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 […]
Tag Archives: Bible
May
14
Wycliffe Translators Using Protestant & Baptist Contributions to Publish Roman Catholic Bibles
posted by Joel Taylor
“The” Issue Facing Evangelicals
posted by Joel Taylor
The corporate unity of Christendom is not the burning issue of these times. The real issue is the survival of the truth—that is, the assertion of the Holy Scriptures of Old and New Testaments, as the Divine Word, exclusive, unique, verbally inspired (for there is no other form of inspiration possible), the Christian’s only and […]
Where is the Evil in Slavery?
posted by Joel Taylor
There continues to be much discussion across the Christian blogosphere (and I must add, pandering) regarding slavery, both biblical and in reference to the war between the states. While the many voices continue to bash both the South and any concept of slavery as anti-gospel and evil, I have to wonder if they truly know […]
The Canon is Closed
posted by Joel Taylor
I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree […]
The ESV & The Doctrine of the Virgin Birth
posted by Joel Taylor
In the Greek text, Luke 2:33 reads: καὶ ἦν ᾿Ιωσὴφ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ θαυμάζοντες ἐπὶ τοῖς λαλουμένοις περὶ αὐτοῦ· The transliteration literally reads thusly: And Joseph was marveling, also His mother, at the things being said concerning Him. Yet, in the ESV – and I’m quoting the Reformation Study Bible from Ligonier – it […]
The Story of God
posted by Joel Taylor
The story of the Bible in 10 minutes. Written and Performed by Matt Papa.
Cell Phone vs. Bible
posted by Joel Taylor
Do you ever wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phones? What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets? What if we turned back to get it if we forgot it? What if we flipped through it and gave it our serious attention several times […]
6 Things That Always Happen When God is Rejected By A Nation
posted by Joel Taylor
Anytime a people choose a government or a wicked man as king or president, God declares the consequences: An anti-Biblical military conscription will be instituted or enforced. There will be compulsory labor battalions conscripted for state service. The conscription will be of young men and women, and animals as well. The state will expropriate property, […]
According to the Scriptures
posted by Joel Taylor
7 Ways Jesus Viewed the Written Word of God The post-modern times into which we’ve fallen are a retreat back into the darkness of paganism and a denial of absolute truth. The only remedy for pagan darkness is the light of God’s Holy Word. All events in history should be evaluated first and foremost in […]
Biblical Literalism
posted by Joel Taylor
Dispensationalists could learn a thing or two here. The New Testament writers knew that many things in Scripture are spoken fig-uratively.
When Chicken is More Important than God’s Word
posted by Joel Taylor
I’m 50 years old. I’ve seen a lot in my day. On a television with only 3 channels, I watched the first manned rocket take off and head for the moon, and watched those fella’s walk on it and then come home. That was amazing. I’ve seen advances in technology that, when I look back […]
Worldly Evangelism–It Stinketh to High Heaven
posted by Joel Taylor
I am very disappointed. James White has coupled himself with hip-hop artists and new calvinist methods in order to proclaim a biblical message in a popular way. In other words, using what the world loves in order to reach the world. It is both shameful and inexcusable. For the record, if the genre of music […]
Recommended Systematic Theologies
posted by Joel Taylor
Often times I am asked what systematic theologies I would recommend. Well, it’s a loaded question, because I think it’s beneficial to read even from those I know I will disagree with before even opening the work. Obviously, being a Baptist, I’ll recommend those most near to my understanding of solid biblical teaching. However, even […]
The Bible–A Storehouse of Instructions
posted by Joel Taylor
By James Meikle (1730-1799) Man is not only a worm as to his origin—but a beast as to his knowledge. Hence the most sagacious of Adam’s sons would be but fools in things that concern them most, without this divine monitor, the Scripture. Here I am informed when the world began, and who was my […]
In Essentials, Unity…Never Mind, Let’s Just Abuse Augustine
posted by Joel Taylor
In discussions of theological error, there is an often erroneously used statement of Augustine which goes something like this: In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, and in all things love. I say it is misused because in many cases, there are brethren who use it to assuage many in accepting an attitude towards error that […]
Training in Righteousness
posted by Joel Taylor
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. – 2 Timothy 3:16, 17 The teacher must train his people. Every Christian needs to be disciplined, so that he may prosper […]
Purity of Doctrine
posted by Joel Taylor
Terms like a traditional church or a non-traditional church are tossed around today. Approaches to worship vary from place to place. The purity of the doctrine does not change regardless of the setting. Truth can only be one way. Truth is not a tradition. Truth cannot be adjusted for the times. It is the truth […]
SIL/Wycliffe Bible Translators Deny Removing ‘Father’ & ‘Son’ from Bible Translations
posted by Joel Taylor
Wycliffe Bible Translators, Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) and Frontiers are under fire for "producing Bibles that remove "Father," "Son" and "Son of God" because these terms are offensive to Muslims. According to some, Christians are being ‘set up’ to convert to Islam. Wycliffe is denying any such actions. However, the facts (pdf) seem to […]
Denial of Christian Duty
posted by Joel Taylor
When there is a diet of shapeless sermons and imprecise teaching, many people are persuaded to deny what is biblically obvious. Witty phrases and emotive analogies begin to trump direct and clear statements found throughout the New Testament. Biblical statutes are dismissed on the authority of pastoral illustrations. “Frolicking in the shadow of the […]
December
31
Obey
posted by Joel Taylor
[The hymn writer got it spot-on right. It's "Trust and Obey" not "Trust and Contemplate". – JT] Jay Adams: This word today is taboo in some Christian circles. Why? Because it runs counter to the new trend that confuses sanctification and justification. And yet, why should this be? There is no valid reason for such […]
