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Quotes (789)
“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 … Continue reading
“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (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 … Continue reading
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“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 … Continue reading
“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (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.” … Continue reading
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“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 … Continue reading
Posted in Occult, Quotes, The Occult
Tagged Benjamin Dunn, blasphemers, Captain Whacked, heretics, If Thou Wilt Be Perfect, John Crowder, Oswald Chambers, Tokin the Ghost
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“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (Ephesians)
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 … Continue reading
“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (Galatians)
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 … Continue reading
Quotes (778)
“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 … Continue reading
What exactly DOES Hebrews 6:4-6 mean, anyway?
**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 … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged Arminianism, doctrines of grace, eternal security, Hebrews 6:4-6, perseverance of the saints
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Quotes (774)
“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 … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged Celebrity Worship, Driscollites, hero worship, If Thou Wilt Be Perfect, Oswald Chambers, Perry Noble, Rick Warren
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The roots Mormonism shares with Rome (Part 3)
Finishing up our look at how Mormonism and Roman Catholicism are, basically, theological cousins. Maybe not first cousins, more like third cousins twice removed. But they both spring from the same tree, and they both have the same father (small-’f’). … Continue reading
Posted in False Christs, Mormonism, Roman Catholicism, Theology
Tagged Blood atonement, Brigham Young, Bruce McConkie, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Doctrine and Covenants, Ensign, ex cathedra, Fifth Lateran, Gospel Principles, Joseph Fielding Smith, Joseph Smith, living prophet, Lumen Gentium, Magisterium, papal authority, papal infallibility, Pope Boniface VIII, Pope Leo XIII, Pope Pius XI, Pope Piux IX, Sacred Tradition
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“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (2nd Corinthians)
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 … Continue reading
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“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 … Continue reading
The roots Mormonism shares with Rome (part 2)
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 … Continue reading
“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (1st Corinthians)
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 … Continue reading
“Paul never quoted Jesus!” (Romans part 2)
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 … Continue reading
The roots Mormonism shares with Rome (Part 1)
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 … Continue reading
“Paul never quoted Jesus” (Romans part 1)
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” … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Encouragement, Theology
Tagged Emerging heresy, Paul quoting Jesus, Romans, theological liberals
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“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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
Are we really “Pharisees”?
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Charismania, False Christs, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Prosperity Pimps, Purpose Driven Lie, Roman Catholicism, Seventh-day Adventism
Tagged Deity of Christ, health wealth prosperity gospel, Jehovah's Witnesses, Judaizers, law-keeping, Mormonism, Pharisees, Prosperity Gospel, Purpose Driven Drivel, Roman Catholicism, seeker-sensitive, self-righteousness, Signs and Wonders
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Quotes (727)
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged Charles Spurgeon, contentment, materialism, Philippians 4:10-13, Quotes
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BUT…Christ IS risen from the dead… (1st Corinthians 15:1-58)
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Prosperity Pimps, Purpose Driven Lie, Theology
Tagged 1st Corinthians 15, crucifixion, empty cross, empty tomb, Gospel, Jesus Christ, Resurrection
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Quotes (716)
“[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 … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Quotes
Tagged Christian Parenting, Ephesians 6:1-4, Fatherhood, raising godly children, Steven J Lawson, The Legacy
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Those who preach in glass houses…
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, News
Tagged abomination, Crystal Cathedral, false gospel, Hour of Power, Robert Schuller, Tower of Babel, Universalism
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“Let us flee, for the enemy of the truth is inside!!”
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Charismania, Mormonism, Prosperity Pimps, Purpose Driven Lie, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apostle John, compromise, Emergent heresy, Joel Osteen, Laodicea, Prosperity Pimps, Purpose Driven Drivel, Robert Schuller, Roman Catholicism, seeker-sensitive, self-esteem
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What exactly DOES John 1:1 say, anyway?
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Theology
Tagged 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
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Playing the Pharisee Card
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 … Continue reading
The Biblical Qualifications for Teaching Offices in the Church
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 … Continue reading
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