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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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Sermon of the week: “The Christian Work Ethic” by Brian Borgman.
For the next two weeks DefCon will be bringing you sermons on the subject of Christian work ethic and how the gospel plays out in our vocations.Whether you work outside the home, from home, are a homemaker, a boss, an … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Brian Borgman, Calvinism, Christianity, church, Doctrine of Election, election, God, Jesus, Reformation, reformed, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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Sermon of the week: “Dangers of Calvinism – The Danger of Pride” by John Scheffer.
Someone was finally bold enough to address one of the greatest causes for people to reject the Doctrines of Grace: proud, combative, and caustic Calvinists. John Scheffer boldly goes where few will dare in his candid message Dangers of Calvinism: … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Blog, Blogging, Calvin, Calvinism, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John Calvin, John Scheffer, Preach, Preaching, pride, Reformation, reformed, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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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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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Sermon of the week: “Predestination and Infants” by Brian Borgman.
Brian Borgman delves into the controversial subject of what happens when infants die, in your sermon of the week entitled Predestination and Infants.
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Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Brian Borgman, Calvinism, Christianity, church, Doctrine of Election, election, God, Jesus, Reformation, reformed, 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
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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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Sermon of the week: “The Doctrine of Salvation – Justification” by Brian Borgman.
Your sermon of the week is a great message on justification by Brian Borgman. This sermon also contains the Are You a Roman Catholic or Christian quiz that was featured on DefCon two days ago. I recommend that before you … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Brian Borgman, Calvinism, Christianity, church, Doctrine of Election, election, God, Jesus, Reformation, reformed, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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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 thick pollutions of thine abominable [Roman Catholic] church forbid the idea of descent from any apostle but the traitor Judas. – Charles Spurgeon 1834 – 1892
Posted in Quotes, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, C. H. Spurgeon, Catholicism, Celestine, Celestine V, Charles Spurgeon, Christianity, church, God, Gospel, Indulgence, Indulgences, Jesus, Luther, Martin Luther, Mary, Pope, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Romish, Spurgeon!, Theology, Virgin Mary
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Sermon of the week: Semper Reformanda – “Children in Worship” by Brian Borgman.
Your sermon of the week is Semper Reformanda: Children in Worship by Brian Borgman. This message is from a 1996 church service when the church decided that they would no longer dismiss the children and separate them from their parents … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Brian Borgman, Calvinism, Christianity, church, Doctrine of Election, election, God, Jesus, Reformation, reformed, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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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
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I honestly, for the life of me, do not understand how somebody who professes to be in Christ can still continue to take God’s name in vain. And I will tell you I hear it all the time. Not in … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Brian Borgman, Catholicism, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Mary, Pope, Profanity, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Theology, Virgin Mary
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Surely that man must be in an unhealthy state of soul who can think of all that Jesus suffered, and yet cling to those sins for which that suffering was undergone. It was sin that wove the crown of thorns; … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Catholicism, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, J. C. Ryle, Jesus, Luther, Martin Luther, Mary, Pope, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Theology
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Sermon of the week: “The Grace of God’s Law – God’s Law in the Life of the Saints” by Brian Borgman.
We have finally reached the end of Brian Borgman’s thirteen-part series entitled Introduction to the Reformed Faith. The Grace of God’s Law – God’s Law in the Life of the Saints is the concluding installment of this great series on … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Brian Borgman, Calvinism, Christianity, church, Doctrine of Election, election, God, Jesus, Reformation, reformed, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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Sermon of the week: “The Assurance of Grace – Assurance in the Life of the Saints” by Brian Borgman.
Another fantastic sermon! Your sermon of the week is The Assurance of Grace – Assurance in the Life of the Saints by Brian Borgman. This is one that will not sit well with Roman Catholics and anyone else who rejects … Continue reading
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Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Brian Borgman, Calvinism, Christianity, church, Doctrine of Election, election, God, Jesus, Reformation, reformed, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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10 Things.
The following top ten list (plus one, which really makes it eleven) comes from a piece entitled 10 Things That Make a Lay Person Want To Spit which can be found on this post from the Bororean. Enjoy. After seeing … Continue reading
Posted in Random Selections
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Calvinism, Christianity, church, Doctrine of Election, Faith, God, Jesus, Reformation, reformed, Religion, Theology
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Sermon of the week: “Grace Triumphant – Perseverance of the Saints” by Brian Borgman.
Your sermon of the week is Grace Triumphant – Perseverance of the Saints by Brian Borgman. This is part eleven of a thirteen-part series on the Doctrines of Grace entitled Introduction to the Reformed Faith by Pastor Brian Borgman. Look … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Brian Borgman, Calvinism, Christianity, church, Doctrine of Election, election, God, Jesus, Reformation, reformed, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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I charge you never to give up the old doctrine of the blood of Christ, the complete satisfaction which that atoning blood made for sin, and the impossibility of being saved except by that blood. Let nothing tempt you to … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Catholicism, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, J. C. Ryle, Jesus, Luther, Martin Luther, Mary, Pope, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Theology, Virgin Mary
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David Crowder’s crowded theology.
The latest pockmark to appear on the already scarred face of CCM comes from one of evangelicalism’s favorite “worship leaders,” David Crowder of the David Crowder Band. Crowder, who is the author of the contemplative-promoting book, Praise Habit (referring to … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Music, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Catholicism, CCM, Christianity, church, Contemporary Christian Music, David Crowder, David Crowder Band, God, Gospel, Jesus, Luther, Martin Luther, Mary, Mucis, Music, Pope, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Theology, Virgin Mary, Worship, Worship Music
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