The Tale of Two Cities: Newtown, CT and West Philadelphia, PA
On December 14, 2012 in the village of Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, deranged sociopath Adam Lanza stole his mother’s semi-automatic weapons to murder twenty children and six adults after having murdered his own mother and then taking his own life. Rightfully so, the national media blanketed this […]
Ought We to Pray to the Person of the Holy Spirit?
There is a significant controversy today among Baptist separatists about the propriety of prayer addressed directly to the Person of the Holy Spirit. There are many arguments that are made in favor of prayer to the Person of the Holy Ghost that are very problematic, savoring more of allegorical eisegesis than careful exegesis of Scripture—the […]
Why Do Orthodox Jewish Women Exclusively Wear Skirts or Dresses?
Orthodox Jewish women would consider themselves to be following the Old Testament. When asked why it is that they wear only skirts or dresses, very often they will refer to Deuteronomy 22:5, and offer an English translation of the Hebrew there: “A man’s item shall not be upon a woman, and a man shall not […]
Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism and Why We’re In the Shape We’re In
For the sake of due process, I would like my readers to go to the following websites and tell me if they think that what they are hearing is rock music, what I would call today “soft rock,” but still rock music, led by a rock band. Look here, here, and here. Please comment with […]
“The just shall live by faith”— A Study of the Relationship of Faith to Salvation in its Justifying, Sanctifying, and Glorifying Fulness, part 9
The study in this post is now part of a larger study available online by clicking here: “The just shall live by faith”— A Study of Faith’s Connection with Salvation in All Its Justifying, Sanctifying, and Glorifying Fullness The part here began with the words: The New Testament confirms that it is the just or righteous […]
Let’s Hear It for an Evangelical Proposal of Separation!
Love rejoices in the truth, so let’s rejoice. As Jesus said in Luke 9:50, “Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.” And I’m talking about Dan Phillips, pastor of the Copperfield Bible Church in Northwest Houston, TX, one of the writers at Pyromaniacs. He has promoted a practice of […]
Rampant Fake Spirituality, pt. 2
Read Part One. There is important introductory information there. God created us for a relationship with Him. He is a Spirit. The relationship with God will be a spiritual relationship. Satan would like people to be fooled about their relationship with God. A way that Satan fools people is by causing them to think that […]
My Take on the Support of Same Sex Marriage
I’m not writing on same sex marriage in this post. It’s my take on the “support” for it. This is opinion. It’s what I think. I’m not saying “I know” this opinion is true. It’s only an opinion. However, since it is my opinion, I think it is right. It would be tough to prove […]
“The just shall live by faith”— A Study of the Relationship of Faith to Salvation in its Justifying, Sanctifying, and Glorifying Fulness, part 8
The study in this post is now part of a larger study available online by clicking here: “The just shall live by faith”— A Study of Faith’s Connection with Salvation in All Its Justifying, Sanctifying, and Glorifying Fullness The part here began with the words: The New Testament confirms the Old Testament doctrine that, as […]
The Absence of Shame in This Country
Is anyone out there, like me, unhappy about the way sodomy and sodomites are being treated in this country? Do you like that it has become of an exalted status actually to call yourself a homosexual? People are acting like homosexual marriage is just matter of fact, nothing new, of course acceptable. What has occurred, […]