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Atheist hypocrisy (Part 1)
I often hear the lament from anti-theists about Christian hypocrisy as the impetus behind their rejection of God, but rarely is atheist hypocrisy ever mentioned. So let’s look at two glaring hypocrisies of atheism, part one today, and part two … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Atheism, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, Faith, God, Jesus, Religion, Theology
95 Comments
DefCon reaches 2 million visits.
On December 31, 2011, at approximately 10:00 pm (EST), DefCon received its two-millionth hit. In the four years and four months that this blog has been active, we’ve published 3,768 posts (counting this one) and accumulated 22,220 comments. I wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, News, Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Bible, Blog, church, God, Jesus, Religion, Theology
6 Comments
Angry Arminians.
For the past several weeks I’ve been addressing my concerns about behavioral and interpersonal interaction among Christians and the inevitable negative affects this ungracious conduct breeds. I’ve addressed issues such as the hypocrisy of Christians (found here), caustic Calvinists (found … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrim's Corner, Theology
Tagged Arminianism, Bible, Blog, Calvinism, Christianity, church, God, Jesus, Religion, Theology
105 Comments
Pharisees, leprous Samaritans, and other bloggers.
This post may not win me friends, and it may only make the sport of loathing me (and this blog) all the more attractive, but I am compelled to address a problem within the Christian internet community; a problem that doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Apostasy, Bib, Bible, Blog, Christianity, Discernment, Faith, God, heresy, Jesus, Religion, Theology
44 Comments
Caustic Calvinists.
In the recent past I’ve attempted to address some of the concerns I’ve had with those who use defending the faith as a conduit to unleash a torrent of scathing attacks in harsh-toned debates and disagreements with those whom they’re in … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Bible, Blogging, Calvinism, church, Faith, God, Jesus, Religion, Theology
18 Comments
The atheist makers.
Are you an atheist factory? An atheist factory is known by many different titles: Lukewarm Christian, nominal Christian, professing Christian, Laodicean, hypocrite, etc. Atheist factories are easy to spot. The gospel transforms what they do on Sunday mornings, who they … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrim's Corner
18 Comments
The great lie: Arbeit Macht Frei.
The sign that greeted the doomed souls who entered the Auschwitz prison camp in Poland during WWII read: Arbeit Macht Frei. Translated into English it simply said, “Work Brings Freedom.” It was a lie. The “work” that was done by … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrim's Corner, Theology
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Arbeit Macht Frei, Auschwitz, Bible, Christianity, church, Faith, Faith vs Works, God, heresy, Law, Religion, Theology, Works
18 Comments
Happy birthday DefCon.
Defending Contending turns four years old today. This blog began on August 10, 2007 as Reformation Nation. It then had a name change a year later on August 15, 2008 and officially became Defending Contenting. It was at this time … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrim's Corner, Random Selections
Tagged Bible, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Jesus, Religion
9 Comments
Shame on Challies.
I have never been what you could call a “big fan” of Tim Challies but I’ve never been able to put my finger on exactly why . . . that was until now, when I was recently made aware of … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Apologetics, Books Films, Divided, Faith, Family-Integrated Church, FIC, God, Jesus, Paul Washer, Religion, Reviews, Scott Brown, Theology, Tim Challies, Voddie Baucham, Youth Minsitry
33 Comments
They just don’t get it.
For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Pilgrim's Corner, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Apostasy/Lukewarm, Awake!, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Bruce McConkie, Carthage Jail, Catholicism, Chaplain, Charles Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Christianity, Christmas, church, cult, Cults, death, Eucharist, Eucharist Minister, Evangelism, Faith, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Hyrum Smith, Indulgence, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith Jr., JW, JWs, Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mary, Medicine, Memorial, Mormon, Mormon Doctrine, Mormonism, murder, New World Translation, News, Paul Washer, Pope, Pro-Abortion, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Salt Lake City, Theology, Virgin Mary, watchtower
5 Comments
Did King David have to pay for his sin in Hell?
In recent years Mormonism has been trying very hard to appear as if they are Christians (a far cry from historic Mormonism who openly opposed biblical Christianity), and due to Mormonism’s great PR, many folks have bought this lie, believing … Continue reading
Posted in Mormonism, Pilgrim's Corner
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, forgiveness, 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, Spencer Kimball, Spencer W. Kimball, The Miracle of Forgiveness, Theology, Utah
4 Comments
If James contradicts Paul, then James also contradicted himself.
For a long time I struggled with the second chapter of the letter of James. I had great difficulty reconciling what James was saying with the rest of Scripture. I would listen intently to any preacher who was expositing this … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Pilgrim's Corner, Theology
Tagged Acts, Apologetics, Bible, Blog, Blogging, church, ephesians, Faith, Faith vs Works, God, James, James 2, James contradicts Paul, James vs Paul, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Paul, Religion, Romans, Theology
13 Comments
A radical approach to December 25th: Why we won’t be celebrating Christmas this year.
I. Introduction: If the views my wife and I have about television, public schools, vaccinations, Easter, and long-term missions wasn’t enough to drive friends and family crazy, our latest decision certainly will. (I also suspect that will ruffle a few … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blog, Blogging, Christmas, church, Faith, God, Holiday, Jesus, ministry, Pagan, Paganism, Religion, Roman Catholic, Rome, Theology
148 Comments
Sermon builder: Preparing a sermon.
The following is the complete Sermon Builder found here on the Shepherd’s Conference website: Welcome to the Sermon Builder – a step-by-step guide for expository sermon preparation. While the Sermon Builder will not write someone’s sermon for them, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Bible, Blog, Blogging, church, Faith, God, Jesus, John MacArthur, Preaching, Religion, Sermon, Sermons
5 Comments
For your information.
Aside from our new look, here are three things I wanted to notify DefCon readers about: 1). We’ve updated our Rules of Engagement page. The revisions were performed solely for the purpose of clarity. 2). For those who are new … Continue reading
Posted in News, Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Blog, Blogging, christian, Christianity, church, Evangelism, Faith, God, Heaven, Hell, heresy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Religion, Theology
2 Comments
Praying for Rose Marie.
I first met Rose Marie a few years ago. She is a 20-something nun who works a booth at the local fair. Since she travels around selling Rome’s idolatrous wares and trinkets, I hadn’t seen her since that first meeting. … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrim's Corner, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy/Lukewarm, Bible, Catholicism, Christianity, church, death, Eucharist, Eucharist Minister, Faith, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Indulgence, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mary, Memorial, Pope, Pro-Life, Quote, Reformation, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Theology, Virgin Mary
8 Comments
Goodbye grandpa.
On August 03, 2010, while lying in bed nursing a 102 degree fever, I received a call that my grandfather (who was in the hospital recovering from a minor operation) had stopped breathing on two separate occasions but they were … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrim's Corner, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy/Lukewarm, Bible, Catholicism, Chaplain, Chaplains, Christianity, Christmas, church, death, Eucharist, Eucharist Minister, Faith, False Teachers, Family, Funeral, God, Gospel, Grace, Grandpa, heresy, Hospital, Indulgence, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mary, Medicine, Memorial, murder, News, Planned Parenthood, Politics, Pope, Pro-Abortion, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, proabortion, prochoice, Prolife, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Theology, Virgin Mary
25 Comments
Independence Day and the state of the church in America.
Today marks the 234th anniversary of our nation’s birth, but this occasion brings to mind two problems that I see within Christendom; both of which have the same solution. Firstly, why do we (every year at this time) feel the … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Evangelism, Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged 4th of July, America, Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Blogging, Book, Books, church, Encouragement, Evangelism, Faith, God, Gospel, heresy, Independence Day, Jesus, Patriotism, Religion, Theology
22 Comments
A DefCon milestone: Our one millionth visitor.
It was two years ago that DefCon entered the blogoshphere and today we’re celebrating our one millionth visitor. We’re marking the occasion with a whole new look, and I’ll be tweaking it over the week to come till it’s perfect. … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrim's Corner, Random Selections
Tagged Anniversary, Apologetics, Birthday, Blog, Blogging, christian, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Milestone, News, Reformation, reformed, Religion, Theology
15 Comments
Three years ago today.
It was three years ago today that I sat through my last Sunday at a seeker-sensitive, man-centered social club operating under the guise of a church. Prior to that liberating Sunday I had begun reading the Bible through; not just … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, christian, Christian Persecution, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, News, Persecution, Religion, Theology
14 Comments
My thoughts on “Easter,” and a plea to pastors.
I must admit, I do not care much for Easter. The one day of the year that most people go to church is the one day of the year that I would prefer to stay home. (And this has nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Christianity, church, Easter, God, Gospel, heresy, Jesus, Religion, Theology
28 Comments
“The Roman Road to Wrath” by Brannon Howse.
Back in June of 2008 I published a piece on the downward spiral of sin entitled The Evolution of Sin. In similar fashion I recently discovered the following piece by Brannon Howse from May of 2009 entitled The Roman Road … Continue reading
Posted in News, Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Bible Translation, Bible Translations, Blogging, christian, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Religion, Theology
20 Comments
Which “Jesus” do you worship?
False idols of who Jesus is come in all shades and styles, but there’s nothing that’s created more false idols of who Jesus is than man’s own heart. Unfortunately, most people have created a “Jesus” of their own liking, fashioned … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Awake!, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Catholicism, Charles T. Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, Joseph Smith, JW, JWs, Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mary, Mormon, Mormonism, New World Translation, Pope, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Salt Lake City, Theology, Utah, Virgin Mary, watchtower
79 Comments
DefCon is now on FaceBook.
Defending Contending has finally joined the world of social networking. We are now on Facebook and you can ‘friend’ us here.
Posted in Pilgrim's Corner, Random Selections
Tagged A W Pink, Abortion, Apologetics, Apostasy, Awake!, Bible, Blogging, Book, Book of Mormon, Book Recommendation, Book Recommendations, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Brigham Young, Carthage Jail, Catholicism, Charles T. Russell, Charles Taze Russell, christian, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Education, Facebook, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, Family Faith Books, God, Gospel, Government Education, heresy, home education, Home School, Home Schooling, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Hyrum Smith, infanticide, J. C. Ryle, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesuit, Jesuits, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith Jr., JW, JWs, Lamplighter, Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mary, Mormon, Mormonism, murder, New World Translation, Planned Parenthood, Politics, Pope, Pro-Abortion, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, proabortion, prochoice, Prolife, Public Education, public school, Quote, Quotes, Recommendation, Recommendations, Recommended Book, Recommended Books, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Salt Lake City, School, Theology, Utah, Virgin Mary, watchtower
2 Comments
Another sad day.
It is so sad to watch pastor after pastor, and ministry after ministry acquiesce to or downright endorse Mark Driscoll. It is with a heavy heart that I bring your attention to yet two more examples–two websites that I have … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Blogging, C.A.R.M., Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, heresy, Jesus, Mark Driscoll, monergism, Religion, Theology
57 Comments
Where’s that in Scripture?
When Roman Catholicism bases its bedrock of authority on an ever-changing position of leadership (just like Mormonism), it never ceases to amaze me what men can dream up. And with no real, fixed, eternal foundation by which to measure all … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrim's Corner, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Catholicism, Celestine, Celestine V, Christianity, church, God, Gospel, Indulgence, Indulgences, Jesus, Luther, Martin Luther, Mary, Pope, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Theology, Virgin Mary
13 Comments
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