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Today is April 1, but sadly, this is not an April Fool's joke. Joel Osteen actually made this absurd assertion. Much like the Roman Catholics, Osteen is teaching a dangerous doctrine of Scripture -- that Mary holds the power of life over God. Let's be clear, Mary did...
A popular concept within evangelical churches, especially college-age and young adults, is the idea that one can "rededicate" their life to Christ. The assumption is that he or she was saved at a young age, but either didn't have a complete understanding of the grace...
In 1996, Democrat First Lady Hillary Clinton published a book titled It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us, which essentially attempts to demolish the conservative idea of the nuclear family -- one father, one mother, and children -- in favor of a...
The NY Times recently published an article written by Professor of Philosophy, Peter Atterton, about God’s existence. Atterton begins his article with his conclusion: Perfect. All-powerful. All-knowing. The idea of the deity most Westerners accept is actually not...
The Bible clearly teaches sovereign election. God has a redeemed for himself a people unto salvation from his righteous wrath against sinners. The 1689 Second London Baptist Confession sums this up: By the decree of God, for the manifestation of his glory, some men...
Yesterday, the term and theological category “Same-Sex Attracted Christian” didn’t even exist. Now it’s everywhere — seemingly in every pulpit, at every conference, in every book, in every periodical, in every blog, on every podcast. The tsunami alarm has been slow to...
Jonathan Martin is an Emergent pastor out of Oklahoma City, OK and has authored several books published by Zondervan, including How To Survive a Shipwreck and Help is On The Way. Martin recently approached a group of open-air preachers in downtown Albuquerque, NM...
Pope Francis is right -- Catholics and Muslims most certainly worship the same God. But that's where the truth of his latest tweet ends. Today, Pope Francis tweeted, once again, another message of affirmation between Christians and Muslims, asserting that God created...
For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.Colossians 1:16 Christ is the focus of the apostle’s gaze in this text. He begins a...
Following a series of articles by Tom Buck at Alpha & Omega Ministries on a widely-accepted "gay Christian" ministry known as Living Out, Russell Moore and the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission have quietly removed their endorsement of the ministry from...
In Partnership with Tim Keller and other gay-friendly Evangelicals, Living Out has produced a pamphlet called How Biblically Inclusive is Your Church? which outlines 10 steps or recommendations you can use to audit your church for gay inclusiveness. Reformation...
RZIM Says We Can Trust Jesus With Our Gender Because Jesus Experienced a Body Mis-Match The road to full transgender and homosexual affirmation and inclusion in the Church is coming near full-stop -- as in, we're arriving. Through ministries such as Sam Allberry's...
Reformation Charlotte wrote an excellent article entitled “Abortion is Pagan Sacrifice.” The article was well written and backed by scripture. However, I can’t help but hear the skeptic say Aren’t all of those references referring to already born babies? Somehow...
How Should Christians Deal With Same-Sex Attraction? Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.John 7:24 Let me ask a hypothetical question about a hypothetical person. Let’s say this person is a twenty-seven-year-old man. Let’s name him Ralph for...
He strikes again. Dr. Leighton Flowers continues his crusade of undoing the influence reformed theology has on our churches today. Normally Dr. Flowers simply takes aim at Calvinism. Yet with this latest post, he takes a dig at Soli Deo Gloria. You can read the...
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Have you ever heard your pastor tell you, frogs are a sign of the Fall? I have never read that in a commentary. But every time I talk to Christians about people who are intersex, they say, 'Well, they must be a result of the Fall, because we don't find them in Genesis...
The Church of England (CoE), also known as the Anglican Church, was established in the 16th century as a result of King Henry VIII's desire to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon. When the Pope refused to annul their marriage, Henry broke away from the Roman...
In case you missed it, the Christian Post has reported that Andi Rozier, a former member of the Vertical Worship Band and worship leader at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, has been dismissed from his position following allegations of extramarital misconduct. The...
The proliferation of sensationalism in the contemporary Christian landscape is a dire and ominous phenomenon that threatens to undermine the very foundations of the faith itself. From the gaudy spectacle of circus acts on Sunday mornings, to the saccharine and...
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