“’Come now, and let us reason together,’ Says the Lord…” Isaiah 1:17 In this series I will be addressing a list of “40 harmful effects of Christianity” that originated on the American Atheists Facebook page and has since made its way around the internet. Having read this list over, I can say that its truth value, to … Read more
I’m working on finishing up a new book this week (I’m being optimistic), called Spurgeon Calling: The Modern Day Downgrade. As I’m waiting for the latest edition of P&PP to upload via the very poor wifi in my sermon bunker, I thought I’d leave some quotations here from the Downgrade Controversy, faithfully collated at Spurgeon.org… … Read more
Some months ago, I authored a post about Beth Moore which readers could use to lead their friends out from under the influence of that popular but disturbing author. I did not present a detailed argument about why Beth Moore should be avoided, rather I listed a number of minimal facts which indicated that Beth … Read more
Liberty University Professor, Karen Swallow Prior, has been under a lot of scrutiny on social media for the last several days regarding her stance on homosexuality. The argument is that she believes homosexuality to be sinful, therefore, she does not affirm it. But do her actions say otherwise? First, let’s define the term affirm. While the Oxford … Read more
A blog we haven’t heard of from a person we haven’t heard of (Chris Bolt), was tweeted to Pulpit & Pen by ecumenist, Eric Teetsel (who we’ve written about here and here) and provided some “explanations” for some of the quotations and citations made in our first piece about Karen Swallow Prior. Currently with more … Read more
I’m seeing quite a few open letters of apology from Christians to the gay community in light of the recent Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage. At first, I was angry. “What are we apologizing for again?!?,” I thought. As a conservative Christian, I was annoyed. It seemed – at first – to be capitulation on … Read more
2 Timothy 2:22-26 “So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, … Read more
THE STATE OF TENNESSEE VS. SCOPES In front of the Rhea County courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee there is a plaque that reads: “Here, from July 10 to 21, 1925 John Thomas Scopes, a County High School teacher, was tried for teaching that a man descended from a lower order of animals in violation of a … Read more
“Separation from evil is the necessary first principle of communion with Him … Separation from evil is His principle of unity” – J.N. Darby Ecumenism seems to be the new drug of choice in the Church today. Everybody’s doing it; it’s cool, it’s hip and if you’re not on board, you’re going to miss out. In … Read more
These were the words of James White during a Recent Dividing Line of The Dividing Line where Dr. White responded to Leighton Flowers regarding something that was done during the close of their recent debate on May 7th. Professor Flowers offered to take up a “love offering” if only Dr. White agreed not to use … Read more
As anyone who’s been following my blog knows, I’ve been highly critical of Ronnie Floyd and the SBC’s 2015 Annual Meeting theme, Great Awakening. I believe the Southern Baptist Convention has spun out of control under current president Floyd, and is heading downhill faster than ever. Ronnie Floyd is no stranger to questionable practices and teachings, and has been exposed for his mishandling of Scripture to teach Robert Morris’ first fruits tithing heresy, as well as ties to a New Age ministry that practices a borderline form of witchcraft, known as prayer circles. He also endorses New Ager Mark Batterson’s book, the Circle Maker, which also promotes an unbiblical form mystical prayer.
67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth … Read more
Editor’s Note. This article was originally written and posted at EntreatingFavor.com and is being reprinted here with permission. 1 Timothy 6:3-4 [ESV] “If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands … Read more
[Transcript provided below.] On his December 9th Radio Show, Glenn Beck let loose a few interesting revelations- primarily that a big name in evangelical circles who was being lined up to appear on his show made his appearance conditional on the provision that he would be able to draw some clear lines in the sand … Read more
The following article was written and was originally posted HERE, by Bryan Fischer, and is being reposted in its entirety, with permission Dr. Albert Mohler is a prominent Southern Baptist, serving as the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has always, in my experience, been an uncompromising advocate for the authority of Scripture on … Read more
