Recipe for a Self-Centered Anemic Church By Dr. John Oswalt “Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. “I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not…
When Spiritual Apostasy Rules By David Lane Going by the plausible but deceptive name “Christians Against Christian Nationalism,” secular Christians, spearheaded by the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty [BJC], recently announced that “As Christians, we are bound to Christ, not by citizenship, but by faith…Whether we worship at a…
Is Love More Important Than Truth? By Mike Gendron The growing trend in the 21st century church is to suppress doctrinal differences for the sake of unity. Many are saying that we should avoid doctrine because it is divisive. Instead, we supposedly need to focus on just loving Jesus and…
How Millions of Christians Are Unequally Yoked with Unbelievers By Jonathan Lewis In 2 Corinthians 6:14, Paul gives an important instruction to us as God’s people: “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.” (ESV) Why is this important? Paul answers that question as the verse continues: “For what partnership has…
A Berean Exercise: “Christian” Magazines – Part 2 By T. A. McMahon There’s a Latin saying that is similar to what it means to be a Berean. The Bereans were Jews to whom the Apostle Paul spoke in the synagogue in the Greek city of Berea. Luke commended them (Acts…
Christian Worldview Entropy By Jay Seegert Too many parents feel that taking their children to church on Sundays and praying before meals is all that’s required. This just doesn’t suffice, nor should we expect it to. You may be familiar with the term “entropy” and all that it entails. For…
Attacking God’s Word By Marc Hodges The powers of the world seek to twist God’s Word to their own purposes and persecute those who view the Bible as saying what it means and meaning what it says. God’s Word declares that God is knowable, and knowing Him is the privilege…
A Berean Exercise: "Christian" Magazines By T. A. McMahon A staff member handed me a couple of the latest magazine issues we received in order to review them. They were Christianity Today (CT) and Charisma Magazine (CM). We subscribe to them in order to keep up to date regarding teachings…
The EFCA Turns Away from Premillennialism By Jonathan C. Brentner On the afternoon of June 19, 2019, the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) voted to remove the word “premillennial” from their statement of faith. As one who has attended EFCA churches in the past, I feel a deep sense…
Geckos Evidence of Creation NOT Evolution By David Jolly Virtually everyone here in the U.S. has seen or heard of the gecko used in commercials for a certain insurance company. That gecko has successfully invaded and colonized many homes and businesses throughout the country. But what does that have to…