http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com "...in the defense and confirmation of the gospel" Phil 1:7 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:41:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As time moves forward, pastors, public & private, are unable to hide whether they ultimately worship God and are faithful to His Word, or whether they worship themselves and are faithful to their own ideals. Chris Humphrey's demonstrates what time is telling us about Rick Warren in: Warren and Purpose-Drven Deaths. http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/warren-and-purpose-driven-deaths/ This news was brought to my attention by a disturbed blogger posting a comment on an old post. I thought some of what I said in response was worthy of its own post: What Gary, his family, and his congregation need right now, is forgiveness and prayer. My hope is that ... http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/praying-for-gary-lamb/ A great article in the local paper: A straw man argument is one that misrepresents an opponent’s position, building instead a "straw man" that is easily attacked and overcome. It sometimes works to convince the uninformed, but a straw man is a pitiful weapon in the hands of those who should ... http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/straw-men-cannot-save-us/ Here is a great page to bookmark for a list of Christian apologetic resources. Enjoy! Truthbomb Apologetics: An Apologetics Arsenal http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/a-bookmark-of-apologetic-resources/ I saw this article posted by Lane Chaplin, who said, "This is a very cordial post offering some concerns about someone who is considered to be in leadership by many. It's written in a good spirit, yet it still effectively conveys what I believe to be important concerns." I agreed with Lane's ... http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/mark-driscoll-my-pennyworth-also/ David Wilkerson made a prophecy. John Piper responded. I'll go with Piper. No other comment necessary. http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/testing-david-wilkerson%e2%80%99s-prophecy/ This is Part 4 of a 4 Part series. Here is Part 3:  For years, the Watchtower cult of Jehovah's Witnesses have used the argument that because their theology is criticized, it therefore means they are "in the truth." This is a common logical fallacy often committed when someone would rather have their errors endorsed regardless ... http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/does-criticism-equate-to-truth/ This is Part 3 of a 4 Part series. Here is Part 2:  A short trip around the blogosphere will demonstrate that the guys doing these things are not showing up in the marketplace of ideas with an intellectual argument for using these tactics. They aren't showing up with a Biblical apologetic ... http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/ad-hominem-personal-attack-over-biblical-defense/ This is Part 2 of a 4 Part series. Here is Part 1: You see, when Biblical fidelity is set aside and cultural shock is the preferred method of gathering a crowd, one must continue to push the line of shock value higher and higher to keep the gathered crowd. That's ... http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/pushing-the-line-too-far/ Slice of Laodicea posted the following video with the statement, "No commentary necessary," which pretty much sums up, yet another attempt of juvenile pastors attempting to draw crowds with cultural relevance: However, it was brought to my attention that Ridge Stone Church, the church doing this video, is actually Gary Lamb's ... http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/silly-wabbit-tricks-are-for-kids-did-gary-lamb-fix-his-biggest-regret/ Dear friends, Although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in ... http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/highlights-from-jude-the-brother-of-jesus-christ/ Phil Johnson Addresses Filthy Pastor Talk at Shepherd’s Conference Here is a link to the summary of Phil Johnson’s presentation this morning at the Shepherd’s conference going on right now. Thank you, Phil Johnson, for shedding biblical light on the current trend of coarse and vulgar speech by pastors desperately seeking ... http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/filthy-pastor-talk/ Here is a neat idea I've not thought of before. This is from Covenant Life Church, as they share how they are learning to "let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts ... http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/memorizing-hymns/ Here is the video. HT: Really no other comments are necessary, but SliceOfLaodicea has come good ones here, and Reformata has some others here. http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/you-want-these-guys-discipling-your-young-men/ Well, here we go again! Does this look familiar? Tim Stevens at Granger Church has sent out 80,000 flyers to his community advertising another "bait-and-switch" gimmick called "Sex For Sale" to trick people into hearing about Jesus. On his blog he explains: Sex is complicated. Relationships are tricky. And being sexy? It seems ... http://galatiansc4v16.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/sex-for-sale-considered-pimpin-jesus/