The Lord Jesus Christ Will Catch Up the Saints Before the Tribulation Begins (part two)
Some might argue that the pretribulational, premillennial rapture of the saints doesn’t have a historical basis. Some might say that amillennialism is the preferred position because this was the view of Augustine and then the Reformers. Others call for a postmillennial return of the Lord because this was a dominant eschatalogical position in 19th century […]
The Carnal Christian
Is there such a thing as a carnal Christian? Consider Romans 7:5: For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. Notice that Paul writes, “When we were in the flesh.” Were. Now look at Romans 8:5-9: […]
My Sikh Issue: Pluralism Versus Relativism
I recently had someone send me a note who was concerned about my physical well-being. He saw this article as having possible death threat implications, especially in the last line of the publication, which reads, “As American Sikh Citizens, Let us defend our religious rights and stop ill minded pastors like Kent from bullying Sikhs.” […]
What Did Charles Spurgeon and H. A. Ironside Say About the Tertiary or Primary Doctrine View?
Most people know who Charles Spurgeon is. One site has accumulated several quotes dealing with this exact topic of the essential and non-essential, tertiary versus primary doctrine issue. One particular blog likes to claim that it is all things Spurgeon. In an article written by the administrator of that blog, Phil Johnson, recently wrote at […]
The Creationist
I walked into my local library, pictured at the left. I can literally walk there in two minutes—up some stairs, cross the street, and I’ve arrived. They just finished building about 5 months ago. Before that, no library in Hercules, CA where I live. Anyway, when I go the library, I walk straight to the […]
The Lord Jesus Christ Will Catch Up the Saints Before the Tribulation Begins (part one)
God will pour out His wrath on earth for seven years of tribulation. Genuine believers will be gone before then. 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17 describes this. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall […]
Do You Evangelize?
How many bloggers evangelize? I don’t mean in their blogs, if that could even be considered evangelization. I don’t think that a blog could fulfill what the Bible tells us about evangelism. Something I read recently was the last verse of Acts 8. You may understand that chapter as Philip’s evangelization of the Ethiopean, but […]
Secondary, Tertiary, or Essential? (part five)
Why Do We Love God First and Our Neighbor Second Much of religion talks about loving one’s neighbor, meanwhile ignoring the love of God. Of course, if everyone loves his neighbor, then obviously some of that love is going to be coming our way. On top of that, loving God is controversial. If we are […]
THE EJECT BUTTON—Zichterman and Beckwith Learned Their Lessons a Little Too Well
Zichterman went to BJU and taught at Northland. He’s the brother-in-law of Sharper Iron owner, Jason Janz. He got a doctorate at PCC. He says he is now reconciling to the body. That means he’s part of Bill Hybels church and thinking and in dialogue with the emerging church. Beckwith was the president of the […]
Secondary, Tertiary, or Essential? (part four)
What About the Passages Used to Defend the Ranking of Primary and Secondary Doctrines? One will not find the “doctrine” of primary and secondary, essential and non-essential, in the history of Christian doctrine. I once heard a preacher say, “If it’s new it’s not true, and if it’s true it’s not new.” This doctrine is […]