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The Widespread Lie Among Church Leaders That Lordship Is Separate from the Gospel, Even A Falsehood
A newsletter came to our church mailbox, The Northwest Baptist (January-March, 2020), led by a front page by Bob Straughan with the title, “Hyper-repentance vs. Easy Prayerism Contrasted,” and its first lines: I have written quite a lot over the years cheap shallow evangelism aka “easy prayerism.” But I have said less about hyper-repentance aka […]
There’s Woke and There’s “Woke”: The Pharisee “Woke” Evangelicals
When I talk to other people here in the San Francisco Bay Area, I sometimes ask if they will explain what they believe. For instance, if Buddhism is true and helpful, perhaps a Buddhist could explain it for my benefit. I’d like to know why I should become one. Along the same line, if being […]
Value Expressed By Means of Trade: Explored through a Paradigm of Adult Children and Their Parents
Lady Justice stands blindfolded with scales in her outstretched right hand and a sword in her left. She was introduced by the Roman emperor Augustus, but the concepts communicated in allegory through her imagery reflect teachings of scripture. The blindfold portrays impartiality (Leviticus 19:15), the sword the judgment of evil doing (Romans 13:4), and the […]
The Confusion of Love With Empathy: The Rampant Use of Emotional Blackmail
What is empathy? For awhile I’ve understood empathy only in contrast with sympathy. I’ve just assumed that empathy is an attempt to identify with or feel someone else’s experience or feelings that I haven’t had or don’t have. With sympathy, I’ve had the same experience or feeling. I could say, I know what you feel. […]
How Do the Church and the State Fit into an Authority Flow Chart Related to the Pandemic?
Part One Flow charts can be helpful for the proper comprehension of authority and responsibility. They cannot replace what scripture says nor even completely picture what the Bible says about authority and responsibility. There is always overlap that can’t be represented by a flow chart without contradiction. This relates to the separation of church and […]
Are Church Members the Church Only When They Are Assembled?
An assembly is visible only. You walk into a room and no one is in there, and you would be right to conclude there is no assembly. An assembly is people and people are visible. Let’s say that you had a group that met in the hotel banquet hall. You saw someone at the park […]
The Vitality of Obedience to Authority: The Lord Jesus Christ Sets the Example of Obedience to Authority
Every facet of God’s Word relates to authority and with God at the Top. Even in the model prayer, the Lord Jesus Christ references the height of God the Father, “which art in heaven.” The Lord Jesus sets Himself under the Father, which also doesn’t in any way diminish Him. Just the opposite, He is […]
I’m Sinning, Actively Disobedient to God’s Word, Disobedient to the Scriptural Counsel of Parents, and I’ve Never Had More Peace
You know this verse? But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right. It’s not the Bible […]
Some Ecclesiological Issues Exposed by the Covid-19 Pandemic
The word “church” in the New Testament translates the Greek word ekklesia, which means “assembly” or “congregation,” how Tyndale translated it in his New Testament, which predates the King James Version. He was right. It means “congregation” or “assembly.” “Congregate” and “assemble” are the same thing. It might be a little hard to read the […]
Sin and Spirituality Do Not Coexist
True spirituality relates to the Holy Spirit. Someone is spiritual when the Holy Spirit indwells him. The Holy Spirit indwells believers, truly converted or saved people only. He doesn’t indwell unbelievers, so unbelievers are not spiritual. The Holy Spirit in His holy nature does not indwell the unrighteous. Every believer is spiritual because every believer […]
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