By AM on Aug 30, 2010 in Theology
by Dr. John Gerstner (1914-1996) “Repent or Perish” forces people to ponder seriously the popular slogan, “God hates the sin and loves the sinner.” Is a necessary repentance consistent with “God loves the sinner?” If God loves the sinner while he is alive, it is strange that God sends him to hell as soon as he [...]
By AM on Aug 29, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Radio Appearances
Host Derek Gilbert writes at the VFtB website: LOVE HIM or hate him, there’s no denying the syndicated radio and Fox News host Glenn Beck, a Mormon, has become the de facto spokesman for conservative Christians in America. But his “Restoring Honor” rally at the Lincoln Memorial yesterday shows that his call for political change has morphed [...]
By AM on Aug 24, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Word Faith
by Bud Press, Director Christian Research Service The August 2, 2010 edition of the NATIONAL ENQUIRER included two photos of what appears to be Benny Hinn and Paula White holding hands while walking together in Rome, Italy ( http://tinyurl.com/27ufyhz , pp. 26-27). As a result, Paula White issued a written statement on her website, but it was removed a few [...]
By AM on Jul 6, 2010 in Devotions
So these nations feared the LORD and also served their carved images. Their children did likewise, and their children’s children did likewise, and their children’s children – – as their fathers did, so they do to this day. (2 Kings 17:41) It is dangerous to be kept in a land that is full of idolatry. [...]
By AM on Jun 12, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, New Apostolic Reformation, Word Faith
By Apprising Ministries correspondent Chrystal Whitt of Slaughter of the Sheep The heretical New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) has been gaining steam, and the movers and shakers want to take over the world through their seven mountain, or seven spheres, of influence. When we watch people like Rick Joyner in action, we may be tempted to believe he is just [...]
By AM on Jun 12, 2010 in Devotions
by John D. Morris, Ph.D., president of The Institute for Creation Research “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.” (1 Timothy 4:1) In chapter one of his first epistle to Timothy, Paul warned about false teachers and heresies in [...]
By AM on May 29, 2010 in Current Issues, Semi-Satire
This just in from Internet News headquarters, where our motto is: If it’s news; it’s news to us. Dateline your town: There’s been some talk around the blogosphere recently about the possible development of something that’s coming to be known as “ODMs.” It’s been suggested by people in the “no” that these odious ODMs have [...]
By AM on May 10, 2010 in Apologetics, Current Issues, Features
By Bud Press, Director Christian Research Service Yesterday, I stumbled upon the YouTube video below titled, Are “Christian Ministries” Adding To The “Word of God”? by a guy named Brother John. In the video, Brother John voices his concerns about the Open Heavens Bible which, he says, is published by Fresh Fire Ministries, and includes commentary by Todd [...]
By AM on Mar 29, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Radio Appearances
Pastor Ken Siva, president of the online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries, and General Editor of Christian Research Net along with Chris Rosebrough, host of Fighting for the Faith on Pirate Christian Radio, joined Ingrid Schlueter of her Crosstalk Radio show today to discuss A Covenant For Civility. In Jim Wallis And Sojourners Whine [...]
By AM on Mar 28, 2010 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Dan Kimball, Doug Pagitt, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Erwin McManus, Features, Henri Nouwen, Jay Bakker, Joel Osteen, John Hagee, Marcus Borg, Peter Rollins, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, Robert Schuller, Shane Claiborne/New Monasticism, Shane Hipps, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation, T.D. Jakes, Tony Campolo, Tony Jones, Youth Ministry
The PyroManiacs devote some space each weekend to highlights from The Spurgeon Archive. The following excerpt is from “Under Constraint,” a sermon preached Sunday morning 28 April 1878 at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London: I have not much patience with a certain class of Christians nowadays who will hear anybody preach so long as they [...]