According to this CBS post in a recent interview, Elton John provocatively stated that Jesus was “a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems.” At first glance, this statement borders on the absurd–how can Elton make these claims about the historic Christ, and so boldly? It contradicts the Gospel and the teachings of Jesus. ...
The Word of God calls upon believers to confess their faith. Jesus said, Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven (Matt. 10:32). The apostle Paul concurs: If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised ...
Over at the Christian Theology blog, Doug Eaton posts a page out of Ronald Nash’s book, Faith and Reason, explaining Gordon Clark’s argument for the existence of God from truth. Here’s how Doug kicks it off . . . Gordon Clark being a presuppositionalist normally did not argue for the existence of God, but in ...
One of the most contentious topics in the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism is the pravity of man: Is man spiritually dead, as the Calvinist claim? Or is he simply morally ill or spiritually impoverished, as posited by the Arminians? In parts four and five of my series Who is Sovereign in Salvation¸ I provide ...
Not long ago my aunt died from complications related to Alzheimers. At her funeral, the “minister,” who was somehow associated with Calvary Chapel, made several references to her spirit being “released from the prison house of the body.” This terminology comes from an ancient heresy called Gnosticism. Gene Edward Veith, in a World Magazine article ...
Even as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many. Matthew 20:28 Some preachers and professors affect to believe in a redemption which I must candidly confess I do not understand; it is so indistinct and indefinite — a redemption which ...
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I turned 29 on February 20th. Here are a few random thoughts. 1. I don’t know Christ nearly as much as I want to. 2. I have so many books to read. 3. One more year to revel in the 20′s, though I don’t fear the 30′s. 4. What is that on my back? 5. ...
From Christian History magazine . . . One woman was converted through reading a single page of one of Spurgeon’s sermons wrapped around some butter she had bought. Spurgeon read The Pilgrim’s Progress at age 6 and went on to read it over 100 times. The New Park Street Pulpit and The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit—the ...
The newest volume to be released in the (first-ever) ongoing translation of Matthew Poole‘s Latin Synopsis Criticorum (Synopsis of Interpreters) into English is Revelation 8-14, which is now available for purchase (softcopy and electronic download). This volume also contains the English Annotations (commentary) by Poole’s continuator, John Collinges. For more information and to place an ...