and not Churches Fried Chicken… Article Here "I'm not called to explain every minute facet of Scripture or to expound on deep theological doctrines or disputes that don't touch where people live," he writes dismissively in Become a Better You. "My gift is to encourage, to challenge, and to inspire." If this is the depth…
No amount of theological enquiry, seminars or admonition could get one over the starboard bow like media can – and funny media at that. These two videos pretty much describe the state of the prosperity crowd now a days, including those meddling is soft porn prospertiy gospel. [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouNmyx1K-4E[/video] AND [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUbkn882XBc[/video]
The astute and discerning folks over at Apologetics.com have made this available through their site. It is a great analysis of the Propserity/Positve/Osteenish type ideas that are floating around as "gospel." This is especially relevant after the the Joel Osteen interview with Larry King (transcript found here). [audio:prosperity.mp3] Enjoy!
If what we see in radio, TV and print is any indication, then this Christianity Today article might be on target. They state what seemed obvious to many Pentecostals, just ten years ago. Pentecostals, it is said, believe that speaking in tongues is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The…
I don’t think that believing the gospel saves us. Let me s’plain as Ricky Ricardo would have said. Belief can be understood epistemologically (head) or volitionally (heart). Belief (1): Epistemologically, belief is not sufficient for salvation (e.g., the demons believe in God in this sense. James 2:19). A person can believe that the…
There have been some responses and counter responses to this issue that merit this as a posting. I will post the answers given by Reformation Theology and then the subsequent responses. This makes it better than going to see the comments all the time. Original: My critique of this common response: Dear Alejandra K. Cares…