At Moody Bible Institute, I was taught the church’s mission could be organized into three basic functions: worship, evangelism, and the edification (building up) of believers. If a church undertook an activity that couldn’t reasonably be plugged into one of those functions, then that activity was a distraction from its mission. Have you ever considered … More Evolutionism Poisons Christian Worship
In the lead-up to the Truth Matters conference in October, we will be focusing our attention on the sufficiency, authority, and clarity of Scripture. One of our previous blog series, Looking for Truth in All the Wrong Places, strongly emphasizes those doctrines. The following entry from that series originally appeared on June 21, 2017. -ed. by John MacArthur / Friday, August 30, 2019 … More Regulating Special Revelation
11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for … More Jesus Said “I am” Part IV
What We Learn from Public Disavowals of Christianity by: John Stonestreet Last week, following the high profile falling away from faith of Joshua Harris, former Hillsong singer and songwriter Marty Sampson posted this on Instagram: “Time for some real talk…I’m genuinely losing my faith…and it doesn’t bother me.” The next day he deleted this post and … More BreakPoint: A Failure of Faith Formation
I would seem impossible to call oneself a “Christian” with out having a right Biblical Worldview yet millions worldwide (and especially in the western world) do just that. Question: “Why do so many Christians not have a consistently biblical worldview?” Answer: A biblical worldview is one’s total conception of the world from a biblical standpoint. It’s … More “Why do so Many Christians not have a Consistently Biblical Worldview?”
But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits[a] to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 (ESV) Pero … More Thank God for You
CARLOS CHUNG | AUGUST 20, 2019 If you have ever had someone say to you or overhead someone say about another “I thought you {they} were a Christian you understand how important our daily walk is. We may think only God sees our every move but trust me others are watching closely just waiting for an … More The Relentless Pursuit of a Good Name
Listen, I am never one to express the Flip Wilson theology, that is; “the devil made me do it”. Yet there is undeniable biblical proof that Satan and his minions are loose (1 Perter 5:8), they are great plotters against the children of God (Ephesians 6:11) and can weaken (destroy) nations (Isaiah 14:12). I found the … More How Satan Works Today
No seas vencido por el mal, sino vence con el bien el mal. Romans 12:21 (LBLA) One of my devotionals this morning was the above bible verse. As is my custom I looked it up in English and Spanish for context and I liked the CSB version below. It was very timely, there is … More Christian Ethics
We at FSM and FSMWO have aimed to help those with addictions since our inception. We have many resources that can help those with alcohol, anger, drug, gambling porn and many other forms of addictions. Please do not hesitate to contact us privately for a list of resources. – Mike JOHN STREET | AUGUST 13, 2019 Enslaved: A … More Enslaved: A Theology of Addiction
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