Defending. Contending.

DEFCON ADMINISTRATOR: THE PILGRIM

Contact: DefConBlog@sbcglobal.net

Website: Reformation Nation

Blog: Reformation Nation

Background: Left the apostate teachings of the word of faith movement (after leaving Roman Catholicism) and am now just a Christian. If you still want an idea of my leanings, I must say I can be compared closest to that of the Reformed faith, although I don’t necessarily agree with everything it holds.

Preferred translation: New American Standard Bible (NASB).

Currently studying: Isaiah and Romans

Currently reading: The Attributes of God by A.W. Pink; Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp; Justification and Regeneration by Charles Leiter

DEFCON EDITOR: THE DESERT PASTOR

Contact: TheDesertPastor@yahoo.com

Blog: The Desert Pastor

Ministry: Seeking to minister the precious life-giving Word of God to those dead in trespasses and sins! I hold unquestionably to the doctrines of grace and humbled that He would choose the likes of me as one of His children!

Translation Preference: New King James Version (NKJV)

Studying Currently: Romans & Minor Epistles

Books I am Reading: Real Christianity - William Wilberforce. Wilberforce was a member of the British Parliament for many years and was the subject of the recent movie entitled Amazing Grace.

DEFCON CONTRIBUTOR: BILL PHILLIPS

Blog: Fisher of Men

I enjoy telling people the greatest news in the history of the
world—the gospel. Two of the toughest places to do that are:
 
1. Here on the Internet.
2. Downtown in my hometown on Friday or Saturday night.
 
The people on blogs are more passionate about what they believe than
the average individual, and better able to defend it. The people hanging
around downtown are in the midst of their sin, and don’t always
appreciate being reminded of their need to turn from it.
 
Even though I’ve found myself proclaiming the gospel in two tough
places, I have been richly blessed by my adventures in obedience to the
Great Commission. And it makes me all the more excited when I get the
opportunity to witness in a less hostile setting.
 
If you’re a Christian, I hope to encourage you to get started
witnessing or to continue witnessing. If you’re not a Christian, I hope to help
you realize that you were not born all right the first time, and you
must be born again.

DEFCON CONTRIBUTOR: CORAM DEO

Blog: Absolute Dominion

Greetings and welcome to DefCon! 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 totally self contained, completely self sufficient, and absolutely unique and infinite Creator of all things.

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I believe the historic, orthodox, Biblical Christian faith as expounded solely in the 66 books of the Holy Bible is the only true and right religion that God Himself has revealed to mankind and all other faiths and extra-Biblical sources of revelation are absolutely false and without any eternal merit or redemptive power whatsoever. 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.

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Sola Scriptura! (Scripture alone); Sola Fide! (faith alone); Sola Gratia! (grace alone); Soli Christo! (Christ alone); Soli Deo Gloria! (to God alone be glory).

DEFCON CONTRIBUTOR: FOURPOINTER

Blog: FourPointer

Location: Knoxville, TN

Married 3 years this July

Denomination: SBC

Home church: First Baptist of Powell, TN

Ministry: Teaching Sunday School at our church plant at Western Heights housing project in Knoxville

Current topic: Examining the roles/persons of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Children: 1 stepson from previous marriage

Occupation: getting ready to begin study for 2-yr RN degree

Pets: Xena (a mix of every dog breed: Aussie shep., German shep., collie, hound….you name it, she’s it)

Favorite authors: Tozer, Richard Baxter, CS Lewis, Sproul, Bunyan

Favorite preachers: Spurgeon, MacArthur, Washer, Ravenhill, Piper, Edwards

Favorite theologians: Calvin, Luther, Matthew Henry, J. Vernon McGee

Part of the Bible currently studying: Ephesians

Book I’m currently reading: Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, JI Packer

Favorite quote: “Is the world crucified to you tonight? Or does it fascinate you?”–Leonard Ravenhill

Favorite sermon: “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”–Jonathan Edwards

DEFCON CONTRIBUTOR: ISAIAH

Blog: WordnVerse

I was “saved” when I was just 13 back in 1983, but was I’d term a false convert without knowing it for a really long time. After leaving the youth group that I was in (The Navigators) while at college, the world beckoned and I succumbed, having no more protective bubble to restrain me. The world got a tighter hold on me when I enlisted for mandatory service in the Armed Forces.

It was only in recent years that God pulled me back to the straight and narrow and I truly knew that I was indeed saved. All praise goes to God for His grace and love for pulling a sinner such as me back from false belief! Soli deo Gloria!

By way of introduction, I am a 37-year-old man residing in Singapore, married to a lovely wife for more than a decade now, but childless. English is my first language, but I also read, write and speak Chinese well.

Having learned the hard way what a false belief can lead to, I am very concerned about many who I believe might be false converts, believing that they are saved but not leading a true Christian life. I cringe when people are told at altar calls to repeat a simple prayer and become a Christian.

Besides evangelism, I am also very passionate about warning people of the falsehoods that abound today in our churches today, especially the Word of Faith movement and prosperity gospel that are leading many to the broad road of destruction.

Shalom Aleichem.