“Unbelieving Believers”

Hey, I wrote a forward to a book!  My friend and regular commenter Richard Graves (aka DJ Black Adam) wrote Unbelieving Believers.    Please consider purchasing it here or get it free with a $25 donation to his ministry here.  You can also check out his ministry on Blog Talk Radio. 
Here’s the forward:
I met Richard through [...]

The truth and “the truth”

I always enjoyed this bit from The Simpsons with Phil Hartman playing Lionel Hutz, Real Estate Agent and how it played on the concept of truth.
Lionel Hutz: Marge, I had a lot of calls about you.  Customers love your no-pressure approach.
Marge: Well, like we say, “The right house for the right person.”
LH: Listen, it’s time I let [...]

The value of trials

None of us seek out trials.  We work hard to avoid them.  But as John MacArthur pointed out in a recent Podcast sermon, they serve many purposes.
Trials test us so we know how strong our faith is, for good or bad.  God already knows how strong our faith is, but we may not know.  Thomas [...]

Whoa! This was on TV?!

It was surprising but so encouraging to see that the clip below was on the TV show ER a couple years back. 
The chaplain is the classic fake Christian you’d expect to find in most theologically liberal churches today.  I love how the patient doesn’t buy her “just make up a god in your own image” type of platitudes.
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So many denominations!

I saw another blog make the claim that there are an inordinate number of Christian denominations. 
According to a quick Google search, there appears to be over 38,000 different Christian denominations.
Yes, there are many denominations. No, there aren’t 38,000. In fact, the previous urban legend claimed that there were 33,000, so I see that the figure has grown [...]

Words, part 1: Joy vs. Happiness

No, it isn’t a competition.  A recent comment thread brought up the definition of the word happiness.  While most know what someone else means by that (it is obviously a good thing and not a bad thing), it does require further examination when speaking of it in terms of the Christian life.
The perception was that [...]

“Christian pluralism” – self-refuting, oxymoronic and arrogant

I was searching for the quote at the bottom about Islam and came across this post.  I decided that since I’d been analyzing the many problems with false teachers in the church that this would be good to re-post with a brief update.  This is more subtle than usual for me (heh) but I think [...]

Guest post: Is science more infallible than the Pope?

From Neil: Some of the many terrific commenters here don’t have blogs of their own, so I welcome guest posts from time to time to get other views and generate discussion.    Welcome to a guest post by LCB.  Usual caveat — if I disagree with something in a guest post and care enough to write [...]

Liberal Christians don’t try to change the religious views of anyone except . . .

 . . . Bible-believing Christians.
A recent commenter made this point:
Progressive denominations have stopped trying to proselytize with their missionaries YEARS ago. Look at Global Ministries (UCC/Disciples of Christ). They make no efforts to convert people.
She was right.  Liberal Christians pridefully and willfully withhold the Gospel from those who desperately need it because they have made [...]

Holy, Holy, Holy

Even in my uber-pagan younger years I loved this hymn.  Trivia fact: The only attribute of God repeated three times in the Bible is Holy. 
Isaiah 6:3 And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”

The longer I know him [...]

How to spot a theological liberal

And yes, you do need to be able to spot them (though it isn’t that hard).  Their unspoken mission statement is Sending people to Hell, unoffended and full of self esteem, so you must avoid them yourself and warn others about them.
1. Just listen to them talk about the Bible.  They have supreme confidence in [...]

Liberal Christianity: Taking from neighbor A to show “love” to neighbor B

Authentic Christianity: Loving your neighbor with your own money.
Acts 2:45 Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. 
I’m not saying there isn’t a role for government in helping people in times of need.  I am saying that it is nauseating to see heretics play the “Jesus card,” as if Obamacare in [...]

“Good people” & Heaven

The Pugnacious Irishman had a thoughtful post titled My own goodness is enough . . . or is it?  It had a good illustration to consider about how you’d evaluate your “goodness.”  It also reminded me of this post, so I thought I’d re-run it.
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It is common for people to say, “I’m a good person. [...]

Beyond parody

As we left Manhattan at the end of our vacation on one of those wild the-stereotypes-about-NY-drivers-are-true rides, I saw a Methodist church with a big gay pride parade banner outside of it.  I looked up the website of the Church of the Village today and found this notice:
Join us as we observe Pentecost, Agape Sunday, Gay [...]

Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and a couple hundred thousand not-so-famous people . . .

. . . all died today.  I hope that many of them trusted in Jesus for their salvation before they died, because:
Hebrews 9:27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment
Their eternal destiny is fixed.  I saw one blogger say he hoped Fawcett was at peace now.  [...]

The “still, small voice” was a voice

The Bible passage below is often misinterpreted.  It pertains to the Prophet Elijah after his amazing victory over the prophets of Baal at Mount Carmel.  He has run away to avoid the wrath of Jezebel and is hiding in a cave.
1 Kings 12-13 After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in [...]