Reaching Muslims – involves a balance of evangelism and apologetics and hospitality. Over the years, I have tried to understand the “Presuppositional Method of Apologetics”. (John Frame, Greg Bahnsen, Cornelius Van Til, Scott Oliphant) There is a chapter on this … Continue reading
How and Why did Churches become Mosques in the east? (Part 2) For part 1, see here. The failure of the early church and the rise of Islam Jesus: “I have this against you, that you have left your first … Continue reading
This article is Part 3 in a series, you can read Part 1 and Part 2 here. In the last two posts, we have seen that evangelism was integral to Spurgeon’s public ministry. Similarly, Spurgeon was concerned with equipping men to preach the everlasting gospel to the lost. In this final post, we will explore Spurgeon’s methods […]
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This article is Part 2 in a series, you can read Part 1 here. In the last post, we considered Charles Spurgeon’s public evangelism in terms of his support and practice of open-air preaching. In this post, we will consider the other means that Spurgeon used to wield the sword of the Spirit and the […]
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This article is Part 1 in a series. Each local church plays a vital role in the great commission. Sadly, according to C. H. Spurgeon, the great commission has become the great omission. Spurgeon writes: The gospel command is so little obeyed that one would imagine that it ran thus, ‘Go into your own place […]
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Imagine the following statement being made from the pulpit of your church by a guest speaker: “Our mission is to make this nation a Christian nation.” What is your reflexive reaction in this hypothetical situation? Perhaps you have noticed the lack of context in this thought experiment. Regardless of what context you may have added […]
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Imagine the following statement being made from the pulpit of your church by a guest speaker: “Our mission is to make this nation a Christian nation.” What is your reflexive reaction in this hypothetical situation? Perhaps you have noticed the lack of context in this thought experiment. Regardless of what context you may have added […]
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“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them” (Acts 16:25). It has been said that the way a person looks at a rose bush determines whether he is an optimist or a pessimist. A pessimist is sad that rose bushes have thorns. An […]
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Dan Philips has an excellent article on Matthew 28:19 at Pyromaniacs. Please read it carefully; the details about Grammar and Syntax (the relationships of words with each other in sentences) are very important. Dan has actually taken the time to write … Continue reading
One of the joys of the reformed faith is its evangelistic pedigree. From Calvin’s Geneva to Judson’s love for Burma, those who embrace the doctrines of grace have a long history of commitment to sharing Christ with the nations. When it comes to rural America, evangelism has its challenges.
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Why do we evangelize? Why do we support those in the mission field? Why is missions so important to the church? All of these are important questions especially that first one. Some Christians feel intimidated when they share their faith. Some witn…
Another well done video about how Turkey became Muslim. Originally the land what is known as Turkey today was mostly Greek – Part of the Byzantine Christian Empire. It was not “Turkey” in NT days nor in church history until … Continue reading
The Great Commandment—love God and love others perfectly and perpetually—sums up all the law and the prophets.
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Duty is a loaded word with many implications. It implies an obligation of action despite obstacles or trials that stand in the way. Duty assumes resistance. It assumes doing something regardless how I may feel on any given day. In a way, duty is the antidote to pragmatism or a superficial happiness. It is the […]
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Contending for Our All Part 1 Contending for Our All Part 2 Where Biblical Truth, Theology, Church History, Missions, & proper Contextualization come together. We continue our series on Athanasius (lived from around 300-373 AD) statement “Contending For Our All”, … Continue reading
Many people want their lives to be private. They want to be left alone or just simply be in their homes where no one bothers them. There are some celebrities that like to keep their private life out of the spotlight for various reasons. Christians…
I am a city boy. I love the variety of activities that cities have. I love that cities have many people who you can interact with. Thing that I don’t miss from the city is traffic especially at rush hour.The city can be a great place to live, but it ca…
There are some Christians who believe that telling their testimonies, your personal story of how you came to faith in Christ, is equivalent to proclaiming the gospel. While telling people of who we were before we came to faith in Christ is a good thing…
The last two posts in this series wrestled with questions concerning the kingdom of God and the nature of Christian cultural engagement. But this conversation is fruitless if it stays … More
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After four hundred years of prophetic silence, John the Baptist appeared on the scene of redemptive history as the forerunner of Jesus Christ. He came in fulfillment of prophecy and … More
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I recently installed an app on my phone that prompts me to pray for revival at the local, sate, and federal levels twice a day. It’s a great habit, even … More
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WHEREAS, Southern Baptists are a Great Commission People, who initiated a “Great Commission Resurgence” in 2010, yet have seen a steady decline in baptisms in the ensuing decade, despite an … More
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