Let’s admit it, mankind are glory hounds. We like to take credit for most, if not all, of the work we do. We like to get recognition for the achievements we accomplish. The church is no exception. Some churches love to recognize people for their y…
Let’s admit it, mankind are glory hounds. We like to take credit for most, if not all, of the work we do. We like to get recognition for the achievements we accomplish. The church is no exception. Some churches love to recognize people for their y…
Jeremiah Notier (“The Apologetic Dog”) and Tony Costa (Toronto Apologetics) discuss several passages in the early church fathers on baptism and show that ex opere operato baptismal regeneration was not the view of the early church. I have written on … Continue reading
God’s sovereign control is our unshakable foundation. All Christian confidence lies in this truth!
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What is Saving Faith? Seems like a simple question yet for some Christians it tends to be more confusing which is sad. Some would say saving faith is trusting in Christ alone to save you from your sins. Others would say trust in Christ and do other thi…
After eighteen hundred years, human nature is still the same. Selfishness, oppression, cruelty, robbery, and even murder are still to be found in every quarter of the globe. The slave trade of Africa, which goes on even now on the east coast and in the…
In this video from Daniel C, we hear from people who have fallen victim to the false teaching of the Word of Faith movement.
Life is full of transitions. Some people experience them more frequently than others—whether due to military service, job relocations, college, or other life circumstances. Before entering full-time ministry, our family was part of the military, moving every two to four years. With each relocation, we had to find a sound church, build relationships, and integrate […]
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The following is a post from Got Questions:It is important to first define “contemplative prayer.” Contemplative prayer is not just “contemplating while you pray.” The Bible instructs us to pray with our minds (1 Corinthians 14:15), so, clearly, prayer…
The time has come for evangelical leaders to publicly disavow Russell Moore for the sake of doctrinal integrity and the health of our churches.
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This week I am headed to Indianapolis for The Gospel Coalition National Conference. Looks to be a fun week with a great lineup of speakers and a wonderful theme: “Alive Together: Faithful Living in a Faithless Age” (a study of the book of E…
Adapted from How to Abide in Jesus’ Word by Ian Hamilton:So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples…” John 8:31According to Scripture, true disciples abide in God’s Word. What does it …
What do we think and feel about the cross of Christ? We live in a Christian land. We probably attend the worship of a Christian church. We have, most of us, been baptized in the name of Christ. We profess and call ourselves Christians. All this is well…
The Friday of Passion Week is known as Good Friday. The origin of the term is uncertain. Most of us have heard at least one sermon about what makes Good Friday good, the answer being that on that day the greatest good since the creation of the world wa…
Over at the Living Waters Podcast, Ray Comfort, Emeal “E.Z.” Zwayne, Mark Spence, and Oscar Navarro have a discussion on what does the Bible say about dreams
This is from the Not of This World Conference:
Well, we are coming up on Easter. And while Christians will be celebrating the resurrection, others will doubt it. Our world’s skepticism over miracles is nothing new. Ever since David Hume, philosophers and scholars have been making the case against…
Many in the church today do not believe in Hell. Some think Hell is something that is just made up to keep people in line. Hell is very real because the Bible says it is. In this video from the Pastor Scholar Podcast, Ryan Day, Dr. Cory M. Ma…
In the last 3 minutes, Ruslan rightly calls out Sam Shamoun for his sinful behavior. – He is full of sinful anger, cursing, name-calling, unhinged, bellicose, bombastic, bullying, manipulative. Click on the category of “Sam Shamoun” and you can read … Continue reading
On the Christianly Podcast, Tony Wood and Dean Defuria discuss the problems with Megachurches.
On the Christianly Podcast, Tony Wood and Dean Defuria discuss the problems with Megachurches.
God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform: He plants His footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm.[1] (William Cowper) Have you ever found yourself driving in a storm? If the storm is quite bad, you can lose all sense of direction and security. Sometimes, you do not know what to […]
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For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, so that He might bring you to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit (1 Peter 3:18).Christ has stood in the place of the true Christian…
Systematic Theology is a subject most Christians do not study because they think it is only for those in seminary. Sadly, there are some pastors that think it as well. There have been many great theological books over the centuries yet most of them are…
Divinity cannot suffer, yet in the incarnation God the Son does enter into our human experience and suffer to manifest His love to us, thus bringing us to Himself.
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The lovable Disney film Moana, tells the story of a young girl who lives on a Polynesian island and is the daughter of the chief. Like many fathers, the chief is overly protective of his daughter, and also of the people he rules.
As a result, the peopl…
This message is from the Not of This World Conference:
I have decided that from this point forward I am a paedo Baptist. That’s right. After much debate and the fact that I have discovered Baptists are not reformed, I am making the switch to having babies be baptized. You can imagine how this conversation …
I have decided that from this point forward I am a paedo Baptist. That’s right. After much debate and the fact that I have discovered Baptists are not reformed, I am making the switch to having babies be baptized. You can imagine how this conversation …
Christians can be identified objectively as those who confess with their mouths the creed of their hearts, that Jesus is Lord.
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