If a trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble? If a calamity occurs in a city has not the Lord done it? – Amos 3:6 The One forming light and creating darkness, causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the Lord who does all these. – Isaiah 45:7 Yesterday, a massive […]
Category Archives: General
May
21
Natural Law
posted by Joel Taylor
Natural law amounts to a formal structure for legitimizing commitment to the devil’s great lie: you shall be as god, determining good and evil for yourself. Everything about it is anti-God, anti-Bible, anti-Christ. It is fallen man’s covenant with sin, death and hell; the expression of his adamant hostility towards God. Its designated purpose among […]
Forfeiting the Favor of God
posted by Joel Taylor
It can hardly be said that today the world hates the church with a violent hatred. Particularly in these United States the world rather slights the church. It regards the church with a benevolent tolerance as a harmless, perhaps even somewhat helpful, but not overly useful institution. That attitude itself casts a serious reflection upon […]
The Difference Between Christians and Missionaries
posted by Joel Taylor
Nothing. Jesus said to His disciples: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. – Acts 1:8 “You will be my witnesses” That is what every Christian is – […]
May
14
John Piper Avoids Political Realm
posted by Joel Taylor
“Two key conservative evangelical leaders in Minnesota are not endorsing the marriage amendment or directing followers to vote for it, marking the first time during debate over the measure that major faith leaders have not encouraged members to take a stand on the issue. Influential preacher and theologian the Rev. John Piper came out against […]
May
14
Wycliffe Translators Using Protestant & Baptist Contributions to Publish Roman Catholic Bibles
posted by Joel Taylor
Wycliffe Bible Translators are producing Catholic bibles and translating the apocrapha. In Scripture, the Church is described as “the pillar and support of the truth” I Tim 3:15. Our labor, therefore, should be to maintain and preserve it. Wycliffe, a supposed Christian organization seems to have forgotten that there is a line regarding Scriptural doctrine […]
Benghazi
posted by Joel Taylor
The Benghazi scandal. So much apathy, so much indifference, so little righteous anger, and so much deserving of Hell.…
May
11
The Case for Closed Communion
posted by Joel Taylor
by Thomas Williamson By “Closed Communion” we refer to the policy in which only members of a particular local church are allowed to partake of the Lord’s Supper when celebrated in that church. This is in contrast to the policy of Open Communion, in which any visitors who profess to be Christians and who may […]
Truth vs. Fallacy #2: “There Are Many Interpretations of Scripture”
posted by Joel Taylor
Fallacy: [ A common thought ] “It’s not true that because I interpret the Bible in a particular way, and am confident of my interpretation, those who interpret it differently must "reject God’s word as authoritative". They might be just interpreting it incorrectly, but with full integrity. And so might I. Passionate doctrinal debate is […]
The Meaning of Dogmatism and Doctrine
posted by Joel Taylor
I believe that of all men Jesus was the most dogmatic. Having said that, let’s make sure we understand the meaning of dogmatism. The word “dogma” means “strict doctrine.” The word “dogmatic” means of a dogma positive in stating an opinion and arrogant When speaking of Christ’s dogmatism, we can disregard the third definition because […]
May
03
If We Truly Believed Sola Scriptura
posted by Joel Taylor
If you give the Church fathers and tradition such a place in your heart, you must, in all fairness, allow the Roman Catholics to use the same to declare as divine authority such heretical teachings and practices as the use of holy water, prayers for the dead, the invocation of saints in prayer. Yesterday, after […]
May
02
How Infant Baptism Prevents Christian Unity
posted by Joel Taylor
Jesus prayed: Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. – John 17:11 The desire of Jesus Christ is that we be united as one; one in standing against sin; one in being separated from the world; one in being united […]
May
02
Pentagon to Christians in Military: Share the Gospel, Get Court-Martialed
posted by Joel Taylor
The Pentagon has released a statement confirming that soldiers could be prosecuted for promoting their faith: “Religious proselytization is not permitted within the Department of Defense…Court martials and non-judicial punishments are decided on a case-by-case basis…”. The statement, released to Fox News, follows a Breitbart News report on Obama administration Pentagon appointees meeting with anti-Christian […]
May
01
The 2nd Amendment: A Knife in A Gunfight
posted by Joel Taylor
The knife nearly everyone is wielding at today’s O.K. Corral is the Second Amendment right to bear arms. As with all rights, this knife is easily licensed and limited. Ted R. Weiland pastors Christian Covenant Fellowship in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and is the evangelistic head of Bible Law vs. The United States Constitution. In addition to […]
House Groups, Para-Church Orgs Open Door for Division and Error
posted by Joel Taylor
What has happened to those stalwart soldiers of the cross who once marched to the tune of Onward Christian Soldiers? It is clear there is a present spiritual war in which men must fight if they would win. The fight is not for the faint hearted but for those who would be men of deep-seated […]
The Attempt to Paganize Christianity
posted by Joel Taylor
The attempt to paganize Christianity is nothing new. Indeed, it is an old tactic of the powers of darkness. To say that it has not been successful in its attempt is to fail to see the factual evidence in denominations and individual bodies professing the Christian faith. The fact that such bodies who declare the […]
April
29
When Trouble Is Your Fault
posted by Joel Taylor
So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. – Jonah 1:15 Previous to Jonah being hurled into the raging, stormy sea by pagan sailors, there were a few things of note that occurred filled with instruction… And few want to hear this, even me, but […]
April
25
3 Things Promised to Mary, Mother of Jesus
posted by Joel Taylor
[ When I hear professing Christians tell me Jesus is not King yet, it truly hurts me. I have literally shed tears over this issue for many years. How can true believers say such blasphemy about our Lord? – JT ] In Luke 1:31-33, an angel promised Mary three things regarding her son, Jesus; specifically, […]
April
24
“The Bible Doesn’t Forbid It, So It’s O.K.”
posted by Joel Taylor
I recently posted an article entitled Sola Scriptura, Faith, Practice & Evil in the Church, in which I concluded “that any practice by and within the Church regarding true religion and our Christian worship that is not found in God’s written Word is, indeed, an evil practice which God both condemns and abhors, being neither […]
April
22
Is there such thing as a ‘good man’?
posted by Joel Taylor
Today a very common thought and teaching was tweeted by New Calvinist Burk Parsons: It's not hard to be a good man, it's impossible.— Burk Parsons (@BurkParsons) April 22, 2013 Is this true? What does God’s Word tell us? Who should we believe? A good man will obtain favor from the Lord, But He will […]
