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Daddies and daughters.
Ingrid Schlueter has hit the nail on the head with her article Daddies and Daughters. Her piece should serve as a reminder to all fathers that even success in something as important as ministry should not come at the expense of … Continue reading
Are women who pastor churches sinning against God?
Lyn, from the blog Saved By Grace, asks the question, “Are women who pastor churches sinning against God?” in her article of the same name. “This is a subject that isn’t very popular within the realm of Christianity, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Theology
Tagged Bible, Christianity, church, Faith, feminism, God, Jesus, Liberal Christianity, Religion, Theology
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Quotes (927)
It is not your hold on Christ that saves you; it is Christ. It is not your joy in Christ that saves you; it is Christ. It is not even your faith in Christ, though that be the instrument; it … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged Apostasy, Bible, Blogging, C. H. Spurgeon, Catholicism, Chalres Spurgeon, Charles Spurgeon, Christ, Christianity, church, Faith, Jesus, Quote, Quotes, Religion, Spurgeon!
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John Piper now endorses a book by a contemplative female reverend.
John Piper has endorsed the book Real Sex: The Naked Truth About Chastity by Lauren Winner, a deacon at St. Luke’s who (according to her bio on the church’s webpage) “looks forward to celebrating her ordination to the priesthood,” and … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, church, God, heresy, hristianity, Jesus, John Piper, Theology
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Quotes (926)
Not, how much of my money will I give to God, but how much of God’s money will I keep for myself. – John Wesley 1703 – 1791
Posted in Liberia, Missions & Martyrs, Quotes
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, John Wesley, Quote, Quotes, Religion, Theology
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How to think like a Roman Catholic.
The following is an illustrated lesson to help you understand how the average Roman Catholic thinks on the matter of idolatry. I have provided several images which will allow you to better understand how a Romanist processes information. But before … Continue reading
Posted in Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy/Lukewarm, Bible, Buddha, Buddhism, Catholicism, Christianity, church, death, Eucharist, Eucharist Minister, Faith, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Hindu, Hinduism, Indulgence, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mary, Memorial, Mexico, Pagan, Pope, Quote, Reformation, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Theology, Virgin Mary, Worship
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The source of LDS lunar life discovered?
Those who have studied Mormonism’s history have seen that much of the Book of Mormon was written largely in part thanks to other sources that were available to Joseph Smith at the time he lived. The two most notable examples … Continue reading
Posted in Mormonism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Archeology, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Bruce McConkie, Carthage Jail, Cartoon, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Debate, debate with a mormon, Debates, Evangelism, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Hyrum Smith, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith Jr., Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mitt Romney Jon Huntsman, Mormon, Mormon debate, Mormon Doctrine, Mormonism, Movie, Movie Review, Quick Questions, Religion, Salt Lake City, Theology
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The blasphemy of Rome’s priesthood.
“The priest speaks, and Christ, the eternal and omnipotent God, bows his head in humble obedience to the priest’s command.” – “Father” John O’Brien The Faith of Millions “Jesus died to institute the priesthood. Had he not died, where should … Continue reading
Posted in 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, Mexico, Pope, Quote, Reformation, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Theology, Virgin Mary
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Sermon of the week: “Sovereign Election, Israel & Eschatology (a.k.a. Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist is a Premillennialist)” by John MacArthur.
Your sermon of the week is Sovereign Election, Israel & Eschatology (a.k.a. Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist is a Premillennialist) by John MacArthur. This is the message that caused a stir a few years ago when MacArthur delivered it at the … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged amillennialist, Apologetics, atonement, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, John MacArthur, postmillennialist, Premillennialist, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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After Hitler was defeated, war crime trials were held in Nuremberg to judge the guilt of Hitler’s henchmen. But a dispute arose as to what laws should be used to try the accused, after all, Hitler’s cronies argued, quite plausibly, … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Quotes
Tagged Abortion, Apologetics, Atheism, Bible, Christianity, church, God, History, Hitler, Jesus, Nazism, Planned Parenthood, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, Religion, Theology
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The more things change, the more they stay the same at the Crystal Cathedral.
From the Christian Post: The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, founder of the historic Crystal Cathedral Ministries in Garden Grove, Calif., has spoken out about the sale of the church to a Roman Catholic diocese, reassuring concerned observers that the church’s … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Bible, church, Faith, God, Jesus, News, Religion, Robert Schuller, Roman Catholicism
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Top 10 reasons to reject the cult of Word of Faith.
I found the following article at Beyond Grace: Word-Faith (WOF) teaching, identified with Ken Copeland and Ken Hagin, is the foundation for today’s prophetic/apostolic movement. Several years ago Tricia Tillin wrote an article on the Top Ten Reasons for rejecting … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Charismania
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Christianity, church, God, Gospel, heresy, Humor, Jesus, Religion, Theology
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Quotes (923).
The Roman Catholic Church teaches that infants are forgiven of original sin when a priest pours water over the baby in the sacrament of baptism. There are two serious problems with this practice. First, there is no occurrence of infant … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apostasy, Bible, Blogging, Catholicism, Christianity, church, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Jesuit, Jesuits, Jesus, Mary, Pope, Quote, Quotes, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholicism Apologetics, Rome, Romish, Theology, Virgin Mary
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Sermon of the Week: “The Centrality of the Cross” by Alistair Begg.
As you browse the sermons available online, on the television, or on the radio, have you grown tired of the drivel that passes itself off for ministry of God’s holy, infallible, inerrant Word? Far too many so-called preachers of today … Continue reading
A gospel test for Jehovah’s Witnesses.
The following five questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses, from a tract sold by Personal Freedom Outreach, is a perfect companion to Paul Washer’s witnessing technique to Jehovah’s Witnesses (found here).
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses
Tagged Awake!, Bible, Charles Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Faith, God, Gospel, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus, JW, JWs, New World Translation, Religion, Theology, watchtower
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Edging even closer to Revelation 13.
My Amillennial friends may not be interested in this, but for the rest of you I thought you’d like to see how much closer we’ve come to Revelation 13. In his article, Cashless Society: India Implements First Biometric ID Program … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Bible, Christianity, church, God, Jesus, Prophecy, Religion, Revelation, Theology
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Walter Martin vs Van Hale debate: “Is Mormonism Christian?”
vs Christian apologist Walter Martin takes on Mormon apologist Van Hale in a debate entitled Is Mormonism Christian? It is another fine job by Walter Martin in defending the faith from those who would seek to pervert it. Years after … Continue reading
Posted in Debates, Mormonism
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Debate, Debates, Ethan Smith, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mormon, Mormonism, Religion, Salt Lake City, Theology, Utah, Walter Martin
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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
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Sermon of the week: “Payday Someday” by R.G. Lee.
Your sermon of the week is an old-fashioned, southern-style preaching experience by R.G. Lee (1886-1978) entitled, Payday Someday. I can’t think of a better way to begin 2012 than with this powerful sermon given many years ago, the likes of … Continue reading
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
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Quotes (922)
Many unbelievers have threatened or prophesied the destruction of the Bible. Few people know the names of the skeptics. Everyone knows the names of Moses and Isaiah and Luke and Paul. –Will Houghton 1887 – 1947
Sermon of the week: “Why We Believe and Others Reject” by John MacArthur
Your sermon of the week by John MacArthur explains Why We Believe and Others Reject. As a side note, the day that DefCon posts its sermons of the week will change this week. Our sermons of the week will no … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Bible, Christianity, church, faih, John MacArthur, Religion, Sermons
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Quotes (921)
Does any Christian reader imagine for a moment that when he or she shall stand before their holy Lord, that they will regret having lived “too strictly” on earth? Is there the slightest danger of His reproving any of His … Continue reading
New Age vs Christianity
New Age vs Christianity Naturalism New Age Christianity God God does not exist; belief in God results from superstition Pantheism: God is impersonal; is above good and evil; everything is God God is the triune, eternal, personal, almighty, sovereign, … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, New Age Nonsense, Occult, The Occult, Theology
Tagged Bible, Christianity, Theology
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Saturday sermon series: “The Gospel Demands Radical Abandonment (C)” by David Platt.
We conclude our eight-week series on the radical demands of the gospel by David Platt with the final message, The Gospel Demands Radical Abandonment (C). To obtain the entire series (or watch the videos of these sermons) visit Disciple Making … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible, Christ, Christianity, church, David Platt, Faith, Jesus, Quote, Quotes, Radical, Religion
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“The more I studied the more evidence of a cover-up I discovered.”
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post (found here), and as a testament to the legacy of Joseph Smith (who was born 206 years ago today), I wanted to direct your attention to the resignation letter of former LDS stake bishop, … Continue reading
Posted in Mormonism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Archeology, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Bruce McConkie, Carthage Jail, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Hyrum Smith, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith Jr., Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mormon, Mormon Doctrine, Mormonism, Quick Questions, Religion, Salt Lake City, Theology
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Quotes (919)
The Puritan/Presbyterian wing of the Reformation accomplished a purity in worship not seen since the apostolic church. This purity was attained by making the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments the only infallible standard and authority in determining worship … Continue reading
“If the [Mormon] church is not true would I want to know?”
Steve Bloor penned a letter to his congregation after resigning from his position as Bishop in his LDS stake. What he did took much courage and I commend him for not only being willing to investigate his organization’s history, but … Continue reading
Posted in Mormonism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Archeology, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Bruce McConkie, Carthage Jail, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Hyrum Smith, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith Jr., Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mormon, Mormon Doctrine, Mormonism, Quick Questions, Religion, Salt Lake City, Theology
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Sermon of the week: “How to Recognize True Repentance” by Don Green.
It has been awhile (too long) since DefCon last featured Don Green, but now we break that drought with today’s sermon of the week, How to Recognize True Repentance. Here is an excerpt from this sermon: “I fear that the … Continue reading
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