The Passion 2013 conference had a long line-up of celebrity performers. Speakers included Louie Giglio, Francis Chan, Beth Moore, Judah Smith and John Piper. Worship was led by Chris Tomlin, Lecrae, Christy Nockels, Kristian Stanfill, David Crowder, Jesus Culture, and more. Some 60,000 young people from all over the world gathered together on New Year’s […]
Tag Archives: new calvinism
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 […]
April
17
Book Review: The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness by Tim Keller
posted by Joel Taylor
Review by Dr. E.S. Williams In his booklet The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness (2012), Dr Timothy Keller, according to the descriptive blurb, is showing that “gospel humility means we can stop connecting every experience, every conversation with ourselves and can thus be free from self condemnation. A truly gospel humble person is not a self hating […]
April
16
George Muller, J. Hudson Taylor & China’s Forced Abortion Policy
posted by Joel Taylor
What does forced abortion in China, George Müller and J. Hudson Taylor have in common? Seem like a far-fetched question? Think again. Müller, of course, is best known for his work with orphans. He also founded the Scriptural Knowledge Institution (SKI). Müller’s Institution was a main-stay of Hudson Taylor’s China Inland Mission in its early […]
April
16
Some New Thing
posted by Joel Taylor
For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing. – Acts 17:21 We live in an age when there is a great desire for that which is novel and different. The trend seems to be that what is old […]
The Futility of Contextualizing the Gospel
posted by Joel Taylor
There is only one way in which the Church of Jesus Christ expands. It is not by contextualizing the Gospel, or trying to make the Gospel relevant to modern culture. Such silliness is futile according to Scripture. There are a plethora of marketing plans, business models and other man-made innovations, many of which are promoted […]
The Church of Anti-Christ is Here
posted by Joel Taylor
The New anti-christian church will not be Catholic, it will be ecumenical and “reformed” in name and word (unregulated in worship, just like Rome and the 60s), and Popular, but like the Man of Sin (spiritual, political leader), “Lawless” (antinomian–New Covenant Theology), maybe even with “signs and wonders” (charismatic alliance) to “deceive many”. It’s really […]
Todd Friel, Please, Take Your Own Medicine
posted by Joel Taylor
If what Todd Friel says in the video below is true, then why hasn’t Todd Friel ever scrutinized or challenged John MacArthur, who, by the way, denies that Jesus is King with a kingdom and denies that Jesus, right now, exercises his full divine will over the earth? Nah, Todd won’t do that, because he’s […]
The Compromise of Lecrae and Those Who Promote Him
posted by Joel Taylor
‘Holy’ hip-hop artist Lecrae has won a Grammy award. But he wouldn’t want to be called a holy hip-hop artist, or even a Gospel artist. Tell that to those who promote him, like the Gospel Coalition, John MacArthur and Grace-to-You, or John Piper and his Desiring God ministries. Why wouldn’t he want to identify with […]
The Primary Business of the Christian
posted by Joel Taylor
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”– I Peter 1:14-16 (NASB) Neither church planting, discipleship, apologetics, missionary […]
“Holy hip-hop”as Family Catechism?
posted by Joel Taylor
Here’s the trend in the Church these days… I highly recommend Shai Linne's "Atonement" & "Attributes of God" for use in catechesis/family worship. @ShaiLinne amazon.com/s/?_encoding=U…— Jared Moore (@jaredhmoore) January 16, 2013 Here’s the poll. What do you think? Wait!! Read this before you vote.
The Hewn Stones of Contemporary Worship
posted by Joel Taylor
If you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield your tool on it, you will profane it. – Exodus 20:25 This and other verses in this chapter have to do with the public worship of God. They concern the regulations or rules for […]
New Calvinism, the Internet & the Fragmentation of the SBC
posted by Joel Taylor
Wm. F. Harrell had some interesting things to say in a recent issue of the Baptist Banner. While I agree with much of the original article, I am pretty confident that when Harrell says ‘Calvinism’, he actually means new Calvinism. He discusses the Acts 29 network of ‘churches’ as well as Mark Driscoll, et. al., […]
Lecrae: “My Artistry Generates A Platform”
posted by Joel Taylor
“My music, my artistry, is really generating a platform for me to be able to articulate the revealed will of God, and His manifold wisdom in that He desires to accomplish His work in and through the Church.” – Lecrae Well, Lecrae, that sounds great, except God never ordained nor instituted behaving like the world, […]
Where Francis Turretin Went Wrong
posted by Joel Taylor
Every now and then, you run across a weak, weak argument that is just chock full of helpful stuff for the Church at large. That happened today, and I couldn’t pass it up. On FaceBook, Francis Turretin made this statement, highly ‘liked’ by so many ‘new reformationists’, new calvinists and others too naïve and ignorant […]
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 […]
Truth vs Fallacy #1: “The Gospel Is the A-Z of Christianity”
posted by Joel Taylor
Fallacy: “The Gospel is the A-Z of Christianity.” – Tim Keller, Paul Washer (and here), the young, restless and reformed (YRR) movement of new Calvinism Truth: Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward […]
Cooperative Baptists Going the Way of Emergents
posted by Joel Taylor
There’s a disturbing and growing trend in Baptist camps, namely, that of the practice of contemplative worship. It’s an ancient form of worship alright, but it’s not biblical. Just more strange fire leading Protestants back to Romish popery. This article in the Associated Baptist Press (ABP) talks about this growing trend. Listen to one […]
10 Reasons to Stop Calling the Gospel ‘Scandalous’
posted by Joel Taylor
but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. – I Corinthians 1:23, 24 To those religious Jews in the days surrounding the crucifixion of Christ Jesus, anyone put […]
The Heresy of Tullian Tchividjian & the New Calvinists
posted by Joel Taylor
If there was any doubt about the greatest error in the teachings of new Calvinists, this should put it to rest. Here’s a tweet from Tullian Tchividjian today: "Just as I am without one plea" is just as true for sanctification as it is for justification.— Tullian Tchividjian (@PastorTullian) August 28, 2012 Think about it. […]
