Here’s a list of things that are actual idols: Icons of Mary and the Saints Supposed holy relics Dead people, when you pray to them Rosary beads and holy water Those are idols; physical objects or created beings who are worshiped, prayed to, or ascribed with spiritual power. You know, stuff like this… Idols are … Read more
Daniel Duigou, the priest of the Church Saint-Mary in Paris, France, is a French priest with progressive views on the topic of human sexuality. After meeting privately with the Pope, the priest claims that Francis gave him a thumbs-up approval to his blessing of same-sex couples. For clarity’s sake, Duigou is not claiming that Pope … Read more
Pope Francis has yet again made waves among conservative Roman Catholics for saying in an interview – at least allegedly – that souls who are not redeemed will just “disappear.” Speaking in an interview with his longtime atheist friend, Eugenio Scalfari, Francis claimed that not only would souls cease existence, but that there was in … Read more
Polemics ministries already face the oft-painted and unfortunate caricature of being “hyper-separationists” and “fundamentalists” who can’t play nice or get along with others. In spite of reiterating that we can find good things in the ministries of men, we may often criticize for one reason or another, still some accuse us of anathematizing people “just … Read more
In a startling move, a Romanist priest has preached a homily in which he relayed an imprecatory prayer for Pope Francis, contingent upon Francis’ obedience to God. An imprecatory prayer is a statement to God asking for judgment upon another individual. The word, “imprecate,” is a verb that means, “to invoke harm upon or curse.” … Read more
The Mormon Church has installed a new grand poobah. In their language, he is the “President” of the church (Jesus put presidents in charge of His church, right?). He is also seen as “the prophet” set aside by God to lead the restoration of the Melchizedekian priesthood. You can find a full list of their … Read more
In our first post in this series, we explained the Second Commandment and gave a historical survey of Christian thought on the topic of icons – or images – of God the Son. In the second post, we discussed the opinion of early church pastor and historian, Eusebius. In our third post, we gave the opinion of John Calvin … Read more
In the year 1095, Pope Urban II ordered the first invasion of Israel, calling on all the Christians of Europe to physically take back the Promised Land by force. He famously shouted, concerning their reclaiming of Jerusalem from the Muslim hordes, “Deus vult!” or “God wills it!” Thus would begin the first of seven … Read more
Kirk Cameron: ‘God is Unleashing Something That is Uniting Heaven and Earth’ Kirk Cameron, Francis Chan Join Hands With Cultists to Promote False Gospel Kirk Cameron, James MacDonald, David Jeremiah Support Carson’s Christian Creds Et Tu, Kirk? Revive Us 2016, the Symptom of the Larger Problem of Americanism & Nationalism Christmas in the Hands of … Read more
It’s no secret that Kirk Cameron has embraced the false gospel of American Patriotism. Clearly, he’s accepted post-millennial Reconstructionist ideals of Dominionism and has been championing the cause of taking back the culture in America for several years. It’s unclear exactly how he was led down this path of patriotic idolatry, as his past associations with … Read more
In January 2013 I was informed of a conference that simply everyone who’s anyone was going to. I was even invited to bring our youth along with a local church to the conference. My own children were informed by their friends that all the local church youth groups were going to this conference. … Read more
The Passion Conference just wrapped up its 20th anniversary with a massive crowd of millennials in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The event, running from January 2 –4, saw over 50,000 eighteen to twenty-five-year-olds * packing the venue in order to, according to the Passion 2017 website, “see a generation leverage their lives for what … Read more
“so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.” 2 Timothy 3:8 When the imprisoned, soon-to-be-martyred Paul wrote his final letter to Timothy, effectively passing the mantle of ministry to his young protégé, he warned the young disciple about the imminent persecution that would come “in the last days.” The … Read more
As we near the culmination of this election cycle, Christians face an ever growing push from both inside and outside the Evangelical camp for their vote. This push to elect and choose the most “godly candidate” from within Evangelicalism is becoming more prominent with each passing election cycle. Recently RC, Editor of Pulpit & Pen … Read more
Have you ever heard of “iDisciple” before? That’s okay if you haven’t. I was not aware of this “Christian” content provider either. That is until recently; I was introduced to iDisciple through the marketing selectiveness of Facebook. Since I use my Facebook for primarily Polemics, Apologetics along with various other Christian activities of the sort. … Read more
