Beginning at the 37 minute mark, with Dr. James White on his Dividing Line Program. “Church History Proves the Necessity of Sola Scriptura”, April 21, 2026 Basil of Caesarea (330-379 AD), On the Holy Spirit, 18:44-45 44. “In delivering the … Continue reading
“The Church no more gave us the New Testament canon than Sir Isaac Newton gave us the force of gravity. God gave us gravity . . . Newton did not create gravity but recognized it.” J. I. Packer, God has … Continue reading
I agree with Ryan at needGod.net and his 10 reasons not to convert to Eastern Orthodoxy. Ryan does a good job of backing up his reasons with quotes from Scripture and the Eastern Orthodoxy’s own sources. I thought he was … Continue reading
Someone asked about 2 Timothy 3:16-17, and the Roman Catholic argument that it only includes the OT, as v. 15 is clearly about the OT sacred Scriptures that Timothy learned as a child. John Henry Newman also uses this argument … Continue reading
Shamoun claims that the “canon argument” is the achilles heel of Protestantism. No it is not. Shamoun needs to read Michael Kruger’s two books on the canon. “Canon Revisited” and “The Question of Canon”. See other articles I have written … Continue reading
Many people don’t like Reformed Theology or Calvinism, the teaching about God’s Sovereignty- that God has ordained (decided beforehand) to allow evil to enter the world and for evil and sin and suffering to take place. They don’t like Predestination … Continue reading
As I mentioned in a previous post, I attended church with a Contemporary Christian musician during my years in Houston, TX. For those wondering who it was, it was Wayne Watson known songs such as Watercolor Ponies, Giants in the Land, and Home Free. Wh…
For nearly 40 years, I have been a fan of the legendary Christian rock group Petra. I have enjoyed listening to their music whether I was sitting in my room or in the car. My youth group played them from time to time before our midweek service. On…
What needs to happen for Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) to have reform. As we have seen in the last post that Christians should be the ones singing these songs which made me realize that that it’s not just the singers who need to be Christians to b…
“Papalism” or “Sola Ecclesia” (The Roman Church has the final ultimate say on everything.) The Eastern Orthodox have their version of “Sola Ecclesia” also – (Their own Church Councils have the final say, even after the first 7 and their … Continue reading
What needs to change in the CCM world? That is the question we will explore. I know there are a lot of opinions on this issue. I know there are some that have expressed their desire to see change in the CCM world while others want it to die. I truly be…
The situation with Michael Tait has many people talking. Some are expressing sadness while others are expressing confusion and, for some, anger. Some non-Christians hope that this kills Christian music. I have loved Christian music for years. I ev…
Thank you brother Marlon Wilson (of the Gospel Truth You Tube channel) for doing this video (with clips from a video of Ruslan and EO apologist Jay Dyer)! (see the video at the end) Sam Shamoun has been doing this … Continue reading
In the Spring of 2023, I received news that my alma mater, East Texas Baptist University (ETBU), gave an honorary doctorate to Robert Morris, the former pastor of Gateway Church. Obviously, this took place before the scandal broke over allegations of s…
My, how time flys! I meant to write a response to this along time ago, but have not found the time to be organized until now. One can see my comments in the You Tube com box and Dr. Ortlund’s … Continue reading
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires (2 Timothy 4:3).The consequences of this widespread dislike to doct…
In this video, Jesse Randolph gives an overview and critique of Reformed Catholicity which has been affiliated with theological retrieval movement.
We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, . . . (Colossians 1:3) Colossians 1:11-14 . . . joyously 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of … Continue reading
In this video, Alisa Childers addresses concerns over Christian music:
The following video from The Bible Sojourner:
Originally written in November of 2011 at Beggar’s All. Paul Williams, a British convert to Islam, for years has critiqued the Bible and the Christian faith. A lot of his blog posts are no longer available, as he has changed … Continue reading
Christians have said that America is a Christian nation. To be honest, it is really not. Yes, this nation was found on godly principles, but it does not mean we are a Christian nation. America did not enter into covenant with God like Israel did. …
In this video, Justin Peters speaks with Darrell B Harrison and Virgil Walker on whether or not Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Christian:
The message of the cross is an important message. It is the message that God has entrusted the church to proclaim. We see the Old Testament pointing forward to Jesus and the New Testament pointing back to what Jesus has done while pointing forward to H…
I have never heard the term “biblicism” until recently. At first, I had no what it meant. There are a couple of definitions for it. The first is the Bible is the only source of truth for the Christian. The Christian is not allowed to have books, commen…
Seems over the past couple of years, the term Christian Nationalism has been tossed around in various blogs and social media posts. It is also the subject of a book, which has been gaining a lot of attention. To be honest, I have not heard the term unt…
Seems over the past couple of years, the term Christian Nationalism has been tossed around in various blogs and social media posts. It is also the subject of a book, which has been gaining a lot of attention. To be honest, I have not heard the term unt…
“Pay to all what is owed to them:…honor to whom honor is owed.” — Romans 13:7 “Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.” — 1 Peter 2:17 Governmental leaders are to be honored because of the position that they occupy. Christians owe them this even when they act dishonorably—not that we ignore […]
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Religion is an indispensable component of the public square.[1] Since the public square is encapsulated by the ideas of human beings, and since religion is an idea at the forefront of man’s mind,[2] any suggestion to the contrary would necessarily entail the public square ceasing to be the public square. Stated differently, you can’t have […]
In recent months, one podcast that has been the talk among Christians has been “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill,” which is published by Christianity Today. This podcast looks at how the church formally known as Mars Hill began and what caused it to be n…
