False doctrine is not made harmless by winking at it. God hates whatever gloss we put on such lies. No lie is of the truth, and no amount of ‘tolerance and acceptance’ can make it so. A doctrine is right, or it is wrong, there is no middle [...]
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Reliance upon the person and work of Jesus through faith alone guarantees me reconciliation with God; reliance upon myself and my tainted works guarantees me a nice hot corner of hell all to [...] God’s church doesn’t have parts sticking out in random directions that serve no purpose and we aren’t the ones who form God’s church in the first [...] Remember reading this article about five months ago? http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/gallery/2011/05/the_world_is_ending_drive_safely.html I’d love to read it rewritten thusly: There’s something remarkable about an apology. It could be whispered or shouted. It could be written on a scrap of paper or even a napkin. But seldom does an apology happen on a large scale. Family Radio’s massive, highly organized billboard [...] God has spoken. He has revealed his Word to us primarily, unerringly and unfailingly through His Son, Jesus and through His Word as written by the Prophets and [...] “Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.” — Jude 3 A reader (Jon D.) commented at the end of Part 1, [...] “Scripture is like a river, broad and deep, shallow enough here for lambs to go wading, but deep enough there for an elephant to float.” –Gregory Dialogus Before I get into the first of three types of Pickers identified in the first part of this series, I want to make something perfectly clear to [...] Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, – Colossians 3:16a Who are the American Pickers? The ones I’m referring to don’t have a show on History Channel, though their names could be Mike or Frank. The American Pickers I’m referring to are the greatest threat to Christianity [...] Knowing God without knowing our own wretchedness makes for pride. Knowing our own wretchedness without knowing God makes for despair. Knowing Jesus Christ strikes the balance because He shows us both God and our own wretchedness. – Blaise Pascal Most American Christians have an unhealthy level of self-esteem – it is much too high. The average American [...] Dear Atheist Friend, You and I actually have much in common. We both seek The Truth®. If we are both intellectually honest with ourselves, we will accept The Truth®, regardless of whether or not it fits our current understanding of truth. Here is just a little bit of The Truth®: In The End®, everyone dies. Christians tend [...] |
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