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The Bible, Separation of Powers, and a Do Nothing Congress
Recently I was reading an article at RCP, entitled, 15 Most Annoying Expressions in Politics, by Carl Cannon. “Do Nothing” should have been one of the annoying expressions. Every branch of government is doing something, some of it permissible and much of it bad. “Do nothing” is political. If that branch, say the legislative branch, is […]
Are Accurate Copies and Translations of Scripture-Such as the KJV-Inspired? A Study of 2 Timothy 3:16, part 1
Scripture teaches that the words of Scripture are inspired by God, and thus the entirety of the canonical Scriptures are inspired, 2 Timothy 3:16. God did not inspire people like Moses, Jeremiah, or Matthew; rather, the words that He gave to mankind through them are inspired. Since “inspired” means “God […]
1 Corinthians 15:3: En Protois, First in Order or First in Importance, and Ranking Doctrines
A major proof text invented for the new doctrine of essentials and non-essentials is 1 Corinthians 15:3: For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures. The King James translators translated en protois, “first of all”—so did Tyndale and so […]
Doubt, Lack of Willingness to Believe, and Atheism
Not unlike many other people, since I was very little, I began questioning almost everything, if not out loud, in my mind. I’m still that way. Sometimes I say I must be from Missouri, though I’m not, because it’s called “the show me state.” Missouri’s U.S. Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver, who served in the […]
1 John 4:1-3: The Command to “Try the spirits” and the rise of the Pentecostal, Charismatic, and Word of Faith Doctrine of Exorcism, part 3 of 3
John A. MacMillan, minister in the strongly continuationist or anti-cessationist Christian and Missionary Alliance, affirmed that believers have the same authority to cast out demons that the Lord Jesus has, and “all . . . demon powers . . . must yield to us.”[1] Nevertheless, he found that “there are frequent cases . . . […]
Reviewing Why I Can’t Be A Fundamentalist
Some are upset that I won’t accept the fundamentalist label. It is suitably derogatory for me to be a fundamentalist, and if they don’t have that title to designate me, they’re unhappy. The still call me a fundamentalist, because I become too hard to label without it. However, continuing to do it is lazy and […]
The Biggest Reason Apostasy Is Occurring at a Prolific Rate
What explains the disintegration of genuine Christianity? People know it’s happening. Much of the world rejoices, every man able to do that which is right in his own eyes. I read it. Some don’t think anything of any note will survive in ten years. When I listen to conservative evangelicals and those closest to them […]
1 John 4:1-3: The Command to “try the spirits” and the Rise of the Pentecostal, Charismatic, and Word of Faith Doctrine of Exorcism, part 2 of 3
Jessie Penn-Lewis picked up the 1 John 4:1-3 exorcism technique, reporting in The Overcomer (pg. 9, January, 1910) an instance of its use; a demon was “tested” in Germany, and “answered through a child of God, in ‘tongues’: ‘Cursed, be Jesus Christ.’” (quoted by Panton, “Testing the Supernatural,” The Dawn: An Evangelical Magazine, May 15, […]
The Truth about a Few Key Questions on the History of the Doctrine of Inerrancy
More sermons will be posted at our church website. There are about 15-20 new ones here right now, and we will let you know when there are more. This is a summer project. Enjoy. ********************* Last week I wrote a post about the idea of inerrancy, indicating that the idea is changing from what Christians […]
Prayer: Does the Bible Teach Not Knowing Until the “No” Answer?
Hi. Please read the post below. I love thinking about prayer. I want my prayer to honor God, our church prayer to please the Father. I’m adding this because I found it of great interest and it won’t be a separate blog post. If you read A Pure Church, you’ll see that I […]
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