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brother MichaelI bet you didn’t know that, huh? That all those songs they sang about drinking and sex and partying and all other kinds of debauchery were actually declaring the gospel? Well, that’s because you weren’t blessed with the same kind of discernment as Perry Noble of NewSpring church! Why, if you had simply listened to [...]
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Did you know that Poison was a Christian rock band?
Posted: September 3, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Music, Purpose Driven LieTags: Perry Noble, Newspring, Purpose Driven Drivel, Purpose Driven Church, Poison, Bret Michaels
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“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (1st & 2nd Timothy, Titus)
Posted: August 30, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Encouragement, New Age Nonsense, Paul Quoting Jesus, TheologyTags: heresy, Titus, Paul quoting Jesus, Emerging heresy, theological liberals, Emerging Movement, 1st Timothy, 2nd Timothy
Wrapping up the series with Paul reinforcing Christ’s teachings to his young proteges in the “Pastoral Epistles.” Hopefully this has been a helpful series, and next time you hear someone claim that they deny Paul’s writings because he “never quoted Jesus” you can show them that they are clearly wrong. 1st Timothy 1:12-13–And I thank [...]
“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (1st and 2nd Thessalonians)
Posted: August 23, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Encouragement, New Age Nonsense, Paul Quoting Jesus, TheologyTags: heresy, Paul quoting Jesus, Emerging heresy, theological liberals, Emerging Movement, 1st Thessalonians, 2nd Thessalonians
1st Thessalonians 1:9-10–For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. [...]
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Posted: August 20, 2010 by fourpointer in Charismania, New Age Nonsense, Occult, Prosperity Pimps, QuotesTags: Ecstasis, Charismatic Chaos, Oswald Chambers, If Thou Wilt Be Perfect, visions, emotional worship
“As long as we use the image of our experience, of our feelings, of our answers to prayer, we shall never begin to understand what the apostle Paul means when he says, “It is no longer I who lives, but Christ lives in me.” The whole exercise of humanity’s essential reason is drawing on God [...]
“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (Colossians)
Posted: August 20, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Encouragement, New Age Nonsense, Paul Quoting Jesus, TheologyTags: heresy, Paul quoting Jesus, Emerging heresy, theological liberals, Emerging Movement, Colossians
Part 7, continuing the daunting task of correcting those who would rather live by their own righteousness than to admit that God is God. Colossians 1:5–…because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, which has come to [...]
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Posted: August 13, 2010 by fourpointer in False Christs, New Age Nonsense, Quotes, TheologyTags: Liberal Theology, Emergent heresy, false gods, Oswald Chambers, If Thou Wilt Be Perfect, Church of Oprah
“If we are in Christ the whole basis of our goings is God, not conceptions of God, not ideas of God, but God Himself. We do not need any more ideas about God, the world is full of ideas about God, they are all worthless, because the ideas of God in anyone’s head are of [...]
“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (Philippians)
Posted: August 10, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Encouragement, New Age Nonsense, Paul Quoting Jesus, TheologyTags: heresy, Paul quoting Jesus, Emerging heresy, theological liberals, Emerging Movement, Philippians
Making the light manifest to those who sit in darkness, denying the truth of God’s word by saying that because Paul did not use long quotes from our Lord in his epistles, that he was somehow starting some “new religion.” Uh…yeah…you bet. Well, starting with the verse that started me on this path, here are [...]
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Posted: August 3, 2010 by fourpointer in Occult, Quotes, The OccultTags: John Crowder, Benjamin Dunn, Captain Whacked, Tokin the Ghost, heretics, blasphemers, Oswald Chambers, If Thou Wilt Be Perfect
“There are hidden perils in our life with God whenever we disobey Him. If we are not obeying God physically we experience a craving for drugs, not only physical drugs out of a bottle, but drugs in certain types of meetings and certain types of company—anything that keeps away the realisation that the habits of [...]
“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (Ephesians)
Posted: August 3, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Encouragement, New Age Nonsense, Paul Quoting Jesus, TheologyTags: ephesians, Paul quoting Jesus, Emerging heresy, theological liberals, Emerging Movement
Once again, showing the truth from God’s word to the unenlightened, the ungodly, the one who professes to be wise while they are still foolish. Ephesians 1:7–In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. Matthew 9:2; Mark 2:5; Luke 5:20–When Jesus saw their faith, [...]
“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (Galatians)
Posted: July 30, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Encouragement, New Age Nonsense, Paul Quoting Jesus, TheologyTags: Galatians, Paul quoting Jesus, Emerging heresy, theological liberals, Emerging Movement
Today, we look at the places where Paul told to the saints in Galatia of the things taught by our Lord Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:1–Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead). Acts 22:15-18–“So I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ [...]
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Posted: July 27, 2010 by fourpointer in Encouragement, QuotesTags: "salvation by works", external religion, Holy Spirit, If Thou Wilt Be Perfect, Oswald Chambers, Philippians 2:12, Regeneration
“Paul does not say, [in Philippians 2:12--Ed.] ‘Work out something that will tell for your salvation’; he says, ‘Work out in the expression of your life the salvation God has worked in.’ If we think for a moment we shall soon know how much we are saved—What does our tongue say? what kind of things [...]
What exactly DOES Hebrews 6:4-6 mean, anyway?
Posted: July 23, 2010 by fourpointer in TheologyTags: Arminianism, doctrines of grace, eternal security, Hebrews 6:4-6, perseverance of the saints
**I’ve said this before, but this time it will be enforced. Any and all further comments that do not deal DIRECTLY with the text of this post WILL BE DELETED. I will not give any thought to how long the comment is or how long it took to type it. And don’t try to post [...]
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Posted: July 22, 2010 by fourpointer in QuotesTags: Celebrity Worship, Driscollites, hero worship, If Thou Wilt Be Perfect, Oswald Chambers, Perry Noble, Rick Warren
“If a teacher fascinates with his doctrine, his teaching never came from God. The teacher sent from God is the one who clears the way to Jesus and keeps it clear; souls forget altogether about him because the vision of Jesus is the only abiding result. When people are attracted to Jesus Christ through you, [...]
“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (2nd Corinthians)
Posted: July 20, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Encouragement, Paul Quoting Jesus, TheologyTags: 2nd Corinthians, Emergent Church, Emergent heresy, Paul quoting Jesus, theological liberals
Part four of our series, enlightening the one who draws near to Jesus with their lips, while their hearts are far from Him. 2nd Corinthians 1:3-5–Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may [...]
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Posted: July 15, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, New Age Nonsense, Purpose Driven Lie, QuotesTags: Perry Noble, Apostasy, heresy, Discernment, Rick Warren, Purpose Driven Drivel, NewSpring church, Saddleback Church, D.A. Carson, church splits
“The ways of destroying the church are many and colorful. Raw factionalism will do it. Rank heresy will do it. Taking your eyes off the cross and letting other, more peripheral matters dominate the agenda will do it-admittedly more slowly than frank heresy, but just as effectively over the long haul. Building the church with [...]
The roots Mormonism shares with Rome (part 2)
Posted: July 14, 2010 by fourpointer in Mormonism, Roman Catholicism, TheologyTags: apostolic succession, Ensign, Ezra Taft Benson, grace plus works, Immaculate Conception, Joseph Fielding Smith, Mary worship, Mormonism, Purgatory, restored gospel, sola fides, treaury of merit
While we here at DefCon stand in opposition to what the Romish church teaches, I find it rather ironic that the early leaders in the LDS church were even more venomous in their attacks on the Vatican than Rome could ever accuse Luther or Spurgeon of being. That said, Salt Lake City shares more with [...]
“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (1st Corinthians)
Posted: July 13, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Encouragement, Paul Quoting Jesus, TheologyTags: 1st Corinthians, Emerging Church, Emerging heresy, Paul quoting Jesus, theological liberals
Number three in the series, going through Paul’s epistles and showing the stiff-necked and ignorant that yes, Paul did quote Jesus, even if he didn’t do so word-for-word. 1st Corinthians 1:10–Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be [...]
“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (Romans part 2)
Posted: July 9, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Encouragement, Paul Quoting Jesus, TheologyTags: Emergent Church, Emerging heresy, Paul quoting Jesus, Romans, theological liberals
The second installment of this series showing the ignorant and scoffer the many times when Paul did, in fact, quote the things said by our Lord–albeit, perhaps, not word-for-word. We continue in Romans. Romans 9:3-5–For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh, who [...]
The roots Mormonism shares with Rome (Part 1)
Posted: July 7, 2010 by fourpointer in Mormonism, Roman Catholicism, TheologyTags: Mormonism, Roman Catholicism, Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Romish system, Brigham Young, Romanism, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Papism, Doctrine and Covenants, Orson Pratt
When Satan wants to lead people away from God, he doesn’t necessarily put up a new building–he simply changes the name of the business and hangs a new sign out front. “She is termed, in other places, by the same prophet, “The whore of all the earth,” making the nations drink of the wine of [...]
“Paul never quoted Jesus” (Romans part 1)
Posted: June 22, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Encouragement, Paul Quoting Jesus, TheologyTags: Emerging heresy, Paul quoting Jesus, Romans, theological liberals
What is the refrain we always hear from the theological liberal or the Emerging guru, or Purpose-Driven™ Pied Piper who is sooooo much smarter than us knuckle-dragging fundamentalists? The same, tired, lame old, “Paul preached a different gospel than Jesus” or “Paul was setting up a religion to compete with Christianity” or–as the title of [...]
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Posted: June 21, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, False Christs, Prosperity Pimps, Purpose Driven Lie, QuotesTags: Celebrity Worship, exalting man, If Thou Wilt Be Perfect, Oswald Chambers
“We will deal treacherously with the Bible records if we are not soaked in the revelation that God alone is good. We will put the saints on the throne, not God. There is only one unshakeable goodness, and that is God. It takes time to get there because we will cling to things and to [...]
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Posted: June 14, 2010 by fourpointer in Quotes, TheologyTags: Jonathan Edwards, The Religious Affections
For so hath God contrived and constituted things, in his dispensations towards his own people, that when their love decays, and the exercises of it fail, or become weak, fear should arise; for then they need it to restrain them from sin, and to excite them to care for the good of their souls, and [...]
Are we really “Pharisees”?
Posted: May 26, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Charismania, False Christs, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Prosperity Pimps, Purpose Driven Lie, Roman Catholicism, Seventh-day AdventismTags: Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Signs and Wonders, Roman Catholicism, Prosperity Gospel, Purpose Driven Drivel, seeker-sensitive, Deity of Christ, self-righteousness, Pharisees, Judaizers, health wealth prosperity gospel, law-keeping
We here at DefCon (as well as our brothers and sisters at other sites, such as Ken Silva and Ingrid Schlueter) use the written Word of God as the rule and basis for everything we believe about God and how one is to worship Him. For that, we are constantly accused of being “Pharisees” by [...]
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Posted: April 10, 2010 by fourpointer in C.H. Spurgeon, QuotesTags: Charles Spurgeon, contentment, materialism, Philippians 4:10-13, Quotes
Making a day’s excursion from Botzen, in the Tyrol [Swiss Alps], we went along the very narrowest of roads, mere alleys…Well, you may be sure that we did not engage an ordinary broad carriage, for that would have found the passage as difficult as the needle’s eye is to the camel; but our landlord had [...]
BUT…Christ IS risen from the dead… (1st Corinthians 15:1-58)
Posted: April 2, 2010 by fourpointer in Encouragement, Prosperity Pimps, Purpose Driven Lie, TheologyTags: 1st Corinthians 15, crucifixion, empty cross, empty tomb, Gospel, Jesus Christ, Resurrection
Over the last few decades, in America, the gospel has been twisted and distorted by all kinds of false teaching. Most of these false gospels have to do with our self-esteem or our comfort. There is the false gospel of Robert Schuller: “What does it mean to be saved? It means to be permanently lifted [...]
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Posted: March 17, 2010 by fourpointer in Parenting, Quotes, Steve LawsonTags: Steven J Lawson, Fatherhood, Christian Parenting, The Legacy, raising godly children, Ephesians 6:1-4
“[Children] must pay attention to what their parents have to say and do it. To hear and not do is to not hear at all. Clearly, this presupposes that fathers are teaching their children first. You can’t hear what is not being said. If children are to listen up, then dads must speak up. Home [...]
Those who preach in glass houses…
Posted: February 1, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, NewsTags: abomination, Crystal Cathedral, false gospel, Hour of Power, Robert Schuller, Tower of Babel, Universalism
UPDATED from February 1, 2009: How ironic!! Exactly one year ago to the date, comes this update on the Crystal Tower of Babel. Apparently, the downturn in the economy may not be such a bad thing. I posted a while back that Rod Parsley is hemorrhaging cash. Just goes to show, when you base your [...]
“Let us flee, for the enemy of the truth is inside!!”
Posted: January 22, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Charismania, Mormonism, Prosperity Pimps, Purpose Driven Lie, Roman CatholicismTags: Apostle John, compromise, Emergent heresy, Joel Osteen, Laodicea, Prosperity Pimps, Purpose Driven Drivel, Robert Schuller, Roman Catholicism, seeker-sensitive, self-esteem
In the First Century AD, Cerinthus was a well-known heretic, being one of the early leaders of the Gnostic movement. John opposed him as fiercely as a man possible could (thus giving us a better example of how to deal with heretics than the many modern-day milquetoast “pastors” who think we need to buddy-up with [...]
What exactly DOES John 1:1 say, anyway?
Posted: January 20, 2010 by fourpointer in Jehovah's Witnesses, TheologyTags: arianism, Deity of Christ, Eternal Word, God the Father, God the Son, In the beginning was the Word, Jehovah's Witnesses, John 1:1, Modalism, Oneness, Sabellianism, Should You Believe in the Trinity, The Word was God, Trinity, watchtower, Watchtower Society, Witness4Jesus, WTBTS
Disclaimer 1: I do not claim to be a Greek scholar. But I do know how to pay attention to men who are. For this post, I have been very careful to only speak on matters that I have properly researched, investigated, and which I properly understand. Any technical aspects of biblical Greek included in [...]
Playing the Pharisee Card
Posted: January 12, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Charismania, New Age Nonsense, Prosperity Pimps, Purpose Driven LieTags: Laodicea, Perry Noble, Newspring, lukewarm believers, Pharisees, compromise, purpose driven deception
It happens. It always happens. Someone styles themselves a prophet, or a teacher. They teach some aberrant doctrine that flat-out contradicts the Bible. Or they bring in AC/DC Satan to minister to the people. They use all kinds of newfangled methods to make people feel comfortable in their sins while not teaching them the necessity [...]
The Biblical Qualifications for Teaching Offices in the Church
Posted: January 7, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Purpose Driven Lie, TheologyTags: Newspring, Purpose Driven Drivel, watered-down, Mega Churches, candy-coated theology, 1st Timothy 3, Titus 1, qualifications for elders
From Extreme Theology comes a post that ought to be read by every Perry Noble wannabe out there, who doesn’t want to actually teach the Bible, but rather uses it as a coaster for his beer as he watches the latest U2 video and calls it “Bible study.” The article is short, but the guys [...]
More satire, this time from Sacred Sandwich
Posted: January 2, 2010 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Charismania, Humor, Parenting, Purpose Driven LieTags: Laodicea, Newspring, lukewarm church, relevance, Relevant, Church Youth Group, Youth Ministry, McChurch, Sacred Sandwich, pardoy, satire
I had posted the following on my own blog about a year and a half ago. When you stop to think about it, it is more sad than it is humorous. And that because it is just as relevant now as it was then. So here, then, is some satire, originally posted by the guys [...]
Loophole allows mother to kill newborn baby
Posted: December 29, 2009 by fourpointer in Abortion, NewsTags: Abortion, child murder, newborn baby killed, pro-"choice" crowd, Virginia
The following is a very disturbing story out of Virginia. A story that shows just how depraved the human heart truly is. And, how some politicians don’t care, just so long as they get re-elected. And, if this story gets enough national attention, it may just give us a glimpse into the mindset of many. [...]
To certain poor shepherds…
Posted: December 24, 2009 by fourpointer in EncouragementTags: Bethlehem, Christmas, Gospel of Luke, shepherds, Jesus' birth
We always hear the story of Mary and Joseph and how they traveled to Bethlehem. And of course we see the Nativity scenes with the manger and Mary and Joseph and the wise men. True or False—the “wise men” were there at the manger when Jesus was born. False. But we just assume they were [...]
What is wrong with the prosperity “gospel”.
Posted: December 22, 2009 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Charismania, Prosperity PimpsTags: Benny Hinn, TBN, Prosperity Gospel, Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar, Kenneth Hagin, Jesse Duplantis, Oral Roberts, Paula White, heretics, blasphemers, Rod Parsely
If you notice, at the end of the title there is a period–not a question mark. It is not great secret that the prosperity “gospel” is heresy. But, how do we explain just how many levels of heresy are involved in the TBN crowd’s twisting and perverting of God’s word for their own financial gain? [...]
Rod Parsley: it was bound to happen sooner or later
Posted: December 19, 2009 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Charismania, Prosperity PimpsTags: apostate, blasphemer, health wealth and prosperity gospel, heretic, Prosperity Gospel, Rod Parsley, TBN, wolves
A bad economy is never a good thing…….or is it? God used swarms of locusts to destroy the crops in Judah, in order that the people would stop depending on the sacrifices in the temple to cover their sins, and return to obedience to YHVH. Joel 1:13-14–“Gird yourselves and lament, you priests; wail, you who [...]
NewSpring’s new motto: “We love to hear kids cuss!!”
Posted: December 16, 2009 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Purpose Driven LieTags: goat herder, NewSpring church, Perry Noble, Purpose Driven Drivel
If you want to know what really motivates and inspires Perry Noble–well, it’s not hearing a child say they love Christ. It isn’t hearing that a child stands up to kids who mock him for not giving in to peer pressure. And no, Perry Noble isn’t invigorated by watching the life of a former reprobate [...]
Perry Noble calls us “jack***es”
Posted: December 11, 2009 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, New Age Nonsense, Purpose Driven LieTags: Perry Noble, Rick Warren, Purpose Driven Drivel, NewSpring church, goat herder, hip/cool/relevant
Well, well, well. It seems as though the High Guru of the hip/cool/relevant, Purpose-Driven, marketing-driven, gospel-less goat pen known as BitterSpring Church doesn’t think it’s all that important to teach the truth of God’s Word. Yeah, I know–go figure, right? This is from the same guy that has no problem joining the house of God [...]
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Posted: October 31, 2009 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Purpose Driven Lie, QuotesTags: entertainment church, Joel Osteen, Laodicea, Lukewarm, Newspring, Perry Noble, Purpose Driven, Tozer, Willow Creek
“For centuries the Church stood solidly against every form of worldly entertainment, recognizing it for what it was—a device for wasting time, a refuge from the disturbing voice of conscience, a scheme to divert attention from moral accountability. For this she got herself abused roundly by the sons of this world. But of late she [...]
Steven J. Lawson: “The Flesh vs. The Spirit (part 1)” (Galatians 5:19-22a)
Posted: September 12, 2009 by fourpointer in Sermons, Steve LawsonTags: Galatians, Christ Fellowship Baptist Church, works of the flesh, gospel of grace, crucified life
Galatians 5:19-22a (NASB)–19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, 21 envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not [...]
Steven J. Lawson: “Walk By The Spirit” (Galatians 5:16-5:18)
Posted: September 5, 2009 by fourpointer in Sermons, Steve LawsonTags: Galatians, Christ Fellowship Baptist Church, flesh vs. spirit
Galatians 5:16-18 (NASB)–16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. 17 For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you [...]
Steven J. Lawson: “Called to Freedom” (Galatians 5:13-5:15)
Posted: August 29, 2009 by fourpointer in Sermons, Steve LawsonTags: Galatians, Christ Fellowship Baptist Church, legalism, license to sin, Galatians 5:13-15
Galatians 5:13-15 (NASB)–13 For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour [...]
What exactly DOES 1st Corinthians 9:19-22 mean, anyway?
Posted: August 27, 2009 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Charismania, Prosperity Pimps, Purpose Driven LieTags: 1st Corinthians 9:19-22, hip/cool/relevant, Ichabod, NewSpring church, Perry Noble, Porpoise-Drivel Lie, seeker-sensitive
Ohhhhh, the ways this passage is twisted, and perverted, and turned on its head by the oh-so-hip, oh-so-cool, oh-so-relevant “pastors” of the many seeker-sensitive, non-offensive, cross-less “churches” that pepper the American religious community today. They take the words of the apostle Paul, and they use them as an excuse to perform all kinds of free-for-alls [...]
Emergent Candy
Posted: August 27, 2009 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, False Christs, Humor, New Age Nonsense, Occult, The OccultTags: Rob Bell, Buddhism, Postmodern, PostModernism, Dali Lama, Emergent heresy
From Sacred Sandwich: Just so you know, that’s not a Bible Rob Bell is holding in his hands. You know good and well those hands haven’t touched a Bible in years.
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Posted: August 26, 2009 by fourpointer in Missions & Martyrs, QuotesTags: Jim Elliott, Shadow of the Almighty
“The urge comes on me at times to write in scathing terms articles for these piddling little magazines of ‘comfort and kind words for God’s little flock.’ Baloney! When are we going to rise like men and face the world squarely? This driveling nonsense which condones inactivity because of the apostasy of the day needs [...]
God’s courtroom
Posted: August 26, 2009 by fourpointer in Evangelism, Mormonism, News, Purpose Driven Lie, Roman Catholicism, TheologyTags: Hell, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the cross, God's Judgment, God's Justice, Sola Gratia, sola fides, sola Christus, Letalvis Cobbins, Christopher Newsom, Channon Christian, Knoxville double-murder, God's Law, man's depravity, Romans 3, God's mercy, salvation by grace through faith
As I type this, the sentencing phase of the Letalvis Cobbins trial is taking place. If the system works as it should, he will receive the death penalty. Why? Because that is what he deserves for the crimes he has committed. They were heinous, barbaric, abominable, and not simply inhumane–but inhuman. And because of the [...]
Steven J. Lawson: “Finish Strong!” (Galatians 5:7-5:12)
Posted: August 22, 2009 by fourpointer in Sermons, Steve LawsonTags: Galatians, Christ Fellowship Baptist Church, legalism, slavery, curse of the law, Galatians 5:7-12
Galatians 5:7-12–7 You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth? 8 This persuasion did not come from Him who calls you. 9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough. 10 I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will adopt no other view; but the one who is [...]
Foul Water from Polluted Springs
Posted: August 21, 2009 by fourpointer in Apostasy/Lukewarm, EncouragementTags: 1st Timothy 6:12, contend for the faith, Insitute for Nouthetic Studies, Jude 3, Proverbs 25:26, why we do what we do
From the Institute for Nouthetic Studies (a Christian counseling ministry), comes this encouragement for our fellow defenders/contenders to keep fighting the good fight of faith: Proverbs 25:26 (NASB)–Like a trampled spring and a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked. This powerful proverb is one for the conservative church today. [...]
