Excerpted from my sermon on August 23, 2020 at Big Springs Community Church Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” But Steve Earle, a leftist singer, countered, “The truth
7 Critical Issues for a Christian Voter in 2018
As a Christian, I would vote for a candidate or a proposition that support most, if not all, of the following…
“If I Were the Devil” by Paul Harvey
In his own churches, I would substitute psychology for religion and deify science. I’d lure priests and pastors into misusing boys and girls and church money.
Household Baptisms by Pouring and Immersion (you may be in for a surprise)
Noah’s Flood and the Red Sea Crossing: two types of baptisms
16 Affirmations Regarding Marriage by the United Reformed Churches in North America (2018)
Our Lord Jesus declared that the one-flesh union of one man and one woman in marriage is rooted in creation, and the apostle Paul taught that it refers to the mystery of the gospel (Gen 2:24; Matt 19:4-6; 1 Cor 6:16-17; Eph 5:25-32)
Three-million-year-old cave art and tooth found in San Francisco
The workers immediately notified Stanford University’s Anthropology Department, of their find. Using the latest radiometric dating methods, it was determined that this cave art and the tooth were over 3 million years old. Scientists are also sure that the tooth belonged to a prehistoric hominid.
Who Raised Jesus from the Dead?
In all of God’s works – election, creation, redemption, and final glorification – the Father, Son and Spirit act in harmony as one. God is one, and therefore, each Person of the Trinity is involved in all that God does.
Stop Saying, “God is good all the time” . . .
What the Bible says to contradict what many people – especially prosperity gospelers – mean when they say this.
7 Theses Against the Federal re-Vision-ist Heresy of Final Justification by Works
The ARP, OPC, PCA, RCUS, URCNA, OCRC, WPCUS, RPCUS and the RPCNA have all made public statements rejecting the FV. Some are bold enough to call it “heresy.”
The Nine Points of URCNA Synod 2007 Against Final Justification by Works and other Federal Vision Heresies in Tagalog
“9. Sinomang nagtuturo na mayroong hiwalay at pangwakas na pagaaring-ganap na may bahagi ang katuwiran o kabanalan na mula sa isang Kristiyano (HC 52; BC 37).”
Why the Federal Vision Resurgence?
Piper does not hold to any of the Reformed confessions or catechisms. That doesn’t mean he isn’t a Christian or that he doesn’t teach useful things. But it does mean that we shouldn’t be surprised when he teaches something outside the confessional standards.
From Psalms to Hymns to Rock Bands to …
The theological erosion of worship music is even worse when “contemporary” music arrived. These songs were written by mostly Biblically- and theologically-illiterate young men and women, even those in their early teens!