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Come on, everybody say: God’s Big!
Description of the video by its editor: “Narcigesis” is a term I recently heard to describe the sermons being pumped out of many Christian churches these days. It’s short for narcissistic eisegesis which is when a pastor reads his own … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Purpose Driven Lie, Random Selections, Theology
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, False Teacher, heresy, narcigesis
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What if…?
What if life really evolved over millions and billions of years? If it did, then the Word of God is not actually infallible and inerrant. If it did, then God Himself is proclaimed to be a liar, and further, a … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Jesus IS Lord, Random Selections, Sola Scriptura
Tagged 1 Cor. 15:19, 1 Cor. 1:18, Creation, Evolution, humans evolved, Israel, Jesus Christ, life and death, no hope in Christ, sacrificing Jesus again, sovereign protection, The Great Flood, the promises of God, The Ten Commandments, the Word of God
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A Case for the Pre-Existence of the Son of God
A Case for the Pre-Existence of the Son of God Defining Who is the Son of God and Proving His Eternal Existence INTRODUCTION Over two-thousand years ago in the small village of Bethlehem, made famous as the boyhood home … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Charismania, Debates, Encouragement, Evangelism, Expository Moments, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus IS Lord, Mormonism, Occult, Prosperity Pimps, Random Selections, Sola Scriptura, The Occult, Theology
Tagged Christ, John MacArthur, Latter-day Saints, LDS, Son of God, T.D. Jakes
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Thabiti Anyabwile on multi-site churches.
Something for you to consider (and discuss) from the article, Multi-Site Churches Are from the Devil: “. . . I think the kind of multi-site churches (realizing there are a few different approaches) that feature one pastor being beamed into … Continue reading
Posted in Random Selections
Tagged Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Religion, Thabiti Anyabwile, Theology
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The Death of Christopher Hitchens
Renown speaker, author and self avowed atheist Christopher Hitchens died at age 62 yesterday. Mr. Hitchens was perhaps most well-known for his atheism and consistent attacks against religion, primarily Christianity. He was previously diagnosed with esophageal cancer and underwent medical … Continue reading
Posted in Evangelism, Random Selections
Tagged Atheism, Bible, Cancer, christopher, death, God, Heaven, Hell, hitchens, Jesus, judgment, Salvation, Sin, sinner
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“Daddy, I Don’t Think God is Real!”
I had what was perhaps the most interesting theological conversation I’ve ever had last night, and it was with my seven year old son. It started with overhearing him tell his younger brother that they had to be “normal” by … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Random Selections
Tagged Apologetics, Atheism, Bible, Christianity, church, Creation, Evolution, God, Jesus, Sunday school, teaching, training
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Should Christians Try to Win Morality Through Legislation?
In our current culture, especially as we are heading into the next election cycle, moral questions are being hotly debated and people are looking to to political leaders to solve these problems. For example, perhaps the two mostly controversial subjects … Continue reading
Posted in Random Selections
Tagged Bible, congress, court, Democrat, God, Government, Heaven, Hell, Jesus, laws, legislation, Morality, morals, president, Republican, Salvation, senate, Sin
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For Whom Did Christ Die? The Simple Logic of Limited Atonement
Did Christ Die for All Men? Or Did He Die for Only Some Men? “The simple logic of Limited Atonement or particular redemption” At some point in our Christian walk we must ask ourselves this vital question: “Who did Christ … Continue reading
Posted in Debates, Encouragement, Evangelism, Expository Moments, Jesus IS Lord, Random Selections, Sola Scriptura, Studies in Ephesians, Theology
Tagged atonement, Calvinism, cross, doctrines of grace, election, John Owen, Limited Atonement, Logic, Paticular Redemption, Salvation, Theology
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Should Christians Boycott?
Every year, especially around this time, a huge outcry comes from the American Christian church. It basically amounts to, “If you don’t call it Christmas, we will boycott you”! On the surface, this seems like a pretty straightforward issue. December … Continue reading
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Joel Osteen–”Mormons are Christians” (Part 1,382)
As if we needed yet more proof that Joel Osteen is a wishy-washy, milquetoast, “let’s all get together for milk and cookies” false teacher. In an interview with the Washington Times, here we have him saying (yet again) that Mormons … Continue reading
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What Vine are you Abiding In? (Part 3)
What Vine Are You Abiding In?(Part 3) – Why does Christ tell us these things? If you haven’t had a chance to read Parts 1 and 2 about John 15, please take time and review them and ask yourself this … Continue reading
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A Mother’s Prayer
A dear sister in Christ sent me this, I believe this could be used for all children as well as grandchildren… I ask not for riches for my little boy; His poverty – this is my plea; That poor in … Continue reading
Quotes (906)
“If the Devil comes to my door with his horns visible, I will never let him in; but if he comes with his hat on as a respectable gentlemen, he is admitted at once.” From a sermon by Charles Haddon … Continue reading
What to do when wickedness increases
If you listen to most within America’s ‘Evangelical’ community, the way to battle wickedness is to be relevant with the culture, or to put conservatives in office that will enforce laws on the wicked and make them do right, taking … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Evangelism, Random Selections
Tagged Christianity, Faith, God, godliness, increase in wickedness, Jesus Christ
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What Vine are you Abiding In? (Part 2)
What Vine are you Abiding In? (Part 2) Please take some time and read What Vine are you Abiding In? (Part 1). In Part 1, we looked at the context and background for our passage John 15:1-11 and Jesus’ teaching … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Encouragement, Expository Moments, Random Selections, Theology
Tagged Bearing fruit, Fruit, Vine and branches
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Top-Shelf
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines the term top-shelf as “of the best quality”. Obviously there are limits to definitions, and there can certainly be disagreements about what constitutes “best quality” (just ask someone if you’re not sure!); yet be that as it … Continue reading
What Vine are you Abiding In? (Part 1)
One of my favorite passages in scripture is Jesus’ teaching on the vine and the branches. Let’s look at what it means for Christ to be the vine and for the believer to be the branch. John 15:1-11 15:1 “I … Continue reading
To Heaven and Back?
How many times have you heard someone claim they died and got a glimpse of heaven? Recently a co-worker told me the Pastor of her sister’s church preached a sermon on heaven. In his sermon, he mentioned a little boy … Continue reading
What Discernment Actually Looks Like
A few days ago I posted a link from Phil Johnson on the Pyromanics blog regarding Mark Driscoll’s self-proclaimed “gift of discernment”, which sounded more like a man with a dirty mind talking offensively to the sheep under his care. … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Random Selections
Tagged 1 Timothy, Discernment, Elders, Mark Driscoll, Overseers, Pastoral Care, Shepherding
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The Doctrine of Election
by C. H. Spurgeon “But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the … Continue reading
Mark Driscoll’s Madness
Ok, this one has pushed me over the edge with Mr. Driscoll. I have had issues with his methods and his personal witness, the way he talks from the pulpit, and so on…but this is a whole new level for … Continue reading
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
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Soaking up the suds
John MacArthur exposes a growing unbiblical trend in this short piece; I do enjoy reading and listening to the teachings of this Godly man who stands firm on God’s word regardless of all the false accusations and verbal abuse he … Continue reading
Posted in Random Selections
Tagged Christianity, John MacArthur, relevancy, true biblical Christianity
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Al Mohler’s remarks concerning homophobia
As I read this piece, I disagreed with some of Dr. Mohler’s views, like saying we don’t choose our temptations but we choose on whether to act on those temptations. I would recommend he listen to John MacArthur’s ‘sins of … Continue reading
On Controversy by John Newton
I humbly post this for the prayerful reflection of my brothers and sisters who in obedience to Christ faithfully seek to earnestly contend for the faith that was once for all delivered unto the saints (Jude 1:3), while striving to … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Random Selections
Tagged Apologetics, carnality, Confession, Contentious, Critical, earnestly contending, Faithfulness, flesh, fruit of the Spirit, Gentleness, Goodness, Hope, Humility, john newton, joy, Kindness, Love, Patience, Peace, Pugnacious, repentance, Sanctification, Self-control, Sin, ungodly
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What’s The Big Deal on Creation?
Many Christians point out that the word “day” in Genesis chapter one can mean something other than a 24-hour day and, therefore, the scientific view that the world is billions of years old can be reconciled to the Scriptures. But … Continue reading
Sins of the Mind
One of the toughest battles against temptation comes from within our own minds. John MacArthur preaches an excellent message on this, go here for his sermon.
Looking into God’s Mirror
This is such a convicting piece; it comes from sister Steph…. A few years ago, I wanted to go into a deeper walk with the Lord. I had never even known it was possible until a few things took place … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Random Selections
Tagged Christianity, God, Jesus, reflection, Sin
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