by Faith Defenders | Apr 26, 2022 | Christian Theology
Introduction One of the most dynamic truths of God’s Word is that He has equipped all His people for the work of ministry through the gifts of the Spirit (Eph. 4:12). No one is to view himself or herself as giftless or ministry-less. We are all part of the Body...
by Faith Defenders | Apr 26, 2022 | Book & Movie Review
A satire dedicated to Evangelicals that love the Bible, and are unwilling to trade it for natural theology no matter how much whining is done about Evangelicals being “over-committed to the Bible!” Inspired by J.P. Moreland’s 2007 ETS address a few days ago. Last...
by Faith Defenders | Apr 26, 2022 | Christian Theology
Introduction One of the most hotly contested issues of the Reformation was the worship or veneration of the Catholic saints, saying prayers to these saints, carrying their images in processions, and attributing miracles to them such as statues or pictures weeping or...
by Faith Defenders | Apr 26, 2022 | Christian Theology
A fellow Faith Defender found this wonderful comment and sent it in to me. It supports my recent book, The Bible, Natural Law, and Natural Theology. I will include it in the book next time we edit it. Feel free to send it to all your natural theology friends....
by Faith Defenders | Apr 26, 2022 | Christian Theology
Since Rick Warren’s church in Saddleback, CA is not too far from Faith Community in Irvine, we are receiving more and more refugees who have fled Saddleback and have joined our fellowship. Based upon the principle “by the mouth of two or three witnesses a...
by Faith Defenders | Apr 26, 2022 | Christian Theology
Point # 1 The New Testament church was at first a messianic synagogue (James 2:2). As a messianic synagogue, the early church had elders who judged religious issues such as doctrine and morals. In the history of the Jews and the early church, the elders did not rule...
by Faith Defenders | Apr 26, 2022 | Christian Theology
To discover the mind of God concerning the meaning, mode, and subjects of baptism is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Sacramentalists go outside of Scripture and appeal to the “Fathers” of the church, tradition, creeds, councils, and confessions. That Eastern...
by Faith Defenders | Apr 26, 2022 | Christian Theology
It would be difficult to overstate the importance of the Gospels. In the pages of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John we find the matchless words and life of the Lord Jesus. No literature, ancient or modern, can ever excel the beauty and depth of the words of Jesus, who...
by Faith Defenders | Apr 26, 2022 | Christian Theology
The early church’s beliefs about war have become a source of heated debate. Pacifists have dogmatically stated that all the Christian leaders before Constantine rejected war as immoral and renounced the military as an occupation for any Christian. For example, Roland...
by Faith Defenders | Apr 26, 2022 | Book & Movie Review
The “Bible Answer Man” with Hank Handicap Blows It Again! In a program last Thursday the claim was made that Dr. Robert Morey teaches, “We should bomb all the mosques all over the world.” Of course, this is not only slander, but a bold-faced...
