When confessing our sins - do we need to confess to a priest? Do we need an earthly intermediary to reach God's throne? Some churches think so. This is what one popular Catholic Answers article notes: All pardon for sins ultimately comes from Christ’s finished work on Calvary, but how is this pardon received by … [Read more...]
Asia Bibi – Prisoner of Pakistan
Do not forget to keep Asia Bibi in your prayers. She is facing a death sentence on charges of blasphemy against Islam. We keep hearing from prominent national and religious leaders that Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance. This is demonstrably untrue. One wonders what motivates people to continue with this false … [Read more...]
Did Jesus Become a Sinner?
Did Jesus become a sinner for us on the cross? Did He die spiritually? Did He have to go to hell to finish His work? People like Joyce Meyer, Kenneth Hagin and Kenneth Copeland teach that Jesus' work wasn't finished on the cross. They claim he had to suffer in hell as well. Here are some examples: Jesus went to … [Read more...]
A Love Affair With Islam
The West is entrenched in a love affair with Islam. Islam isn't the official religion of western nations - at least not yet. Arguably, Christianity isn't either. Nevertheless there's a default mechanism in the hearts of many westerners for Islam which over rides any criticism of the faith. This mechanism … [Read more...]
Brexit and Prophecy
You'll know by now - unless you've just flown in from Mars - that the UK has voted in a referendum to leave the EU. Brexit and Prophecy - are they connected? Has prophecy failed? What does that mean for those of us who are interested in eschatology and a future European based global governing power? At times like … [Read more...]
Church and the Tribulation
Church and the Tribulation For the purpose of this article "tribulation" will refer to the seven years of Daniel's 70th week. We understand that the church has always experienced tribulation. However, pretribulationists consider the entire seven years of Daniel's final week of tribulation as containing God's … [Read more...]
Coexistence and the Gospel
We've all seen the Coexist car bumper stickers. It's still considered cool to have one. Just don't tell anyone displaying the sticker that the T at the end is The Only Truth. Each letter symbolizes a religious faith or ideology. There are different versions, but common interpretations of the symbols are: C for … [Read more...]
Brief Study on the Kingdom
A Brief Study on the Kingdom There's a lot of debate and confusion regarding the term "Kingdom of God." We thought this article from The Servant's Place was very helpful. While it isn't an exhaustive study, it provides a great outline from a premillennial dispensational perspective with some discussion of the other … [Read more...]
You Might be Emergent If
You Might be Emergent If...(see below) The following very, very long sentence comes from the book Why We're Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be (Faith and Freedom) (affiliate link) co-written by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck. The book was published in 2008, yet is still very relevant. In fact I think there needs … [Read more...]
Everybody Loves Iran
Either everybody loves Iran, or they're fibbing. Anyway, that's the impression I often come away with after reading various opinion columns and Iranian apologists. I'd like to hasten to add that I'm not talking about Lonely Planet far-away Iranian destinations here. Nor am I talking about the Iranian … [Read more...]
