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Jellyfish Christianity

Karen — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:53:17 +0000

Perhaps one of my favourite “phrases” from the writings of J.C. Ryle, of which, during the last few years, often referred to both in conversation and script!

“One plague of our age is the widespread dislike to what men are pleased to call dogmatic theology. In the place of it, the idol of the day is a kind of jellyfish Christianity – a Christianity without bone, or [Continue reading ...]

Emergent Pattern – Understand The Times – Roger Oakland

Karen — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:29:59 +0000

Roger Oakland’s ministry “Understand The Times” has been such a blessing in my walk with the Lord. Here he explains the Emergent Pattern of The Emergent Church, a seeker friendly Christian movement touted to be the “New” Christianity for the Post-Modern World. But is the Emergent Church really a fresh approach to teaching sound doctrine, or is it part of the great end times apostasy predicted in [Continue reading ...]

Pragmatism: What Is Pragmatism

Karen — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:39:15 +0000

What is pragmatism?

Basically it is a philosophy that says that results determine meaning, truth, and value — what will work becomes a more important question than what is true. As Christians, we are called to trust what the Lord says, preach that message to others, and leave the results to Him. But many have set that aside. Seeking relevancy and success, they have welcomed the pragmatic approach [Continue reading ...]

The Pope and The Papacy (Pt 1) – John MacArthur

Karen — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:01:46 +0000

Motivated by money, it invented Purgatory. And by the way, Purgatory is what makes the whole system work. Take out Purgatory and it’s a hard sell to be a Catholic. People hang in there because of the deception of Purgatory. Purgatory is the safety net, when you die, you don’t go to hell. You go there and get things sorted out and finally [Continue reading ...]

Catholic Mysticism in The Emerging Church

Karen — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:00:50 +0000

Richard Bennett, a former Roman Catholic Priest … “Catholic Mysticism and the Emerging Church may be one of the most important topics that we have addressed. Catholic mysticism has helped mightily to transform the New Age Movement from being counter-culture to being embraced by Evangelicals, and Western civilization as such. Catholic mysticism has affected almost every facet of life without being noticed or perceived.”

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Testimony of a Former Roman Catholic Priest

Karen — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:13:23 +0000

Testimony of Richard Bennett, a Former Roman Catholic Priest.

Salvation by Grace through Faith in Jesus Christ. “For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9

The Apathy of The Modern Church (2)

Karen — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:00:05 +0000

“Everywhere there is apathy.

Nobody cares whether that which is preached is true or false.

A Sermon is a sermon whatever the subject; only, the shorter it is, the better.”

Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)

The Apathy of The Modern Church (Part 1) (Part 2)

Karen — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:36:02 +0000

“Does The Truth Matter Anymore?”

Nicky Gumbel at Roman Catholic Congress

Karen — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:08:59 +0000

Alpha pioneer of the Anglican Church of England, Reverend Nicky Gumbel, spoke to a Roman Catholic audience of 1,500 people, including several Cardinals, in St Stephen’s Basilica, Budapest, on Friday, September 21, 2007.

He gave, as reported by “AlphaFriends,” a keynote address on ‘Hope’ at the International Congress for the New Evangelisation, led by the archbishops of five European cities – Vienna, Paris, Lisbon, Brussels [Continue reading ...]

Nicky Gumbel Alpha Course and The Pope

Karen — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:14:17 +0000

The Reverend Nicky Gumbel’s ecumenical Alpha Course delivered, worldwide, and in particular, to the Anglican Church and Roman Catholic Church.

During the entire course, of which, millions have attended, Nicky Gumbel fails to mention, expound, from Scripture, the foundational truth; “salvation by works” cannot save anyone (Ephesians 2:8-9). Of which, is startling, and noteworthy, given his position in the Anglican Church of England, Nicky Gumbel is more [Continue reading ...]