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Thursday, October 8, 2009 (1:47 pm) By Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent TEHRAN, IRAN (Worthy News)– Two young women who converted from Islam to Christianity may face execution or at least life imprisonment after an Iranian court officially charged them with “apostasy” and “propagation of the Christian faith”, trial observers and Iranian Christians confirmed Thursday, October 8. Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad, 30, and Maryam Rustampoor, 27, were [Continue reading ...] With thanks and acknowledgement to David Shayesteh and Moriel Ministries for the following article highlighting the truth according to the Quran (Koran) of which I have an edition, for research and reference, in my study library. On September 25, 2009, Muslims gathered in front of the Capitol Building in Washington DC to pray for peace. This is what they said in their website prior to their [Continue reading ...] 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 ...] When it comes to matters of principle – moral and ethical foundations, biblical absolutes, the axioms of God’s Word, God’s clear commands, and the truthfulness of God Himself – it is never right to compromise. John MacArthur The Book on Leadership, 2004, p. 51. Possibly Related Posts (automatically generated)The Truth War (Part 1) (Part 2) [Continue reading ...]
It is clear to every one who is willing to see it that laxity of doctrine is either the parent of worldliness, or is in some other way very near akin to it. The men who give up the old faith are the same persons who plead for latitude as to general conduct. The Puritan is not more notorious for his orthodoxy than for his separateness [Continue reading ...] John MacArthur The tendency to venerate tradition is very strong in religion. The world is filled with religions that have been following set traditions for hundreds–even thousands–of years. Cultures come and go, but religious tradition shows an amazing continuity. In fact, many ancient religions–including Druidism, Native American religions, and several of the oriental cults–eschewed written records of their faith, preferring to pass down their legends and rituals and [Continue reading ...] The Unresolved Problems with Joel Richardson’s Theory by J. Jacob Prasch Note: This review is based on the electronic version of Joel Richardson’s book published on his website “Joel’s Trumpet”. The Internet has been abuzz with varying views and reviews of Joel Richardson’s book promoted by World Net Daily titled, The Islamic Antichrist. The book offers interesting comment and some insightful observations but seeks to challenge and reverse the popular teaching [Continue reading ...] 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.” [Continue reading ...] “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) Possibly Related Posts (automatically generated)Pragmatism: What Is PragmatismThe Apathy of The Modern Church (Part 1) (Part 2)The Apathy of The Modern Church (2)The Dangers Of Pragmatism (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3)Pragmatism: What Is PragmatismCompromise — John [Continue reading ...] An interview, conducted September 2007, with theologian John MacArthur, about the state of the church, heralding a call back to truth of the pure Word of God (Proverbs 30:5-6), of which is a timely reminder with regard to today’s Emergent Church “Emergence Christianity” … A Call Back To Truth While Martin Luther called the church back to the truth of Scripture and the simplicity of the gospel, modern [Continue reading ...] |
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