I’ve been doing polemics since about 2010. Every time I think I’ve seen it all, I’m corrected by checking my news feed. As I’ve said since at least 2012, quoting Spurgeon, our Modern Day Downgrade has us “going downhill at breakneck speed.” Part of what Pulpit & Pen does (in fact, most of what Pulpit … Read more
There are actually several scandals here which the Christian Church – and in particular, the evangelical community – need to address. Ravi Zacharias is a noted apologist who is famous worldwide for defending theism and Christianity. The reason we address these issues isn’t to hurt the church’s testimony, but to demonstrate that the Christian Church, … Read more
The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) is the progressive-leftist lobbying arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, currently run by former Democratic staffer, Russell Moore. Moore, who serves on the George Soros-funded Evangelical Immigration Table, has released the ERLC priorities for immigration reform, and has committed to helping continue chain migration in the United States. … Read more
A gaggle of America’s most prominent lady preachers have joined together to promote a bleeding heart immigration propaganda campaign, most of whom are probably unaware that they’re being used to promote an ideology that runs far deeper than their shallow understanding of the Bible. George Soros – who funds the Evangelical Immigration Table – has been … Read more
Dr. Paige Patterson and his wife Dorothy, nearing retirement as President and First Lady of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, are having their retirement home built on the seminary property. The decision by the Executive Committee of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s trustees to allow the Pattersons to live out their retirement years on the grounds of SWBTS needs … Read more
Illegal immigration has become the most popular issue to talk about among evangelicals seeking to build a bridge between evangelicalism and America’s left. Conceding on the culture wars of abortion and gay marriage, these evangelical leaders can’t be found in the thick of it on those important religious issues, but are at the front of … Read more
The polemics term for this heresy is called Rauschenbuschism, named after its chief 20th-century proponent, Walter Rauschenbusch. You know the heresy as “Social Gospel,” and Rauschenbusch wrote the book, A Theology for the Social Gospel, in 1917. Rauschenbuschism teaches that the Gospel’s primary consequence on Earth is not the forgiveness of sins, but the solution … Read more
In Desiring God the first chapter in the book is entitled, “The Happiness of God: Foundation for Christian Hedonism.” As we saw in my previous article, Piper’s god is a deity who is self-absorbed in the happiness his glory brings him. And this unbiblical self-absorbed god is the basis of Piper’s Christian Hedonism. Piper asserts, “Therefore the … Read more
Lol. That’s the response that is due the recent SBC Echoes post defending the former Democratic Staffer, animal rights activist, Martin Luther King celebrator, Cultural Marxist, illegal immigrant amnesty-supporter and George Soros partner, Russell Moore. In polemics there’s a term called “website orthodox,” and it’s a term with which anyone capable of entry-level discernment should … Read more
More subtle is the denial of the truth that there are three divine Persons — the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. The denial of this truth leads to modalism…For some reason many feel that there is a hierarchy of “error” when it comes to the Trinity. It is really bad to be a polytheist. … Read more
Part One of this article was published on December 18, 2017. Over a month later, interest in the issues raised in the article remains high, and the questions over associations of evangelical leaders like Al Mohler, Tim Keller, Russell Moore, and Marvin Olasky continue to linger. Efforts to dismiss the well-documented findings as the “ramblings of … Read more
I greatly admire the folksy wisdom of Douglas Wilson. I have quoted him umpteen hundred times (I’m rounding) in various mediums. I’ve spoken to him (briefly) on the phone. He seems to be completely and utterly unconcerned with political correctness in a grandiose and inspiring sort of way. He seems to be one of the … Read more
Melissa Moore is the daughter of Beth Moore, who we have written about many, many times. The Southern Baptist Popetress, the Evangelical Bishop of Women, the wild-eyed prophetess, has virtual altars built to her at Lifeway Christian Stores and gaggles of millions gather for her (probably ghost written) Bible studies. Hundreds of thousands attend her … Read more
Sex trafficking is bad. Adultery is bad. Hypocrisy is really, really bad. These are things that even pagans agree upon (generally). As Christians, we can also add a few other things to the “bad” list as it pertains to Martin Luther King, Jr. Orgies are bad. Homosexuality is bad. Heresy is bad. All of these … Read more
In case you missed it, we explained the definition of heresy in What is Heresy? Is Arminianism Heresy, Part I. Read it before you proceed. Somehow, James White has convinced people that we – that is, me, JD Hall and Pulpit & Pen – are “Hyper-Calvinists” and by that he means that we believe Arminianism … Read more
