But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you yet with gentleness and reverence; and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. 1 Peter 3: 14-16
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Sex Abuse Among Southern Baptists Some quality analysis of the systemic issues that lead churches and church leaders to make such bad decisions in handling such cases:
“Second, we’ve failed to understand the power dynamics of abuse and have often viewed these instances through the...
Although the Bible contains a diverse collection of writings penned across generations, it holds together as one book, with God as its author. Scripture’s unifying subject is Jesus Christ and the salvation He brings—but even believers misunderstand the message being conveyed throughout...
It is said that Smith Wigglesworth, an early Pentecostal leader, grew disillusioned with the Pentecostal revival toward the end. He affirmed that God had poured out the Spirit, but lamented that the movement was not more grounded in the Bible. (Wigglesworth read only the Bible, so I need to make a...
A Southern Baptist Megachurch, Brentwood Baptist Church, ordained a woman to the pastorate over the weekend. The church, located in Brentwood, Tennessee, changed the ordination announcement from...
Thomas Aquinas, official philosopher of the Roman Church-State and conduit for the unbiblical notion of the universal destination of goods, an idea central, not just to the Social Teaching of the Church, but to Rome’s destructive doctrine of migration. A doctrine that the...
Text: Romans 5:1-10
At the time of the Reformation, the Protestants protested certain doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church. What were the issues then? What are the issues now? Does any of it matter anymore?
Authors: John Samson...
by Mike Ratliff
1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as...
As often noted with Charisma News, they like to address the notorious cult leaders of the New Order of the Latter Rain (NOLR) or New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) as ‘Pentecostal’ – as they did with the recent passing of the infamous alcoholic homosexual, NOLR heretic Paul Cain.
Jessa...
The number of believers who think they are being biblical but actually are nowhere near it always astounds me. I come across so many who obviously know very little about what the Bible in fact teaches, and instead have soaked up from somewhere or someone some really bizarre and unbiblical teachings....
Human Zoos tells the shocking story of how thousands of indigenous peoples were put on public display in America in the early decades of the twentieth century. Often touted as "missing links" between man and apes, these native peoples were harassed and demeaned. Their public display was arranged...
When I first came to Southern Seminary to apply for the Ph.D. Program in 2001, I went to the Boyce Centennial Library and checked out a 1996 PBS documentary titled “Battle for the Minds.” Back then, it was only available on VHS, and it was not allowed out of the library. You had to...
Russell Moore, the head of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has been pushing what he calls “racial
The post Evangelical ‘Woke Church’ Movement Backfiring, Falling Apart appeared first on Reformation Charlotte.
Authors: JeffMaples...
Here's the audio from this morning's sermon on the occasion of the ordination and installation of elders and deacons
Authors: Kim Riddlebarger...
Here are ten books I recommend for people who wish to understand the idolatrous nature of Marxism and its corrosive effects on individuals and societies. Although Marx intended to liberate society and alleviate its suffering, his ideological framework unfortunately and necessarily suppresses...
NEWSWEEK — France’s National Assembly has voted in favor of an amendment removing the terms mother and father from forms in the nation’s schools,
The post ‘Mother’ and ‘Father’ Replaced with ‘Parent 1’ and ‘Parent...
Again, a map of an apologetic argument (and its structure) is not the same thing as a position on what the documents actually are. Recommending a "map," in this case, is simply recommending not question begging...There is a certain structure to one's overall set of propositional beliefs, and...
Authors: 828 Ministries...
Here’s a compilation of thirty one of our blog’s quick devotional with each post on a verse from Paul’s epistles in the Bible. I think they are ideal for daily reading as a project for a month.
I want each to interpret the verse well but also to apply it practically well too.
H...
Firsthand Accounts of Jesus
The four Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—offer firsthand accounts of Christ’s ministry on earth. The ESV Gospels, Reader’s Set presents each Gospel in its own stand-alone volume packaged all together in...
Every now and again I like to share an example of a pastoral prayer from Grace Fellowship Church. I do this because there are few examples of pastoral prayers online and I thought these may serve to inspire themes, passages, or ideas as other pastors and elders prepare to lead their churches in...
My friend Dr. Tommy Mitchell, a medical doctor and speaker for Answers in Genesis, and his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell, a former obstetrician and a frequent writer for our website, are getting very excited about their upcoming adventure to South Africa with Living Passages to lead an African...
Jude 20 –But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith…
Pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, 21 and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love.
Heavenly Father,...
It was a bad day at church. What was supposed to be a blessed and meaningful worship experience felt like a punch in the gut.
What happened? Those in authority were selfish bullies.
We read about these leaders in 1 Samuel. Eli’s sons aptly described by the author as...
Looking at Harshness and Cheerfulness
Most of us know people who are blunt. Sometimes their bluntness morphs into harshness and unkindness. If that happens often enough, we may sense that they have a kind of personality disorder, because they seem unable to express emotions other than...
Authors: Days of Praise from ICR...
If you ask people today what they think the Bible is about, you’ll probably be told that it’s a collection of morality tales that encourages people to behave. Even many of those raised in Christian homes tend to think of Scripture primarily as a helpful...
"Whereas the Lord was there."-- Ezekiel 35:10
Edom's princes saw the whole country left desolate, and counted upon its easy conquest; but there was one great difficulty in their way--quite unknown to them--"The Lord was there;" and in his presence lay the special security of the chosen land....
THE SCHOOL & FAMILY CATECHIST by Rev. William Smith, of Glasgow (1836).
Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 7
Q.7. What are the decrees of God?
Sometimes I feel like my head will explode………..you too?
I have written about Snopes in the past, and was quickly put in FB jail. Evidently, FB hired Snopes as their fact checker. OY.
There are still Christians using these Leftists to fact check for them. You may as...
It is proved finally by reason. God was not ignorant of the fact that many difficulties would arise in the Church concerning the Faith. Therefore he had to provide a judge for the Church. But that judge cannot be Scripture…It is clear that Scripture is not the judge, because it is subject to...
Here’s the video for Expedition 38 in Exploring the Bible. If you want to bookmark a page where all the videos are posted, you can find them on my blog, on YouTube, or the Facebook page for Exploring the Bible.
If you haven’t started your kids on the...
Authors: Ken Temple...
If someone bet me 1 to a 1,000,000 that we would never see Dr. Albert R. Mohler and Dr. Paige Patterson in a Casino at the same time, I’d take those odds. Nevertheless, I can think of no better metaphors to describe the recent public statements of these two Southern Baptist Luminaries than...
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