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Book Review: “Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal” by Sarah J. Richardson
When one gets a glimpse into the evils of Romanism perpetuated in the name of Jesus throughout history, words are hard to find to express the tempest of emotions roiling within. Here, the account of Sarah J. Richardson and her … Continue reading
Posted in Recommended Books, 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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A letter to the pope.
Thanks to Banner of Truth for reprinting this letter from Charles Hodge to Pope Pius the Ninth. In today’s atmosphere of blur-the-lines doctrinal positions it’s refreshing to see how men of old stood their ground on principles and refused to … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, 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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Oh anathema, my anathema.
How many anathemas are you under? Mark, from Here I Blog, decided to count his: “I decided to count the number of anathemas that I am under from the 33 canons on justification. My count is 23 anathemas as I … 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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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 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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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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What Can Make People Do a Complete 180 on Abortion?
The ministry of Living Waters has just released the following video that has the potential to drastically change the culture’s view on abortion and to save souls. Please take the time view this important video: As you share this video … Continue reading
“I Hope You Rot in Hell!”
Yesterday, a terrible tragedy struck Northern Nevada. Many of you have probably seen the news about a man who fired on several people, ultimately killing four of them, before taking his own life. Five of the people who were shot … Continue reading
Posted in Evangelism, News
Tagged Carson City, death, forgiveness, God, Heaven, Hell, Jesus, mercy, murder, National Guard, Nevada, shooting, sins
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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
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Where is He?
by James Smith 1860 I have just heard of another sudden death. How many have died suddenly of late! Sudden death is very solemn. We do not sufficiently think of its solemnity. Any one of us may be called away … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Random Selections
Tagged Born Again, Christianity, death, God, Hell, Jesus Christ
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Sermon of the week: “The Deity of Christ – An Examination of the Verses the Cults Use” by Charlie Campbell.
Your sermon of the week is one that defenders of the faith are going to love. The Deity of Christ – An Examination of the Verses the Cults Use by Charlie Campbell examines the eight most commonly used verses that … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Apostasy/Lukewarm, Arian, arianism, Arians, Awake!, Bible, Charles T. Russell, Charles Taze Russel, Charlie Campbell, christian, Christianity, Christmas, church, cult, Cults, death, Faith, False Teachers, Galatians, God, Gospel, Grace, Grace Life Pulpit, heresies, heresy, Holy Spirit, Humor, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judiazers, JW, JWs, Luke, Memorial, New World Translation, Phil Johnson, Quiz, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology, watchtower
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Roman Catholicism’s competition in Mexico.
I recently read an article about cults in Mexico that I found absolutely fascinating. It seems that the Roman Catholic organization is experiencing some competition in one of their stronghold nations. Here’s a quote from the article about the growing … Continue reading
Posted in News, 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: “The Socinians” by Phil Johnson.
We conclude our five-part series by Phil Johnson entitled A Survey of Heresies with The Socinians. If you’ve missed any of our past installments from this series, you can download the entire series here.
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Bible, christian, Christianity, Christmas, church, cult, Cults, death, Faith, False Teachers, Galatians, God, Gospel, Grace, Grace Life Pulpit, heresies, heresy, Holy Spirit, Humor, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judiazers, JW, JWs, Luke, Phil Johnson, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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Sermon of the week: “The Pelagians” by Phil Johnson.
We continue our series A Survey of Heresies by Phil Johnson. In this series Johnson has examined the major heresies that have plagued Christianity throughout the years. This installment is The Pelagians. Our final installment comes in two weeks.
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Bible, christian, Christianity, Christmas, church, cult, Cults, death, Faith, False Teachers, Galatians, God, Gospel, Grace, Grace Life Pulpit, heresies, heresy, Holy Spirit, Humor, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judiazers, JW, JWs, Luke, Memorial, New World Translation, Phil Johnson, Quiz, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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Sermon of the week: “The Arians” by Phil Johnson.
We continue our series of the five major heresies that the Church has had to deal with–and still does–since the first century. This week Phil Johnson delivers a two-part message on The Arians from his series, A Survey of Heresies: … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Apostasy/Lukewarm, Arian, arianism, Arians, Awake!, Bible, Charles T. Russell, Charles Taze Russel, christian, Christianity, Christmas, church, cult, Cults, death, Faith, False Teachers, Galatians, God, Gospel, Grace, Grace Life Pulpit, heresies, heresy, Holy Spirit, Humor, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judiazers, JW, JWs, Luke, Memorial, New World Translation, Phil Johnson, Quiz, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology, watchtower
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Sermon of the week: “The Gnostics” by Phil Johnson.
Your sermon of the week is the second installment of Phil Johnson’s series, A Survey of Heresies. These are the five major heresies that have plagued the Church and that are still around today. Two weeks ago Phil Johnson taught … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy/Lukewarm, Bible, Catholicism, christian, Christianity, church, death, Faith, False Teachers, Galatians, God, Gospel, Grace, Grace Life Pulpit, heresies, heresy, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judiazers, Luke, Phil Johnson, Quiz, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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It is impossible to measure the harm done to the Protestant cause through the retention of paedobaptism. The Reformed churches profess to be governed solely by Scripture, but so long as they continue baptizing babies, so long will they be … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy/Lukewarm, baby Baptism, Bible, Blogging, Book, Catholicism, Christianity, church, death, Eucharist, Eucharist Minister, Faith, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Indulgence, infant baptism, J. C. Ryle, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mary, Memorial, paedobaptism, Pope, Pro-Life, Quiz, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, T.E. Watson, Theology, Virgin Mary
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Sermon of the week: “The Judiazers” by Phil Johnson.
Your sermon of the week is the first in a five-part series entitled A Survey of Heresies. Every two weeks DefCon will be bringing you the next installment in this series from Phil Johnson on the top five major heresies … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy/Lukewarm, Bible, Catholicism, christian, Christianity, Christmas, church, death, Eucharist, Eucharist Minister, Faith, False Teachers, Galatians, God, Gospel, Grace, Grace Life Pulpit, heresies, heresy, Holy Spirit, Indulgence, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judiazers, Luke, Mary, Memorial, Phil Johnson, Pope, Pro-Life, Quiz, Quizzes, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Sermon, Sermons, Test, Testing, Tests, Theology, Virgin Mary
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Modern Roman Catholicism is the monstrous tree that sprang from the acorn of the Judiazers. – Phil Johnson
Posted in Quotes, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy/Lukewarm, Bible, Catholicism, Christianity, church, death, Eucharist, Eucharist Minister, Faith, False Teachers, Galatians, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Indulgence, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judiazers, Mary, Memorial, Phil Johnson, Pope, Pro-Life, Quiz, Quizzes, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Test, Testing, Tests, Theology, Virgin Mary
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Are you a Roman Catholic or a Christian?
Are you a Roman Catholic or a Christian? Grab pen and paper and take the following ten-question quiz (formulated by Dr. J. Ronald Blue of Dallas Theological Seminary). How you do will determine whether you’re a Roman Catholic or a … Continue reading
Posted in Quizzes, Roman Catholicism, Theology
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, Quiz, Quizzes, Quote, Reformation, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Test, Testing, Tests, Theology, Virgin Mary
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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
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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
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The Death of an Unbeliever
I work in a nursing home, I see the elderly drugged daily because of pain, or behavioral issues. Several have passed away since I started working there, they depart in silence, largely due to the influence of drugs. I ponder … Continue reading
Jonah: The Father’s sovereignty and the Son’s deity.
I was recently reading Jonah when I discovered something throughout the book: The thread of the Father’s sovereignty which leads to the Son’s deity. You can see God’s sovereignty throughout Jonah in the following verses where He displays His majestic … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrim's Corner, Theology
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, christian, Christianity, church, death, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Jonah, Religion, Theology
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A Catholic Funeral – The Dead Burying the Dead
Yesterday, I attended the funeral of an Aunt who died this past week. And, as is true for any funeral, it was a sad time as yet another life has come to an abrupt end. Never again will her voice be heard … Continue reading
Posted in Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, baptism, Bible, Catholicism, christian, Christianity, church, death, Eucharist, Faith, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Roman Catholic, Rome, Romish, Theology
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Time-wasters by Richard Baxter.
I found the following at Berean Wife. Thief I: One of the greatest time-wasting sins consists of idleness or sloth. Thief II: The next thief or time-waster is excess of sleep. Thief III: The next thief or time-waster is an … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, christian, Christianity, church, death, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Religion, Theology
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The testimony of a dying wife, mother, Christian.
You simply must download and listen to this speech, Death Is Not Dying, by Rachel Barkey. You will be encouraged, you will be moved, you will be challenged, you will need a tissue. I listened to it twice in two … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Evangelism
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, christian, Christianity, church, death, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Religion, Theology
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One year ago today.
It was exactly one year ago today that my wife’s stepfather (a very high degree Mason) passed away after being diagnosed with cancer a month previous to that. She took care of him at his home and after his passing … Continue reading
Posted in Pilgrim's Corner
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Cancer, christian, Christianity, church, death, Encouragment, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, life, Religion, Theology
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A Tale of Two Deaths – Part 2
Tragedy has stricken another family, but there is nothing which can be done. All the prayers, all the concerns, all the medicine, all the best-wishes, and all the luck in the world is not going to undo what is about … Continue reading
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