Herescope has an nice article on Brian McLaren’s vision for Christianity and the World. But NWO globalism is just a conspiracy theory, right?
Emergent future
March 25, 2008
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Resurrection without Atonement?
March 23, 2008Lighthouse Trails (LT) has in interesting article about so-called churches that celebrate Easter while denying the purpose for which Christ died.
Given that today is Easter 2008, I thought should add as much as I can to the LT article. The list of names cited by LT is comprehensive, by any means.
Other names come to my mind when I think of men who deny the atonement. Jeffrey John comes to mind, for instance. He compares penal substitutionary atonement to “divine child abuse”. Marcus Borg comes to mind. Borg, a Jesus Seminar fellow, doesn’t think that most of the Bible is literally true. John Shelby Spong comes to mind. Spong, another Jesus Seminar fellow, believes that modernism and postmodernism calls for Christians to embrace universalism and existentialism.
So, I have but a few names to add. I could add many more. Just follow the links, dear reader. Who is at the root of the latest “progressive Christian” movements? Who are their influences? How does secular philosophy enter into it? What are they really saying about the Holy Bible?
He that hath an ear, let him hear!
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Forced Ecumenism in Canada
March 22, 2008Lighthouse Trails has an article on a Canadian ministry that has been pressured to quit defending Christianity against attacks by other religions. Keith and Lori MacGregor refused to bow to government threats to compromise their teaching, or lose their tax exempt status. This is good news to the those who have been in the business of compromising biblical truth for decades.
Worldnet Daily has more on this story. Other people, like Dawn Stefanowicz, speak of Canada’s repressive hate crimes laws. Stefanowicz claims that people can be charged with hate crimes in Canada for simply speaking honestly in their own homes about behavior or “lifestyles” that they find to be harmful. It sounds as though a spiteful child could accuse their parents of hate speech, and stir up a lot of trouble for Mom and Dad.
The MacGregor’s were “forced out” of Canada in the sense that they felt they had been targeted for persecution.
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Sin in America
March 20, 2008Albert Mohler has a recent post about opinions that my countrymen have on sin. A survey, by Ellison Research, reflects the increasing popularity of sexual sins.
The survey clearly demonstrates a double standard that Americans cling to. A little over half of the people said that homosexuality is sinful, but they don’t seem to think that other sexual sins are as bad.
That double standard is the grease that serves to hasten our downward slide toward total depravity. This also means that there is a lot of “secret” sexual sin in our churches. The collective conscience of America is seared daily by the filthy talk, nakedness, and lewd deeds that pepper our media and entertainment.
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Pragmatism as the "new" test of truth?
March 19, 2008Relevant Christian has a post by Joe Martino. He makes a whining argument for pragmatism as a basis for letting heretical teaching go unchallenged.
I get tired of the Bible being used as the final shock and awe weapon to win the battle. I just don’t believe that when God wrote this love letter He intended for us to use it as a battering ram to win arguments. Anybody can claim that what they believe is backed by the Bible. Anybody can say their way is the most Biblical way. They are the one’s defending the truth. Heck, there is an even a Blog where some one has decided to call themselves the “Keepers of Christ’s Truth.” They tell us, Right now, Truth is under attack, and much is at stake.” So I just want to get this strait: The same God who created the entire universe, who has kept the Bible preserved through countless attacks. The same God who reconciled all men to Himself through the sacrificial death, burial and resurrection of His Son needs some guy with a BLOG to defend the Truth? That’s retarded. That goes beyond any sane, reasonable train of thought. It bugs me to no end.
Martino clearly alludes to Doug Pagitt and Rob Bell as “godly men” who are being unfairly attacked by bible-thumpers. Brother Joe is under the tutelage of Seminary professors. That explains quite a bit!
Sorry, Joe. You should study up on these guys before you defend them.
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UPDATE: 03/21/2008
Be sure and read the comments. Brother Joe stopped by to demonstrate his fruits of the spirit. Joe likes to run house churches and demonstrate his contempt for youth ministry.
UPDATE: 03/24/2008
Brother Joe Martino dropped by again to lecture on repentance and tell us that Rob Bell is his pastor.
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The New Age Church of O
March 19, 2008Slice of Laodicea has series of posts about Oprah Winfrey’s success in teaching New Age doctrines to the American masses. She, a former professing Baptist, is currently teaching a course on Eckhart Tolle’s book, The New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose.
This is a mass-market blending of Christianity and New Age heresy. Who is influencing whom?
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Christian Education?
March 19, 2008Lighthouse Trails has an article about “contemplative” practices that are infecting Christian colleges.
It’s a shame that people aren’t reading their Bibles and thinking on the things of Christ.
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The apparent demise of Issues Etc
March 19, 2008Sliceoflaodicea.com has an article about the Lutheran Church of Missouri Synod (LCMS), and the sudden death of their Issues Etc radio program. The LCMS authorities are not talking about it.
I became acquainted with the show only recently. I appreciated Todd Wilken’s firm stance on biblical matters. My first thought is that Todd offended someone who the LCMS wants to placate at any cost. Word has it that the Emergent church has been paving inroads to the LCMS. Todd was not Emergent friendly.
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First things.
March 18, 2008This is one of several blogs I use. If I like this implementation of WordPress, then I might migrate everything to it.
I’m disappointed that I don’t see a way to use the ESV Bible plug-in. I used it on a Unix server that I had setup with WP.
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