George Lawson has penned a piece on the Social Justice movement that’s posted over at The Cripplegate blog. Those who’ve been following the heated controversy are aware that the arguments from hard-core social justice (progressive) Christians regarding “race reconciliation” are subjective not objective. Lawson’s view is that the debate completely ignores biblical truth. “People are being […]
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I’m old enough to remember when “evangelical” was a bad word
According to Jesse Johnson “evangelical suffers from an ambiguity largely owning to its diversity. The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) is different than the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, yet members of both would sign the Manhattan Declaration. If you believe the gospel and the fundamentals (inerrancy, virgin birth, bodily resurrection, personal conversion, etc.), does that make you evangelical? There is […]
The Power of De-Conversion Stories: How Jen Hatmaker is Trying to Change Minds About the Bible
Fans of Jen Hatmaker may not realize that she follows the same basic playbook used by former megachurch pastor and Oprah Winfrey pal Rob Bell and other progressive “Christians.” According to Michael J. Kruger, professor of Reformed Theological Seminary, the details may be different, but the overall point is the same. Berean Research has posted numerous […]
Defining Orthodoxy in Our Modern World
Recently a manifesto was released by the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood known as the Nashville Statement (NS). The manifesto proclaims that traditional sexual morality is based on the clear teaching of Scripture, not on the whims of an ever changing culture. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a signatory to NS, […]
5 Ways Christians Should Judge
Author, speaker and national talk show host Julie Roys asks a twofold question: Are Christians supposed to judge or not judge? And just what is the Christian standard? Here are Julie Roys’ 5 biblically-based principles concerning judging…. It happened when I posted something to social media lamenting author Jen Hatmaker’s disastrous decision to affirm gay […]
The Moral Revolutionaries Present Their Demands: Unconditional Surrender
Dr. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, makes no bones about the fact that conservatives have lost the culture wars. And of course the Left is gloating over our loss. So, not surprisingly, they’re saying to the losing side, which includes conservative evangelicals, “You lost, deal with it.” And we did lose, big […]
New Chicago Schools Bathroom Policy Proves Liberals’ Extreme Agenda
In a piece I posted earlier this week entitled, Small Acts of Cowardice are Destroying Our Culture, I stated the following: David French of National Review reminds us of the sad truth that “cultures are won and lost through tiny victories and defeats, and for a generation, the vast majority of then victories have gone to the left.” […]
Congratulations, Target: You’re The First Company I’ve Ever Boycotted
After thinking about Target’s new policy for a few days, Christine Pack of Sola Sisters* has decided to boycott Target. “What can I say?” stated Christine. “There is a first time for everything. I’m boycotting not because I hate homosexuals or those who identify as transgender. I don’t hate them. In fact, God’s love and […]
Cold Hard Facts On Cults
Christians are drifting into a highly subjective murky mysticism.Six years ago I penned a piece entitled “Caught up in a cult?” My concern at the time was that a growing number of people were being drawn into cults and cult-like groups that call themselves Christian. They had no clue that they’d strayed off The Safe […]
Evangelicals Divided: A Movement Fractured, Part 2
By Marsha West In part one I examined the term “evangelical” and laid out what true evangelicals believe and why they believe it. Admittedly the movement has evolved largely because of pragmatism – whatever works. Pragmatism has resulted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ that’s set forth in the scriptures being watered down and a […]