NOTE: These warnings should not be taken solely physically, socially. Much of the separation we need is mental and emotional (as it relates to what we take in through our eyes and ears, and what we allow to settle into, and ruminate within, our minds). So much of what we think of as mild is…
There’s no two ways about it…. Syncretism, (broad) ecumenism, (alternative religious) “inclusiveness,” and (acceptive) tolerance are all antithetical to true religion. We should strive to live peaceably with all who reject the True Gospel but we should never validate, support, or defend them in their error.
MINISTERIAL WARNING… If one cannot distinguish between (a) striving to keep the law to OBTAIN a righteousness that satisfies God, one that is apart from (and thus opposed to) the finished work of Christ on the cross and (b) endeavouring to live uprightly, in accordance with God’s extant law (i.e. all of the imperatives/commands for…
ARROGANCE OR ADAMANCE? PRUDENCE OR PRIDE? The linked article is perhaps the best write-up I’ve seen on the subject of rightly judging others, naming names, and disfellowshipping where required: http://www.av1611.org/crock/judbynum.html We must distinguish between (1) boldness and adamance and (2) being unkind and unloving. The Apostles did not tolerate hereticks and we shouldn’t either. Paul,…
We’re Not Trying To Be (Nor Are We Being) Offensive… Please understand, if a Christian doesn’t “like” your religious comment or post; doesn’t say “amen” to the theological position or sentiment that you share; doesn’t affirm that a deceased loved one “is in heaven right now;” or otherwise doesn’t affirm/confirm your religious viewpoint, it isn’t…
The following “sermon,” so-called, does not represent my biblical/Gospel view; in fact, it is diametrically opposed to all that I believe. I post it only to (1) evidence what John Wesley believed and preached and (2) to evidence how far he fell from biblical, Gospel, truth. Mr. Wesley deeply, passionately, and without remorse held to…
Trying the Spirits Part One J.C. Philpot Zoar Chapel, Great Alie Street, London August 1, 1844 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God. 1 John 4:1 There are two evils in the human heart, which, when thoroughly ripened and brought to a head, become, the one, gross superstition,…
Trying the Spirits Part Two J.C. Philpot Zoar Chapel, Great Alie Street, London August 1, 1844 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God. 1 John 4:1 Return to Part One II.-But let us now look at some marks of that spirit which is not of God; and which…
Yet I Must Be Branded As Being A Man That Is An Enemy To Charity I. INTRODUCTION John Warburton was a blessed Strict and Particular Baptist minister and the author of Mercies of a Covenant God: The Life of John Warburton, written between 1837 and 1838. In this work, the following quote can be found…
Charity, Christ, and the Benefit of the Doubt Or Else: Judge, Jury, and (Ministry/Character) Executioner Hard Lessons Learned; Hard Lessons Still Learning Months back, I left Facebook mainly because of a growing, and powerful, sense of contention, arguing doctrine for doctrine’s sake, a spirit of judgmentalism and condemnation, and due to an increasing sense of…
Spiritual Wrestlings 