidential candidate Mitt Romney in an attempt to legitimize Mormonism. Mouw, the president of Fuller Theological Seminary who claims to “know cults” and has … Continue reading
Posted in Mormonism, News
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Carthage Jail, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Hyrum Smith, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith Jr., Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mitt Romney, Mormon, Mormon Doctrine, Mormonism, News, Politics, Religion, Salt Lake City, Theology
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Stop confounding us with logic!
Posted in Abortion, Encouragement, News
Tagged Abortion, Apologetics, Bible, Christianity, church, God, Gospel, infanticide, Jesus, murder, Planned Parenthood, Politics, Pro-Abortion, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, proabortion, prochoice, Prolife, Religion, Theology
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In a nutshell.
A good read from the blog A Nut’s Notes: Got up this morning. Watched the morning news. Read my favorite blogs. Listened to songs. Checked my email. In a nutshell this is what I read and heard…. Celebrating 16 years … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement
Tagged Bible, Blogging, Christianity, Faith, God, Jesus, Religion, Theology
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The day is coming when hypocrites will be stripped of their fig-leaves. – Matthew Henry 1662 – 1714
Joel Osteen and (Mormon) Mitt Romney believe in the same Jesus?
Toward the end of this video Joel Osteen says that he’s heard that Mormon presidential candidate Mitt Romney “believes in Jesus as his savior just like I do.” This is inevitable result of having absolutely no doctrinal foundation other than … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Mormonism, News
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Archeology, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Bruce McConkie, Carthage Jail, Cartoon, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Debate, Evangelism, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Hyrum Smith, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith Jr., Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mitt Romney Jon Huntsman, Mormon, Mormon debate, Mormon Doctrine, Mormonism, Religion, Salt Lake City, Theology
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The hypocrite, certainly, is a secret atheist; for if he did believe there was a God, he dare not be so bold as to deceive Him to His face. – Thomas Adams 1583 – 1653
The Charismania Plague: Spreading to the next generation.
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Charismania
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Charismatic, Christianity, Faith, God, heresy, Jesus, Religion, Theology
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Hey you, worship leader guy, remember that you are not a rock star.
I wanted to pass on a good article entitled “You Are Not a Rock Star, and Other Nuggets for Worship Leaders” written by Clint Archer: I use “worship leader” in the vernacular sense of the guy who leads the music. … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, christian, Christian Music, Christian Worship, Christian Worship Music, Christianity, church, Cornerstone, Cornerstone Festival, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Music, News, Religion, Theology
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Monumental concerns.
There are many voices of concern emerging regarding Kirk Cameron’s new movie, Monumental. Here is a sampling: Concerns About Kirk Cameron’s Movie “Monumental” Monumental Disappointment Monumental Confusion Monumental Movie: A Review
Posted in News
Tagged Bible, Christianity, church, Faith, Glenn Beck, God, Jesus, Kirk Cameron, Movie Review, News, Politics, Religion, Theology
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A letter to the pope.
Thanks to Banner of Truth for reprinting this letter from Charles Hodge to Pope Pius the Ninth. In today’s atmosphere of blur-the-lines doctrinal positions it’s refreshing to see how men of old stood their ground on principles and refused to … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy/Lukewarm, Bible, Buddha, Buddhism, Catholicism, Christianity, church, death, Eucharist, Eucharist Minister, Faith, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Hindu, Hinduism, Indulgence, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mary, Memorial, Mexico, Pagan, Pope, Quote, Reformation, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Theology, Virgin Mary, Worship
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Why don’t our works work? . . . God simply won’t allow anyone to make Him a debtor. . . . In other words, God will not permit a man to believe that He owes him salvation in exchange for … Continue reading
Behold, the Lamb of God!
The Lamb of God foreshadowed: Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and take for yourselves lambs according to your families, and slay the Passover lamb. You shall take a bunch of hyssop … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Theology
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, church, Evangelism, Faith, God, Jesus, Religion, Theology
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Atheist hypocrisy (Part 2)
I frequently hear anti-theists lament the hypocrisy they see in the lives of professing Christians, oftentimes citing such hypocrisies as part of their reason for rejecting Christianity. But there is a glaring hypocrisy that frequently comes from the anti-theist camp … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Apologetics, Atheism, Bible, Christianity, Faith, God, Jesus, Religion, Theology
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Book recommendation: “Primetime Propaganda” by Ben Shapiro.
I grew up on a steady diet of TV and have fond memories of such shows as CHiPs, the A-Team, Miami Vice, Facts of Life, Dukes of Hazzard, Diff’rent Strokes, Family Ties, Silver Spoons, Punky Brewster, Alf, the Cosby Show, … Continue reading
Posted in Recommended Books, Television
Tagged Ben Shapiro, Bible, Blogging, Book Review, church, Faith, God, Jesus, Liberal, News, Politics, Religion, Television
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Anyone who is involved in personal evangelism can share countless examples of persons who, though presently living in gross sin, will nonetheless tell the evangelist that they are fine because they “made a decision for Christ” a certain number of … Continue reading
The most terrifying truth in Scripture.
Posted in Evangelism, Theology
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, church, Evangelism, Faith, God, Jesus, Religion, Theology
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