Skipping the Cross, by Todd Pruitt

Send to a friend Posted by Contributor on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Category: Compromise, Word Faith, Worldliness

Most of the people who read this are aware of and have rejected what is commonly known as “the prosperity gospel.” This heresy of “name it, claim it” is advanced by such false teachers as Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar, T.D. Jakes, Joel Osteen, and Joyce Meyer. Basically, they teach an ancient heresy that claims we create reality by the words we speak. If you want blessing then you must speak your word of faith to claim the blessings that God wants to give you but cannot unless you release Him. If you don’t want cancer or the flu then you must speak in faith against those conditions and claim your health. If you desire financial prosperity then you must speak against the spirit of lack and claim your increase. The ancients called this sorcery. The Christian publishing industry calls it “Christian Living.”

While most of us have rejected this tragically popular heresy, many of us have nevertheless fallen for a more subtle version of the same thing. It is what Michael Horton has recently called “Christ-less Christianity.” It is a version of Christianity that could exist perfectly well without Christ’s atoning work on the cross. In this formula Christ is not the Savior from the coming wrath of God but the one who helps us have a healthy self-esteem. Jesus is not the sole Mediator between sinful man and holy God as much as He is the ultimate life coach, a divine Tony Robbins. It is what Martin Luther called the “theology of glory”: seeking to have now what God has promised only for heaven.

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Don’t Waste Your Pulpit

Send to a friend Posted by Contributor on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Category: Christianity, Media

John Piper speaks on how not to waste your pulpit each Sunday church service.

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Closing Statement: Debate on Calvinism

Send to a friend Posted by Symphony of Scripture on Monday, May 12, 2008
Category: Calvinism, Grace, Sovereignty

Dr. James White gives his closing statements in a debate against George Bryson. This is a really great video! The debate was held at Anaheim Vineyard in Southern California. You can find more at aomin.org

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Godliness

Send to a friend Posted by Contributor on Monday, May 12, 2008
Category: Christianity, Quotes

“Godliness is always marked by delight in God’s truth. Psalm 119 makes this abundantly plain. The psalmist loves God’s law, rejoices to know God’s mind, and holds fast at whatever cost to himself, the truths that God has taught him. His delight in God among other things is a delight in God’s Word…”
-J.I. Packer

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Do Not Forsake Your Mother’s Teaching, by John Piper

Send to a friend Posted by Ben Davis on Sunday, May 11, 2008
Category: General Topics, Sermons

Happy Mother’s Day Mum! Love you.

Do Not Forsake Your Mother’s Teaching, by John Piper

Proverbs 1:7-9
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching; indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head, and ornaments about your neck.

The book of Proverbs begins, “The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel.” He was a great king and the son of a great king. That means he was famous and powerful and supreme in all the realm. People bowed in his presence. They did what he said. He had immense authority and honor.

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John MacArthur on Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life

Send to a friend Posted by Symphony of Scripture on Saturday, May 10, 2008
Category: Purpose Driven

HT: Christian Research Net

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Mark Driscoll Sums Up Calvinism & Arminianism

Send to a friend Posted by Symphony of Scripture on Friday, May 9, 2008
Category: Calvinism, Christianity


 

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Don’t Waste Your Life!

Send to a friend Posted by Symphony of Scripture on Friday, May 9, 2008
Category: General Topics, Media

John Piper talks about the criteria necessary for a person to make a difference with his or her life. He also talks about the insignificance of what most people care about and the tragedy it is to spend a life pursuing those things.

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Interview with Dr. David Berlinski

Send to a friend Posted by Symphony of Scripture on Thursday, May 8, 2008
Category: Atheism

If you happened to catch the last hour of the Way of the Master Radio on May 07, you would have heard parts of a recorded interview with Dr. David Berlinski speaking about Intelligent Design and evolution. We found the videos and thought they were interesting enough to post here. There are 22 in total. The topics addressed are listed below. Enjoy.

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The Five Fold Goofs of the “Seeker Sensitive” Church Growth Movement

Send to a friend Posted by Symphony of Scripture on Thursday, May 8, 2008
Category: Purpose Driven, Sinner Sensitive

Cameron Buettel begins a five part series addressing the errors that come from the “seeker sensitive” church growth models of evangelism. These can be found on his new website, “The Bottom Line with Cameron Buettel“.

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