Selective Reformation pt. 2
Afterwards a story is told. The story is history. It might be historical that someone believed something, but that doesn’t mean that something is true. It might just mean that somebody believed it. That’s all. And that has some significance. Some. But usually too much to too many people. What is written as history often […]
Preaching Repentance
Some have asked about how to preach repentance. Here’s what I do. My outline in preaching is “four things you need to know.” The fourth point is, “We must believe in Jesus.” In that point I say something like the following. “Just because Jesus died for everyone doesn’t mean that everyone goes to heaven. There […]
Does Shelton Smith and the Sword of the Lord Teach a True Gospel? part three
Calling something a false gospel is very serious. I take it seriously. Is there a faith that does not save? We know there is. We can see that in James 2. And what is the faith there that does not save? It is the faith that demons have (James 2:19). Their faith is intellectual, that […]
Selective Reformation
Roman Catholicism botched up Christianity, massively changed it by mixing it with spiritualized, allegorical interpretation and Platonic philosophy. The Reformation addressed this in a major fashion especially in the one area of soteriology, the doctrine of salvation. However, the Reformation didn’t get to the root of the problem with Catholicism, that is, the faulty hermeneutic […]
Excellent Article on the Major Minor Issue
Lance Ketchum sent me an article he wrote on the major-minor issue. What he wrote is something that I haven’t pointed out, but I absolutely agree with him. This is worldly leaven that has entered the lump of the church. He advocates that churches are being influenced by worldly philosophy in this way. Read this […]
Does Shelton Smith and the Sword of the Lord Teach a True Gospel? part two
One of the unfortunate casualties of the multiple belief and multi-Bible doctrines is now multiple gospels. A wide latitude is given to what the gospel is. Someone can be far enough off on the gospel to preach a false one, but still be be considered to have preached a true gospel. Some may question this […]
Does Shelton Smith and the Sword of the Lord Teach a True Gospel?
Does a wrong doctrine of repentance constitute a false gospel? The Sword of the Lord sends me its paper free and unsolicited and I like seeing what it’s saying. When I saw that the editor, Shelton Smith, was writing a series on repentance, I was very interested. Part one did not tell me anything. He […]
The Artifically Manufactured “Major-Minor” Controversy pt. 3
At one time, Christians and churches believe and practice particular, accepted, orthodox, and historical ways. These want to change, but also want tolerance from other Christians and churches for changing. God hasn’t changed, but the world’s changes instigate ones for churches too. Those particular doctrines or practices where they have changed, therefore, then must be […]
A Majorly Minor Break
I’m leaving to Grand Forks, North Dakota tomorrow for the family camp with Pastor Mike Custer and Bible Baptist Church there. It’s a terrific camp. I’ll be preaching on Sunday morning and then Mon-Fri evenings if you are in the area. There is no wifi or internet provider in the location, so I won’t be […]