Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness ? 2 Corinthians 6:14 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaj796HkXzE Shepherds’ Conference 2010 Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, “I will dwell …
Standing on the foundation of Scripture is a body of truth that you must believe. If you reject that body of truth, you are not a Christian. First, can we agree that a true Christian is someone who embraces those truths by faith? Second, which of those truths are the subjects of evangelical sermons, books, …
The Bible is the only authoritative source from which Christianity is derived. Sound strange? That used to be the defining characteristic of evangelicalism. Collectively evangelicals seem to have drifted far from that principle, and evangelicalism is taking on some strange shapes. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcv7oZLwi8Q So the first thing that is true about the delivered, the true Christians, …
You can’t be a Christian without embracing that body of truth, “which was once for all delivered to the saints.” Jude 3 So, what is that body of non-negotiable doctrine that must be believed to receive eternal life? For that matter, what is it to believe? httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V5_Is-sg6w After briefly contrasting what can be known through …
“The church, if it is to be anything, it is to be absolutely distinct from the culture, absolutely distinct from the world, absolutely distinct from unbelievers,” said prominent author and evangelical pastor John MacArthur. Speaking from the pulpit to thousands of fellow pastors at the Shepherds’ Conference, MacArthur underscored the biblical command not to be …
Can the church fight apathy and materialism by feeding people’s appetite for entertainment? Evidently many in the church believe the answer is yes, as church after church jumps on the show-business bandwagon. It is a troubling trend that is luring many otherwise orthodox churches away from biblical priorities. Church buildings are being constructed like theaters. …