The Freedom of Knowing the Truth

Mike Ratliff has a great word from Christian Research Net:
Post-Modern thought states that it is arrogance to state that one knows the truth. The adherents of this type of thinking claim that it is impossible for anyone to know the truth and those who claim to know it are trying to put others in bondage [...]

Where Have All the Little Girls Gone?

If you have never read Ingrid Schlueter you are in for a treat. She makes a good point. Parents, protect your daughters!
“Those songs, I now see, were indeed insidious, fed as they were into a vulnerable society; Mr Blair was moving into No 10 with his guitar, and cool new Britannia was upon us. If [...]

Reflections, by James White

Some awesome words by James White in reflection of the year. Soon many will be making new resolutions. God help us to make THIS our top one!
Christmas and End of Year Examination
James R. White
I was just chatting with my brothers and sisters in #prosapologian, and I mentioned that at this time of [...]

Addressing One Another in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

Over at Barefoot In The Park a neat article on worship, by Bob Kauflin, is discussed. In discusing this article, the author says,
I know at my church where I’m heavily involved in the music, I tend to favor songs that have some substance to them in the lyrics. I’m not really against “simple” songs, however [...]

To prepare a sermon or copy a sermon… what’s your authority?

A while back I put up a post on how John MacArthur prepares a sermon. I’ll repost the steps he does here, with a comparison video to watch. This is very said that pastors today rely more on other men than on God for their sermon substance. I suppose in a culture when the Bible [...]

Do six ordinary days limit God?

Answers In Genesis asks and answer:
Q: Do six ordinary days limit God?
A. Since God is omnipotent, He could have created everything in six seconds, six minutes, six days, or any time period He chose. But the point is that it’s not what God could have done, it’s what He said He did.
There are many, even [...]

Are some religious leaders missionaries for evolution?

Great point made by Ken Ham at Answers In Genesis:
It may seem a bit strong to call some Christian leaders “missionaries for evolution,” but, in fact, leaders in many denominations will make an all-out effort to promote evolution. While some Bible-upholding leaders oppose what they’re doing, their voices are often drowned out.
Evolutionists can capitalize on [...]

The Gospel

A very nice and concise, accurate explanation of the gospel by R.C. Sproul
“There is no greater message to be heard than that which we call the Gospel. But as important as that is, it is often given to massive distortions or over simplifications. People think they’re preaching the Gospel to you when they tell you, [...]

Plagiarism In The Pulpit

A problem that seems to be getting more attention these days is pastors not using original material in the pulpit, and not creditng their sources. Plagiarism. Intellectual theft.
In the literary world there have been scandals recently, but we are not surprised at what the world does. But what about when Pastors do this? What [...]

On Essential Doctrines and Those Who Deny Them

Phil Johnson over at Pyromaniacs devotes “…some space each weekend to highlights from The Spurgeon Archive. The following excerpt is from “Root of the Matter,” a sermon preached 12 April 1863 at the Met Tab”
This one is excellent:
The tree can do without some of its branches, though the loss of them might be an injury; [...]

The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World

Six of today’s leading pastor-theologians—John Piper, Voddie Baucham, D. A. Carson, Tim Keller, Mark Driscoll, and David Wells—have joined together to offer Christians a practical, biblical vision of Christ’s supremacy, so they will be better prepared to present the undeniable truth to a searching society. After grounding readers in the important truths of Christ’s deity [...]

Mark Dever on ‘relevant vs. distinct’

There was a great post over on 9Marks blog regarding “relevance” as it relates to emergent/seeker-sensative models of church. Leeman is right, Dever had some great points.
by Jonathan Leeman
Dever had some good comments on being relevant versus being distinct in a Baptist Press article yesterday morning. A couple of key points:
“I would like to suggest [...]

Tolerance, Truth-Telling, Violence, and Law

Here is an excellent article by John Piper on true unity and tolerance, truth-telling, and the Christian’s proper attitude towards others. It’s an excellent piece.
Principles for How Christians Should Relate to Those of Other Faiths

By Dr. John Piper
Since September 11, 2001 the question how Christians and Muslims relate to each other has [...]

Another embarrassing Mormon doctrine – ‘in the flesh’

Our local LDS church has a live nativity scene each year that is very nice to visit. They do a good job portraying the Biblical account of the birth of Christ. However, what they do not tell Christians and non-Christians alike, is that the “Jesus” they actually believe in is defined much differently than what [...]

33 “Facts” Mormons Won’t Tell You When They Call at Your Door!

Brian Culver over at Time 2 Change posted a great article that I first heard on The Way of The Master Radio, called “33 Facts Mormons Won’t Tell You When They Call At Your Door!” If you’ve ever had a visit from a Mormon you might be interested in reading these.
It is important as the [...]