Category: Apologetics
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Let the Cross Speak for Itself!
“Brethren, let us cut out of our sermons everything that takes men’s minds away from the cross. One look at Jesus is better than the most attentive gazing at our gems of speech. Christ must ever be in the foreground, and our sermons must point to him, or they will…
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Only God Could Do This!
Psalm 22, written by King David nearly 1,000 years before Jesus’s crucifixion in AD 30 or 33, was penned 300 years before crucifixion was even invented! And Isaiah 53 (The Suffering Servant) was drafted 700 years beforehand! Why does this matter? How could we recognize our Savior without evidence to…
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“Gospel-Centered?”
Food for thought, Christians: When the Magicians documented in Acts 19 began worshipping Jesus, they didn’t incorporate magic back into their new way of living (ie. “Gospel-Centered Magic”). Instead, they left magic behind! Per the ESV Study Bible, they discarded nearly $6M of materials! Friends, how is the #Enneagram any…
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Jesus is the Only Christ
You and I are not the Christ. Even John the Baptist, whom Jesus said, “among those born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has appeared,” proclaimed that he was not the Christ (Matthew 11:11; Jn 1:19-20). The scriptures demonstrate that Jesus was/is both fully God, and fully…
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The Trinity: A Succinct Summary
What or who is the #Trinity? Dr. James White, author of “The Forgotten Trinity as well as director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, explains that “The doctrine of the Trinity is simply that there is one eternal being of God – indivisible, infinite. This one being of God is shared…
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Richard Rohr’s Theology
Link to article (here). Seminary professor and author, Dr. Douglas Groothuis: “Not all who speak of ‘Christ’ mean the Jesus Christ of Scripture, the true Lord and Savior of the universe. Jesus Himself warned us of imposters who would rise after His departure. ‘At that time if anyone says to…
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Rohr’s “True Self” is not Christianity
An example of Rohr’s theology is shared here (screenshot), from an interview with Richard Rohr in 2019. It is located on his CAC website. The highlighted portion is where Rohr expounds upon his teaching of what he calls the “True/Authentic Self,” which in Rohr’s theology is “the Christ.” He teaches…
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The Enneagram: Rohr, Science, and Christian History?
Before reading this post, please know that Rohr does NOT hold to the core Christian teachings as detailed in Scripture regarding God’s nature, Jesus as God the Son, sin, and salvation. While he quotes Scripture and uses Christian verbiage, these terms are defined differently by Rohr. For more information about…
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Is the Enneagram Christian? Fast Facts to Consider and Share!
Honest question: If restaurants & grocery stores recall food for the possibility of food poisoning, why don’t Christian publishers humbly recall books they’ve printed which promote poisonous teaching contrary to historic, biblical Christianity? 📙For example, why would two respected Christian publishing companies (Zondervan and IVP) choose to print literature promoting…
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