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Polemic Theology: How to Deal with Those Who Differ from Us
- We are called upon by the Lord to contend earnestly for the faith (Jude 3). That does not necessarily involve being contentious; but it involves avoiding compromise, standing forth for what we believe, standing forth for the truth of God--without welching at any particular moment.
by Roger R. Nicole
Blessed Are The Poor In Heart
- What are we to make of Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:8 when he says, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Is this good news, or bad news? First of all, we need to take a look at the larger context of Jesus’ statement, which appears in the opening section of his Sermon on the Mount, often referred to as the Beatitudes.
by Shane Rosenthal
Will There Ever Be A Restoration Of Judaism
- The Nation of God's elect is a spiritual nation, not a political one. You who are born of God are God's "holy nation" (I Pet. 2:9-10). This nation is the church of God that is made up of all believers of every age. The nation of Israel of the Old Testament was only a type of the true Israel of God formed in Christ Jesus.
by Don Fortner
The Ordination of Women: An Interview by Byron Snapp
- Since the diaconal office involves authority or rule, we have to remember that 1 Timothy 2:12 lays down a universal prohibition that it is forbidden for women to rule over men in the church. In that case, it is forbidden for women to have an office within the church because office involves rule or authority. Diaconal office, involving rule or authority, is thus closed to women.
by Dr. Greg Bahnsen
What About The Living Bible
- To the living bible we are totally and unalterably opposed. If it should prevail among us, the biblical faith would be destroyed. Our young people must be aware that this is another arm of the power of the lie that we fight as Reformed saints. It is a wicked effort to destroy God’s Word, as wicked as Jehoiakim’s burning of the Scriptures that he disliked.
by David J. Engelsma
Pentecostalism: Mother Of Charismaticism
- I usually make a distinction between 'old style' Pentecostalism and charismaticism. This distinction, however, is for the sake of charity, as a 'half-way house' conclusion. Charismaticism came directly out of Pentecostalism, not suddenly, but gradually. The modern charismatic movement evolved naturally out of old-style Pentecostalism, because Pentecostalism bore the seeds of today’s charismaticism, as a mother bears a child in her womb.
by Dr Kenneth Barry Napier
Kenneth Copeland's Name It Claim It Heresy
- Kenneth Copeland stands today as one of the prosperity gospel or Faith movement's leading spokesmen. His voluminous material (in print and broadcast media), combined with his crusades and international outreach centers, attest to his vast influence.
by Hendrik H. Hanegraaff and Erwin M. de Castro
Crypto-Calvinism and Open Communion
- Crypto-Calvinists (secret or hidden Calvinists) love to support their doctrine of open communion by pointing out that Jesus knew that Judas was an apostate who was about to betray Him, and yet He still let Judas partake of His body and blood at the Last Supper. We therefore, they claim, should do the same and not exclude people from our altars.
by astor William P. Terjesen
The Resurrection of Lazarus
- The resurrection of Lazarus of Bethany from the dead by Jesus Christ is recorded in John chapter 11. This resurrection is typical of conversion. His physical death is typical of our spiritual death, in which we are by nature "dead in trespasses and sins" (Ephesians 2:1). The stench of Lazarus in his tomb (v.39) represents the repugnance of our sin and spiritual death in the nostrils of God.
by Daniel E. Parks
Fasting For God
- fasting is used throughout the Bible by people as a way to approach God in time of need. For the most part you see the fast initiated by man and not by God. Is this such a fast that God has chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul?
by Michael Cortright
The Death of Fundamentalism
- Contrary to the idea that the church could evolve its thinking any way that they wished, Faithful Christians argued that there were certain fundamental biblical truths which defined essential Christianity, and which could not be abandoned if one wanted to remain biblically Christian.
by Glenn Parkinson
The Christian Sabbath is the First Day of the Week
- The following is courtesy of Pastor Richard Bacon and was edited from some email exchanges from November 1994, between Pastor Bacon and some Seventh Day Adventists. They first appeared on the Blue Banner Bulletin Board, the precursor to the FPCR web site.
by Pastor Richard Bacon
A Godly Man is a Lover of the Word
- Chrysostom compares the Scripture to a garden set with ornaments and flowers. A godly man delights to walk in this garden and sweetly solace himself. He loves every branch and part of the Word.
by Thomas Watson
The Marks of God's Children
- From the Word of God, pastors taught the people of God the marks of God’s children. That is the Reformation - not simply a reformation of the church tearing down the false garb around the church, but the establishment of the marks of God’s children, so to speak.
by Rev Carl Haak
How Liberal Theology Infected Scotland
- There were lone voices in the declension of the church that, for some years, pled for sanity and for the retention of the foundation truths of Christianity. But even they were heavily committed to the new order, and for the most part they had a foot in both camps. Their case is Sad indeed to relate, and it can be done only to sound a note of warning to the present day.
by Rev. Angus Finlayson
Forgive Me: The Dynamic of Forgiveness Among Christians
- I understand how challenging it is to trust in someone after having grievously offended you. But the same God, who supplied you with love to forgive, will also furnish you with heavenly love to build a trusting relationship. Love “beareth all thing, believeth all things, hopeth all thing, endureth all things” (1 Corinthians 13:7).
by Joe Mizzi
Who Sent The Earthquake And The Tsunami
- Why do disasters happen? If God is a good God, why is there suffering in this world? Why me? These age-old questions come to the forefront again after the South Asia earthquake-tsunami disaster. Christians of course answer with an affirmation of God's sovereignty. But some of us ask, Is God sovereign only over good, and not over evil?
by Nollie Malabuyo
Adorned in Modest Apparel: It Begins With The Heart
- We are so influenced by society in this day and age. We nonchalantly accept what our forefathers would have blatantly protested against as "wicked." Let us not measure our lives by the world's standards. If we do that, we will usually always come out alright. Let us be willing to measure our lives by the standards set in God's Word. In eternity, we won't regret it.
by Crystal Smisor
Should We Have Women Preachers
- Every significant movement within society will eventually, to some degree, make itself felt in the church. The phenomenon of "women's liberation" is no exception. There are those within the church who are clamoring that women must throw off the yoke of male domination and claim their rightful place in the body of Christ.
by Crystal Smisor
Why Rahab's Lie Was Sinful
- A pragmatic approach to obedience will force us to determine which situations in life warrant a “just” lie and which do not – a process for which there is no rubric, and for which the judgment would be utterly subjective and based on the individual’s own discernment. The Bible commends Rahab for her hospitality and her faith (see Hebrews 11.31 and James 2.25), but not her lie. Did Rahab sin? Yes. Did her sin detract from the genuine quality of her faith in the one true God? Not at all.
by Pastor Joel
Reinventing Calvinism
- Reinventing Calvinism - "The Gospel According to Brian McLaren." Mr. McLaren tries an attempt at redefining the meaning behind Calvinism's theological acrostic T.U.L.I.P., known as the "Doctrines of Grace," through the onion skin of his postmodern blended-faith. Though an effort in futility, an appropriate subtitle could have been (please sing alone) “he don’t bring me tulips anymore.”
by Steve Camp
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