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Tag Archives: Religion & Spirituality
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 […]
Why You’ll Never See Me at A Passion Conference
posted by Joel Taylor
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Trending with God
posted by Joel Taylor
To say I am greatly disappointed would be a tremendous understatement. But I’m unsure how to word it at the moment. Let me tell you that I am absolutely amazed at the eagerness to which professing Christians jump on the latest trending topics on social media. If it’s trending, look out. Blog posts, tweets and […]
Five Friends of Freedom
posted by Joel Taylor
From Our Baptist Heritage: In I Corinthians 9:19, we see a paradox that Paul presents to the Corinthians. He was free from all men while being bound to all men. His freedom related to his position as an apostle (I Corinthians 9:1- “Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen […]
April
05
Check Mate to Dan Phillips, Frank Turk, Phil Johnson & John MacArthur
posted by Joel Taylor
It’s been almost a year since I asked this question to these Christian “leaders” and the response has been nada. Zilch. Nothing. In fact, these sages of wisdom have blocked me on twitter and facebook. That’s ok, I don’t mind that. The fact is, I have asked an honest, valid, question to a teaching that […]
Controversy in the New Testament
posted by Joel Taylor
If you can, tell me, why we should not be prepared to detect and refute falsehood in the Church? – Jay Adams Sometimes it may seem that we spend too much time refuting falsehood. All of us are chagrined at the preponderance of error both within and without the Church. We may write off those […]
Sola Scriptura, Faith, Practice & Evil In the Church
posted by Joel Taylor
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. – 2 Timothy 3:16, 17 The word translated adequate here may not be the best transliteration. Adequate has been defined as having the […]
PyroManiacs: You Too Can Think Like God–But Wait! There’s More!
posted by Joel Taylor
But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and *said, “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.” – Mark 8:33 (NASB) In the above passage, the phrase translated setting your mind on [God’s interests] is based on the Greek word φρονέω [ phroneō ] […]
Guilt by Association–What the Bible Teaches
posted by Joel Taylor
There are many who automatically cry out against any type of guilt-by-association (gba) approaches by those who would address the public teachings or endorsements of others. Romans 12:3 is often invoked, the passage which tells us not to think more highly of ourselves than we should. Of course, the idea here when using this verse […]
How God Views Homosexuals
posted by Joel Taylor
Way too often, Christians view homosexuality far, far differently than God does. In Scripture, the male prostitute, sodomite, and homosexual is described vividly and it tells us unequivocally how God views homosexuality and homosexuals themselves. First, Deuteronomy 23:18 – You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the wages of a dog into […]
