Prosperity Gospel: Deceitful and Deadly John Piper - The Gospel Coalition When I read about prosperity preaching churches, my response is: “If I were not on the inside of Christianity, I wouldn’t want in.” In other words, if this is the message of Jesus, no thank you. Luring people to Christ to get rich is both … [Read more...]
When Confessing Our Sins
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...]
Standing up for the Gospel
Several years ago I spent some time following a discussion among Christians on a popular faith-based Forum. Many who participated were Catholics. In one thread, someone asked the question as to whether Muslims and Christians worshipped the same God. Aside from a handful of dissenters, the forum unanimously … [Read more...]
A Historical Adam and Eve?
Can we believe in a historical Adam and Eve? Did the human race really begin with a man, a missing rib, a woman, and a garden? In the book The Inerrant Word (affiliate link) John MacArthur has observed that "the most dangerous attacks on Scripture come within the community of professing believers." I agree. Many … [Read more...]
Our Rebellious Planet
(Amazon affiliate links contained in this article). I confess to being an enthusiast of nearly anything C. S. Lewis wrote. In fact, I still love reading his Chronicles of Narnia, though they were written for children. That probably says something about me. When I first came across The Magician's Nephew I … [Read more...]
The Reddit Wasteland
The Reddit Wasteland. Why do we use the term "Wasteland" to describe Reddit? Some will accuse us of being subjectively critical, prejudiced and harsh. That may be true in part. However, we feel some warning is in order for Christians (in particular) who are thinking about fellowshipping in Reddit Forums. What is … [Read more...]
Be Bold as the Disciples
Do you want to be bold as the disciples were? I mean the disciples after Pentecost, not the ones who cowered as Christ was led to the cross. How many of us have read Acts and wanted to emulate Peter, Stephen and Paul? I know I have. Following is a great and timely article by Jordan Standridge which appeared on The … [Read more...]
The Doctrine of the Trinity
The doctrine of the Trinity is consistently attacked by atheists, Muslims, Orthodox Jews and pseudo-Christian cults etc. Atheists claim the concept of three distinct Persons in One God is illogical and incoherent, and therefore jump at the opportunity to attack the doctrine as just another point against Christianity. … [Read more...]
Why We Should Evangelize
This brief article suggests just one of the challenging reasons as to why we should evangelize. But how often do we evangelize? I confess that the question strikes a raw nerve with me. In previous posts we've discussed proselytism in light of what some religious pluralists have taught, and Pope Francis' comments. … [Read more...]
What Does Partake Mean?
Partakers of the divine nature. 2 Peter 1:4 What Does Partake Mean? To be a partaker of the divine nature is not, of course, to become God. That cannot be. The essence of Deity is not to be participated in by the creature. Between the creature and the Creator there will always be a fixed gulf … [Read more...]
