A Case Study in Preparations for the False Prophet and the One World Church
Just across the street from us (we’re on top of the hill and they’re in the valley) in El Sobrante is the Bay Hills Community Church. I’m not trying to be mean when I say that I hate calling it a church. Until a few years back, they were EV-Free, but their leader became totally […]
Secondary, Tertiary, or Essential? (part three)
Who Ranks Into Primary and Secondary Doctrines? Who asked the following question? “Master, which is the great commandment in the law?” Answer: An unbelieving Pharisee asked it in Matthew 22:36. Why? The religious leaders had added through their traditions numbers of extra-scriptural regulations. They piled their rules so high that it was impossible to keep […]
The Corporeal Discipline of Children
All of you should know that the state government of California is attempting to outlaw spanking of children of any age as a means of child discipline or correction. In lieu of this, someone anonymously sent our Biblical presentaion on the corporeal discipline of children, written by our principal, Pastor David Sutton, to the Contra […]
Secondary, Tertiary, or Essential? (part two)
A little over a week ago, I started a short series on core-versus-tertiary-doctrine issue. I referenced Phil Johnson. This is not a position exclusive to evangelicals (new-evangelicals) like Phil. Here is part two, continuing right where part one left off. The Parent-Child Principle The middle of the ten commandments, “Honor thy father and mother,” mirrors […]
Secondary, Tertiary, or Essential?
Phil Johnson, primary editor for John MacArthur and executive director of Grace to You, wrote over at the comment section of his blog, Pyromaniacs: The fundamentalist movement was eventually ruined by anti-intellectualism, overweening separatism, and a contentious attitude over secondary and tertiary issues that caused many fundamentalists to forget what the truly essential doctrinal issues […]
The Waldenses Controversy
Who They Were The Waldenses were Bible-believing Christians who remained separate from Rome during the Dark Ages and who were bitterly persecuted for their faith. The name Waldenses in English is from the French Vaudois, Vallenses in Latin, and Valdisi in Italian, and these words mean “men of the valleys.” They refer to several valleys […]
The Mainstream Media Exposes Mainstream Media Christian Bashing
Not to have a pity party, but I think this article in the mainstream media actually is the first that I have read to go after all the attacks on Christ and the Bible that are out there in the mainstream media. I don’t remember reading anything like this in something as mainstream as MSNBC. […]
Fideistic Fakes
“They’re fideists” is the smoke screen en vogue for the MVO (multiple version only) crowd. They pirouette for applause from their friendly rationalists, smiling and waving like British monarchs. “They’re bad. They’re fideists. We’re not.” I see them in a tight bear hug with Bruce Metzger, their textual daddy. You know, Dr. Bruce, the man […]
“Reasoned” Preservation of Scripture
SOME HISTORY During the 18th century in France a movement began known as the Englightenment. From France, it spread to Germany and then to all over the world. The Englightenment attempted to apply human reason to all areas of life to bring about a new social order. Religion in France had for centuries been dominated […]
Atonement (Part Two Continued): Less Excellent Than Christ
Atonement is Old Testament, not New Testament. What Christ did was more than atonement. Atonement was temporary, lasting until Christ should come. Atonement served its purpose like a tent may serve a purpose, but we don’t describe it as superior to a mansion. Atonement was offered because Christ had not yet come. In his death, […]