by Faith Defenders | Apr 28, 2022 | Christian Theology
Introduction The importance of rightly interpreting Scripture cannot be underestimated. If the people of God do not know how to read the Bible, false teaching will easily deceive them. I. What is Hermeneutics? Hermeneutics is the discovery, understanding and use of...
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 | 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...