The following was published in the Reformation Montana Journal, written by JD Hall and posted with permission. Dissection of a Downgrade compares some of the issues that we are currently seeing, in relation to the Downgrade of Spurgeon’s day. To order the Reformation Montana journal, click here. “We have said, with deep grief that we … Read more
Christians looooooooove leadership. It is a favored theme that has a soft spot in the hearts of most believers. I say “most believers” but actually I think it’s probably “most pastors.” More often than not they’re the ones who have an unrequited need to foist leadership principles upon their congregations. They bring in speakers to … Read more
Editors note. The following post was written by special guest Tim Bates, who blogs at theologicaldebates.blogspot.com I am as happy as the next guy when a false teacher, charlatan or morally disqualified pastor is exposed or forced to step down. Their reign of terror is over. Their influence over the church has been seriously reduced. They are … Read more
Originally posted by Seth Dunn HERE “It was a pleasure to burn.” Guy Montag, from Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 Matthew LeHew Calls Out Ergun Caner Matthew LeHew “It’s simply important for all BPC stakeholders, especially the faculty and staff that make their living at the institution, to realize how serious the situation is”[1] – Matthew LeHew On or about the 10th of … Read more
This is a three-part series deconstructing three popular illustrations that pastors give their congregations, all of which might sound good or spiritual, but do not correspond to history or reality. The purpose is to build your discernment when people say bibley things, and not let evangelical historical sound bites lead you to repeat them. There … Read more
God’s called deserve the best preparation for ministry for God’s people that is available. – Jeff Crawford, President of Cross Church School of Ministry and Teaching Pastor [vimeo http://vimeo.com/69573317] Through a series of “powerful messages,” God began to move in a “mighty way” in 2012 as Ronnie Floyd’s “vision” for the Cross Church School of … Read more
It is common in modern evangelical circles to speak of one’s “calling” to this or that. A call to preach. A call to mission work, and/or a specific country or people group. A call to fulfill a certain ministry. A call to carry out a certain task. A call to speak to a specific person … Read more
To kick off the show, I want to express my thankfulness that Dan Barnes believes and teaches that homosexuality is a sin and is a sign of ultimate depravity. I definitely agree with him, but considering that I don’t know the guy and have not previously interacted with him, knowing this salient point is served … Read more
Inspired by a recent Rick Warren sermon where he used no less than 6 different Bible versions in his ongoing goal to twist God’s word at every chance he gets, I thought a bit of some compare and contrast would be in order as as we ask ourselves- what is a Bible and what does … Read more
I’m not worried about churches that hide Easter eggs for kids once a year – I’m worried about churches that hide the Gospel from people every week. – Clayton Pruett Dr. Jack Graham’s Prestonwood Baptist Church is having their annual Easter Egg Drop – in which they dump thousands of eggs out of a helicopter … Read more
Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” And he said to them, “When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread, and forgive … Read more
We have good reason to believe that discernment is floating dead atop the surface of the wide stream of American evangelicalism like a bloated corpse drifting with the current. As far as that goes, discernment may not be dead in America’s largest denomination, but it is certainly dying. An example for your consideration… Dr. Steve … Read more
Brothers, The oft-heard phrase in Reformed circles, ‘Semper Reformanda,‘ came first from Jodocus van Lodenstein – a Dutch Reformed stalwart who coined the expression in a devotional publication in 1674. According to Lodenstein and others who began to use this terminology, it was not enough for a resurgence of Biblical literacy to reform the doctrine … Read more
Many of have taken issue with Steven Furtick in recent years. Pointing out Furtick-level pastoral narcissism has been common fare on a number of popular podcasts. I’ll assume you haven’t actually made your habitation under a rock and that you’re aware of the Furtick controversies; the increasingly scary cult mentality of Elevation Church as it … Read more
Suppose you met some people who told you they were believers. They stated they believed in the God of scriptures, believed that Jesus was his Son, that he died for their sins and that he rose from the dead. They believed salvation was by faith and grace, and that loving God and loving people were … Read more
