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About Coram Deo

Greetings! By way of introduction I am a born-again Christian who seeks to live in the presence of, under the authority of, and to the honor and glory of the Triune Yahweh Elohim Shaddai–the One True and Living LORD God Almighty Who is the self contained, self sufficient, and unique infinite Creator of all things. I believe the historic, orthodox, Biblical Christian faith as found in the 66 books of the Holy Bible is the only true and right religion that has been revealed to mankind and all other faiths and extra-Biblical sources of revelation are absolutely false and without any eternal merit or redemptive power. Through this medium I hope to share my worldview with any who are interested, and in this manner I hope to expand my witness to the lost, and extend whatever ability I’ve been given to edify the believer to the praise of the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, the risen Savior. Sola Scriptura! (Scripture alone), Sola Fide! (faith alone), Sola Gratia! (grace alone), Soli Christo! (Christ alone) - Soli Deo Gloria! (to God alone be glory)

Signs of the Times Redux

Posted on May 15, 2011

Fox News reports:  New York Man Spends Life Savings Ahead of May 21 Doomsday It’s unclear if Mr. Fitzpatrick belongs (or once belonged) to Mr. Camping’s cult, however based on the information in the article they appear to be competing false prophets. … Continue reading →

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Signs of the Times

Posted on May 14, 2011

Perhaps you’ve seen them.  The “Signs of the Times”.  There’s one not far from my house which, ironically, I only see on my commute to church. Who is behind these mysterious billboards which have popped up like so many poisonous … Continue reading →

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On Christian Parenting

Posted on May 13, 2011

In my previous post entitled “On Moralistic Therapeutic Deism” I briefly outlined the contours of this insidious and pervasive spiritual parasite which masquerades as piety, but which is in fact a form of soul-damning false religion. Much to our collective shame many … Continue reading →

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The Doctrine of God’s Impassibility

Posted on May 7, 2011

Excerpted from “God Without Mood Swings”, by Phil Johnson Perhaps the most difficult biblical dilemma for those of us who affirm the classic view of an utterly sovereign and immutable God is the problem of how to make sense of … Continue reading →

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Live By The Sword…

Posted on May 2, 2011

Apparently there’s been a great deal of chatter in the Christian blogosphere and within the Christian sectors of the social media sites about Osama (or Usama whichever you prefer) bin Laden’s brain being suddenly and forcably evacuated from his cranium … Continue reading →

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Off With Their Heads!

Posted on April 30, 2011

I suppose we can expect the Muslim world to explode into a frenzy of religiously zealous violence because a mosque was invaded and several inside, include women and children were murdered by Crusaders! Oh wait a minute, it wasn’t the … Continue reading →

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Jehovah’s Witness Resources

Posted on April 28, 2011

Here are a few quick links to some solid information which, by God’s grace, you may use to share the Gospel of Grace with those JW’s who knock on your door on Saturday morning in order that Christ’s lost sheep who are trapped within … Continue reading →

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Particular Redemption – Loraine Boettner

Posted on April 23, 2011

As many Christians particularly reflect on the glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ at this time of year, as we ought to always, I’m pleased to offer Loraine Boettner’s work on Limited Atonement (Particular Redemption) for the edification of His people.  … Continue reading →

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Valuable Resources on Mormon Thought – Dr. James White

Posted on April 23, 2011

As a follow up to my post entitled “Is Mormonism Christian?” I’m pleased to point DefCon’s readership to a three-part series by Dr. James White in which he interacts with Mormon criticism of the video he produced in response to the … Continue reading →

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For Whom the Bell Tolls

Posted on April 21, 2011

As DefCon’s readership knows I’ve been following John MacArthur’s recent series of posts on Rob Bell with much interest.  Dr. MacArthur and his ministry team have done an outstanding service for the body of Christ by meticulously and Biblically exposing and … Continue reading →

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Bell’s Hell – Satan’s [Not] Coming for You!

Posted on April 19, 2011

As of late I’ve been covering Dr. John MacArthur’s thorough and devastating doctrinal exposé of Rob Bell’s manifold heresies, while pointing to the undeniable, and well documented fact that Rick Warren has been traveling down the self-same road for more than thirty years. I’m … Continue reading →

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Is Mormonism Christian?

Posted on April 18, 2011
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Reminds me of Christmas

Posted on April 16, 2011

Is the Date of Easter of Pagan Origin? AiG

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Rick Warren: “Doctrinal and Sound?” Hardly

Posted on April 14, 2011

A couple of days ago I blogged on the topic of Dr. John MacArthur’s withering blast straight into the empty, hollow hull of Rob Bell’s spiritually adulterous “Love Boat”. Evidently Bell’s latest assault on the Bible finally brought MacArthur’s big guns … Continue reading →

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Yes, Dr. MacArthur; But What About Warren?

Posted on April 12, 2011

It’s no secret to DefCon’s readership that I deeply appreciate the faithful, Christ-honoring pulpit ministry of Dr. John F. MacArthur, Jr.  I admire John’s devotion to and love of Scripture, his sound expository preaching, and the untold positive impact his life’s … Continue reading →

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Joseph Smith, Jr. vs. Christopher Nemelka (a.k.a. the Reincarnated Hyrum Smith)

Posted on April 9, 2011

Look out LDS faithful!  There’s a new prophet in town and he’s picking up where Joseph Smith, Jr. left off!  Armed with his Urim and Thummim stones, his astral projection into the heavenlies, and his translation of the sealed portion … Continue reading →

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Quotes (869)

Posted on April 5, 2011

“The doctrine of justification itself, as preached by an Arminian, is nothing but the doctrine of salvation by works.” -Charles Spurgeon 1834 – 1892

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Dear John

Posted on April 3, 2011

Dear John, I don’t know where to begin, only where to end. You’ve not been there defending the faith once delivered unto the saints when you should have been, time and again.  I kept thinking that I would give you another chance – I gave you many … Continue reading →

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Reversed

Posted on March 13, 2011
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Your Hell is Too Small, Mr. John H. Armstrong

Posted on March 5, 2011

TurretinFan has posted an excellent piece critiquing John Armstrong’s recent ecumenical effort entitled “Your Church is Too Small”, which is reproduced in full below.  For a more detailed review of the book click here. To John H. Armstrong, author of … Continue reading →

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Quotes (860)

Posted on March 2, 2011

“For the Christians are distinguished from other men neither by country, nor language, nor the customs which they observe. For they neither inhabit cities of their own, nor employ a peculiar form of speech, nor lead a life which is … Continue reading →

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Converted By His Own Sermon – Part 2

Posted on February 19, 2011

Manfred’s earlier post by the same title brought to mind a story that never fails to warm my heart by reminding me of the amazing divine disposition of unmerited grace, compassion, mercy and love that the One true and living God maintains towards … Continue reading →

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The One True God

Posted on February 5, 2011

My friend Rho (Alan) of Rhoblogy and his pal Matt of Vox Veritatis have compiled a devastating critique of apostate Bart Ehrman’s flaccid attack on the One True God by thoroughly responding to - and effectively refuting - his threadbare anti-theist arguments … Continue reading →

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Is the Bible Reliable?

Posted on January 9, 2011

The Amazing Truth of the Bible – by John MacArthur Introduction Jesus Christ is the Bible’s greatest witness. There can be no more reliable witness to the nature of Scripture than our Savior, and He has chosen to govern His … Continue reading →

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Charitable or Uncharitable?

Posted on January 8, 2011

This may seem obvious enough, but we at DefCon share lots of opinions. Most of the time on most topics we [prayerfully] try to support our opinions by appeals to our understanding of Scripture.  Since this is primarily a theological … Continue reading →

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Legalism and Worldliness – Phil Johnson

Posted on January 4, 2011

I came across this very good interview of Phil Johnson conducted by Lane Chaplin on the subject of legalism and worldliness: See also: That Massive, Deadly Ditch on the Opposite Side of the Road from Libertinism - Phil Johnson at Pyro On … Continue reading →

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The Great Sin – Paul Washer

Posted on January 4, 2011

As a tie-in with foupointer’s recent post Quotes (843) I thought it good to share this uncommonly powerful message by brother Paul Washer.  Pastors, this message is for you.

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Spy Vulture!

Posted on January 4, 2011

Take me to your roadkill!  from Fox News: Saudi Arabian security services captured a vulture suspected of being a Mossad spy, according to a report Tuesday in the Israeli daily Ma’ariv.  The bird, complete with a GPS transmitter and a tag … Continue reading →

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Resolved Redux

Posted on January 2, 2011

The following is a re-post of an article from September 5th, 2010 which it seemed good to me to share again at the beginning of this new year.  May the Lord move His people towards ever more faithful obedience in the … Continue reading →

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Expository Moments (1) – Matthew 26:39

Posted on December 29, 2010

And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” – Matt. 26:39 Barnes’ Notes on … Continue reading →

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