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In the case of David Bloch, a snowboarding coach at Woodstock Union High School in Vermont, we see a textbook example of discrimination fueled by today's cultural and political biases. Bloch, who not only founded the school's snowboarding team but also spearheaded its...
Dear Abortive Mothers, I want to apologize on behalf of the Church for not being upfront with you. We, as the Church, have failed you in many ways. First, I would like to apologize on behalf of the Church for lying to you. You see, the Church has been relentlessly...
You've probably heard of the recently released Jesus Revolution movie that's based on Greg Laurie's book by the same name. The movie is being promoted by several high-profile Evangelicals including former Southern Baptist president, James Merritt and former U.S. Vice...
Former President, Jimmy Carter, 98, recently went into hospice care as he opted to no longer receive any medical care as the aging president inches closer to his last day. "After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today decided to...
As we look around the world today, particularly around the Evangelical landscape, it is clear that we are living in a time of increasing confusion and spiritual deception. Mass deception and delusion is on the rise as people are being led astray by false teachings,...
Every year in February or March, Ash Wednesday kicks off the first day of Lent — a largely Roman Catholic tradition that is essentially a six-week season of grieving and remorse over your sin. It is, however, also observed by Eastern Orthodox, Anglicans, Lutherans,...
Let me begin by shedding light on Ash Wednesday, which marks the commencement of the six weeks preceding Easter Sunday known as Lent. This day is primarily observed by Roman Catholics and some Protestant denominations through the practice of marking a cross on their...
After the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee voted yesterday to disfellowship Rick Warren's Saddleback Church, along with several other churches, for ordaining women to the pastorate, many Southern Baptist pastors and Evangelicals are taking their...
The phrase "doctrines of demons" appears only once in the New Testament in 1 Timothy 4:1. The verse reads, "Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons." This...
The "carnal Christian" heresy, also referred to as antinomianism, has been a persistent and recurring false teaching throughout the history of the Christian Church. This heresy asserts that a person can have faith in Jesus Christ and still engage in sinful behavior...
Manichaeism was an aberrant religious sect founded by the Persian prophet, Mani, during the 3rd century AD that made its way into Christian circles. This heresy was an amalgamation of various religious traditions such as Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Gnosticism, and...
As parents, it is our responsibility to ensure that our children are protected, guided, and nurtured in the ways of the Lord. We are commanded by the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 6:4 to "bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." This is a weighty...
"Do not boil a goat in its mother's milk" -Deuteronomy 14:21. I remember the first time I read this verse in an Old Testament course in college, a long time ago. It struck me as very odd. Another one was, "If you come across a bird’s nest in any...
The fall of man, as described in the book of Genesis, was a monumental event in human history that drastically altered the course of humanity's existence. It was the moment when humanity's disobedience towards God resulted in a separation from their Creator, commonly...
Jesus said in Romans Mark 12:30-31 that the greatest of God's commandments are to "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength" and to "love your neighbor as yourself." These are powerful words...
The transgender movement is an affront to the very foundations of logic, reason, and nature. It is a brazen rejection of one of the most fundamental truths of Creation: that God, in His infinite wisdom and power, made us male and female. In this age of political...
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is an essential and unshakable doctrine of the Christian faith. It is foundationally and definitionally crucial to the true Gospel and without it, the entire faith would crumble. The Apostle Paul, in his first letter to the Corinthian...
The doctrine of forensic justification holds a critical place in the Christian faith, as it explains how an individual can be considered righteous before a holy and just God. At its core, the doctrine teaches that through faith in Jesus Christ, God not only imputes...
As we find ourselves in the tumultuous and uncertain times of the church age, it is of utmost importance that we exercise discernment in discerning the truth of scripture from the plethora of falsehoods that seek to assail our faith. The great theologian and pastor...
Macedonianism, also known as the Pneumatomachian heresy, is a pernicious belief system that emerged in the early 4th century and was propagated by the heretical Greek bishop Macedonius. This insidious heresy denies the personhood of the Holy Spirit and diminishes the...
The Christian Science cult, founded by the deceptive Mary Baker Eddy in the late 19th century, is a pernicious and dangerous religious movement that promotes the unsubstantiated belief that spiritual healing techniques can cure all physical illnesses and suffering....
It is a travesty that many so-called "professors of Christ" have turned Jesus into an idol, using Him as a tool to fulfill their own selfish desires. This type of false teaching is especially prevalent in charismatic circles, where God is treated as a genie in a...
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