The Church
The Hope of Israel: What Is It?
The reason for posting the three chapters from Hebrews yesterday actually begins by my not being able to lightly dismiss a quote from an earlier post titled, Israel and the Church, Two Separate Destinies. In the Old Testament, God promised Israel that He would return one day to dwell among them in their land on […]
The Church Will Prevail…
False prophets will continue marching by the thousand’s upon the Church, false doctrines will be taught from many a pulpit every week, doom and gloom speakers will continue to forecast the end of the Church, and phony pretenders will continue to infiltrate…but folks, the Church which Jesus bought and paid for with his own blood, […]
Are We Seeing Signs of the Close of the Age?
Or, my question is have signs of the end been around, in one way or another, for the last 2000 years? The Church in our time appears huge, but this is only in appearance. It is thousands of miles wide, but only a fraction of an inch deep. Much of what claims to be Christian […]
Church of Scotland Caves-in to Powerful Lobby
After reading of the report and the outrage it was stirring up within the Zionist Lobby, I had a hunch the Church of Scotland would cave-in. So I guess I’m not surprised but it still saddens me. As one author commented, “The indigenous Church in Palestine are learning to our shame that they cannot rely […]
Prophecy Mongering: Profiting from the Promulgation of End-Time CRI$I$ Scenarios
In my opinion fear and hate mongers are toxic individuals. When in our presence, or sometimes it just takes reading their articles, they can poison the very atmosphere and air we breathe, on many occasions to such a degree we can become emotionally and physically ill. Believe me, I know this personally. Anyway, I’ve come […]
Rick Warren’s Horrific Tragedy & the Sickening Response by Some Christians
If you browse the ‘Christian’ internet you’ve probably read some of the terrible responses posted by a number of Christians, in response to the suicide of Warren’s son. It didn’t surprise me for even at this tiny blog a few comments, of a similar vein, were left here. Needless to say those never saw the […]
Dave Hunt: 1926-2013
Perhaps it just appears that way to me, but it sure seems like a lot of well known servants of God have been called home recently. At least ones well known by those of my generation. Friday, April 5, 2013, Dave Hunt drew his final breath and entered into the presence of our Lord and […]
For Christ’s Love Compels Us
What a beautiful message from Stephen Sizer. I wanted to share it on this particular day when many of us take special time to ponder upon the ultimate service, love, and sacrifice of our Lord. John Chapters 13-17 are known as the Upper Room Discourse. What is surprising is that in the first twelve chapters […]
Keeping the Feasts?
By Peter Cohen, Messianic Good News Should Christians keep (or celebrate) the feasts that were prescribed under the Old Covenant or have they become obsolete under the New Covenant? Is there any harm in observing the old covenant feasts even if there is no obligation to do so? What about observing the Sabbath? The command to […]
The Sacrificing of Human Flesh
Please take a moment today and read Rick’s post, The Sacrificing of Human Flesh.
Oy Vey, Christian Soldiers: Protestants Borrowing from Jewish traditions
Many thanks to Steve for sharing the link to this interesting article which appeared in a recent New York Times. Oy Vey, Christian Soldiers Of all the surprises promised by the recent TLC reality show “The Sisterhood,” which followed the lives of five Atlanta preachers’ wives, the only one that truly amazed me was the Christian […]
Accommodating the Culture: Same-Sex Marriage
Good message at Herescope by Pastor Larry DeBruyn As one who has followed Rob Bell’s career for almost a decade, from the time he was the youth pastor at the church I grew up in, Calvary Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and then as the founding pastor of the Mars Hill Bible Church in suburban […]
Rob Bell: God Pulling Us Ahead to Affirm Gay Brothers, Sisters…
“I believe God [is] pulling us ahead into greater and greater affirmation and acceptance of our gay brothers and sisters and pastors and friends and neighbors and coworkers,” former megachurch pastor and best-selling author Rob Bell explained just days after surprising the evangelical Christian community with his expressed support for same-sex marriage. The former Mars […]
The Myth of Christian Persecution
This article, appearing at a widely read news source, does not surprise me at all. And let me tell you why… Simply put the term “Christian persecution” has, in America, become a broad catch·all or catch phrase which now means virtually nothing. For instance, when you have idiots (in the media) continually using the term “Christian […]
Pot Meets Kettle: Steve Strang, “Why Paul and Jan Crouch Can’t Escape Accountability”
Charisma’s Steven Strang, who for years has promoted and published prophetic words and teachings from the likes of Bob Jones, James Goll, Matt Sorger (13 Prophecies for 2013) and Cindy Jacobs, wants to lecture the Crouch’s on accountability? Me thinks he needs to remove the log from his own eye first…. quote, I was scheduled […]
The Myopic Evangelical Church
What a sad message. Sad because it’s true. In 1994, in the space of about 100 days, anywhere from 500,000 to 1,000,000 people were slaughtered in Rwanda, Africa. Most Americans do not know that nor do they really care. The genocide went on without much of an interest here in America. The human devastation was […]
God in America: Part 6 – Of God and Caesar
God in America, a 6-part series made by PBS-Frontline is well worth watching. If you’ve not watched it you can find all 6 segments at PBS Last evening I finished part 6 (on my Netflix) and wanted to share it with you. So make your self a cup of coffee or grab a soft drink […]
The Place of Israel
The past few days I’ve been following the on-going dialogue taking place at Adam’s blog under his post, Why I Abandoned Replacement Theology. And while the biblical argument concerning chosenness under the new covenant, and who is (instead of what is) Israel today and has been for the last 2000 years, can be a difficult one to […]
The ‘Public Face’ of the American Church: An Example of Redundant
The public face; what the lost sadly sees and wrongly believes is the Church of Jesus Christ in America. These public faces and unauthorized voices are working overtime in the hope of making the Church in America redundant: useless, superfluous, etc. They are tools of satan and enemies of the Cross. Case in point, An […]
Why I Abandoned Replacement Theology
Bravo! Excellent message by Adam at Pursuing Truth, I once believed in and taught “replacement theology,” but no one ever accused me of it at the time. Since turning away from replacement theology, however, I’ve faced this accusation numerous times. What is replacement theology? Matt Slick, the president and founder of Christian Apologetics and Research […]
Ethiopian Lutheran Church disfellowships Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Source The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (Place of Jesus) has severed all ties with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), according to an ELCA press release. The Mekane Yesus action came during their general convocation meeting in Addis Ababa January 27-February 2, ratifying a July 2012 initiative of the church council. While they […]
Spiritual Gifts
I’ve enjoyed the teachings of Sam Storms for years. If you’ve never checked out his website please do. He is a solid bible-based teacher and his numerous Bible studies and articles reflect this. See: Enjoying God Ministries Below, an interview on the topic of spiritual gifts with a member of Desiring God Pod-Cast.
Quote of the Day
Peacemakers posted an interesting quote from George Mueller: George Mueller said: “My brother I am a constant reader of the Bible, and I soon found out what I was taught to believe (by Darby’s doctrine) did not always agree with what my Bible said. I came to see I must either part company with John Darby, […]
John Piper Denounces Prosperity Preachers In his last message as pastor
Amen In his last message as pastor for Preaching and Vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church, John Piper condemned prosperity preachers for enticing worshippers into a faith that’s not real Christianity. “If you entice people with wealth, … ease, health, chipper, bouncy, light-hearted, playful, superficial banter in your worship service posing as joy in Christ, you […]
A NEW YEAR’S LETTER TO MY MINISTERING BRETHREN
BELOVED FRIENDS, The season invites to renewal of spiritual life. It suggests freshness and awakening. As there was of old a time when kings went forth to battle, so are there periods when to gird up our loins anew is the order of the day. The furnishing of the armor, and the sharpening of the […]
