Malcolm Muggeridge - Oct. 1
Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990) was an English journalist, author, and “satirist.”
Attracted to communism in his youth, he spend a few years in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, which turned him into an anti-communist.
In his 1969 book Jesus Rediscovered, Muggeridge brazenly rejected Christ’s virgin birth, deity, miracles, prophecies, and bodily resurrection. He theorized that some “body-snatcher” stole Jesus’ body. Following are some excerpts:
“To imagine this deity having a son in any particular sense, and this son to have been born of a virgin, and to have lived on earth for thirty years or so as a man; then to have died and to have risen from the dead is, as far as I am concerned, beyond credibility" (Jesus Rediscovered, Wheaton: Tyndale House, 1969, p. 95).
"Christ's mother, Mary, conceived him out of wedlock but believed, when an inner voice, or angel, told her that her pregnancy was divinely ordained".. see full report
Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990) was an English journalist, author, and “satirist.”
Attracted to communism in his youth, he spend a few years in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, which turned him into an anti-communist.
In his 1969 book Jesus Rediscovered, Muggeridge brazenly rejected Christ’s virgin birth, deity, miracles, prophecies, and bodily resurrection. He theorized that some “body-snatcher” stole Jesus’ body. Following are some excerpts:
“To imagine this deity having a son in any particular sense, and this son to have been born of a virgin, and to have lived on earth for thirty years or so as a man; then to have died and to have risen from the dead is, as far as I am concerned, beyond credibility" (Jesus Rediscovered, Wheaton: Tyndale House, 1969, p. 95).
"Christ's mother, Mary, conceived him out of wedlock but believed, when an inner voice, or angel, told her that her pregnancy was divinely ordained".. see full report
Friday Church News Notes -
Sept. 27
FIRST BAPTIST HAMMOND MISSIONARY WINS NEARLY 12,000 IN SUMMER EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN (Friday Church News Notes, September 27, 2024, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) Recently a friend sent me the prayer letter of the Darrell Ratcliff Family serving in Mexico out of First Baptist Church, Hammond, Indiana (of the late Jack Hyles fame). I don’t know Darrell, but I would imagine he is a likable man with a nice Christian family. But his evangelism methodology is unscriptural, terrible, horrible, wretched, damaging to the cause of Christ, and harmful to the souls of men. The poor fellow has been brainwashed with a man-made Quick Prayerism program and he is using it on steroids, leaving a multitude of empty professions in his wake. Here is a quote from his recent prayer letter: “This summer, God gave me the privilege of... see full report
Sept. 27
FIRST BAPTIST HAMMOND MISSIONARY WINS NEARLY 12,000 IN SUMMER EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN (Friday Church News Notes, September 27, 2024, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) Recently a friend sent me the prayer letter of the Darrell Ratcliff Family serving in Mexico out of First Baptist Church, Hammond, Indiana (of the late Jack Hyles fame). I don’t know Darrell, but I would imagine he is a likable man with a nice Christian family. But his evangelism methodology is unscriptural, terrible, horrible, wretched, damaging to the cause of Christ, and harmful to the souls of men. The poor fellow has been brainwashed with a man-made Quick Prayerism program and he is using it on steroids, leaving a multitude of empty professions in his wake. Here is a quote from his recent prayer letter: “This summer, God gave me the privilege of... see full report
The Role of the Rejection of Pre-Tribulation Theology in the Downfall of the Conservative Baptists - Sept. 26
In his history of the downfall of the Conservative Baptists, Richard Clearwaters emphasized the importance of the Pre-Tribulation Rapture several times. He showed that one of the principles of both theological modernism and New Evangelicalism is the denial of the imminency of the return of Christ and a replacement of a concentrated focus on the Great Commission of world evangelism with a kingdom building emphasis. Clearwaters observed that one of the elements of the downgrade was “a more tolerant attitude toward varying views of eschatology.” In 1956, he wrote, “Students have gone from Northwestern.. see full report
In his history of the downfall of the Conservative Baptists, Richard Clearwaters emphasized the importance of the Pre-Tribulation Rapture several times. He showed that one of the principles of both theological modernism and New Evangelicalism is the denial of the imminency of the return of Christ and a replacement of a concentrated focus on the Great Commission of world evangelism with a kingdom building emphasis. Clearwaters observed that one of the elements of the downgrade was “a more tolerant attitude toward varying views of eschatology.” In 1956, he wrote, “Students have gone from Northwestern.. see full report
“Paul taught that four things are necessary for a biblical testing mindset.”
A Biblical Testing Mindset - Sept. 25
The path of spiritual safety in this dark world is described in Hebrews 5:11-14.
“Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and.. see full report
The path of spiritual safety in this dark world is described in Hebrews 5:11-14.
“Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and.. see full report
Homosexuality and CCM - Sept. 19
There is a rapidly growing trend of Southern Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music artists “coming out” as homosexuals or coming out in support of homosexuality. This is not a new thing, but formerly it was more hidden.
In The Gospel Sound, which first appeared in 1971, Anthony Heilbut said, “The gospel church has long been a refuge for gays and lesbians, some of whom grew up to be among the greatest singers and musicians.”
In 1998, CCM star Kirk Franklin said that “homosexuality ... is a problem today in gospel music--a MAJOR CONCERN--and everybody knows it” (Church Boy, pp. 49, 50)
In 2010, Douglas Harrison said, “... you can’t swing a Dove Award without hitting upon evidence of the longstanding, deep-set presence of queer experience in, and its influence on, Christian music culture at all levels” (“Come Out from among Them,”.. see full report
There is a rapidly growing trend of Southern Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music artists “coming out” as homosexuals or coming out in support of homosexuality. This is not a new thing, but formerly it was more hidden.
In The Gospel Sound, which first appeared in 1971, Anthony Heilbut said, “The gospel church has long been a refuge for gays and lesbians, some of whom grew up to be among the greatest singers and musicians.”
In 1998, CCM star Kirk Franklin said that “homosexuality ... is a problem today in gospel music--a MAJOR CONCERN--and everybody knows it” (Church Boy, pp. 49, 50)
In 2010, Douglas Harrison said, “... you can’t swing a Dove Award without hitting upon evidence of the longstanding, deep-set presence of queer experience in, and its influence on, Christian music culture at all levels” (“Come Out from among Them,”.. see full report
Friday Church News Notes - Sept. 20
MUSHY, DANGEROUS EVANGELICALISM TODAY: PRESTON SPRINKLE AND THE UPSIDE DOWN KINGDOM STUDY BIBLE (Friday Church News Notes, September 20, 2024, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) The Upside Down Kingdom Study Bible NIV was published this month by Zondervan. Preston Sprinkle, general editor, is influential among Southern Baptists and evangelicals in general. Sprinkle is the founder of The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender, Theology in the Raw podcasts, and Exiles in Babylon conferences. Sprinkle has taught at Cedarville University which was GARBC from 1953-2006, at which time it moved into the Southern Baptist orb. (Sprinkle taught there in its SBC incarnation.) Cedarville’s history illustrates the downgrade of the General Association of.. see full report
MUSHY, DANGEROUS EVANGELICALISM TODAY: PRESTON SPRINKLE AND THE UPSIDE DOWN KINGDOM STUDY BIBLE (Friday Church News Notes, September 20, 2024, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) The Upside Down Kingdom Study Bible NIV was published this month by Zondervan. Preston Sprinkle, general editor, is influential among Southern Baptists and evangelicals in general. Sprinkle is the founder of The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender, Theology in the Raw podcasts, and Exiles in Babylon conferences. Sprinkle has taught at Cedarville University which was GARBC from 1953-2006, at which time it moved into the Southern Baptist orb. (Sprinkle taught there in its SBC incarnation.) Cedarville’s history illustrates the downgrade of the General Association of.. see full report
Reference Bibles - Sept. 19
A reference Bible refers to a Bible that contains various studies and helps in addition to the Bible text, and it is an important tool for the serious Bible student. Following are some facts and tips on their use.
FEATURES OF A STANDARD REFERENCE BIBLE
The most basic reference Bible commonly has the following features:
1. Cross references
2. Chapter headings and dates
3. A brief concordance and/or dictionary
Usually the concordance in a study Bible is not very helpful because it is so limited, but the cross references are invaluable.
Beyond that, a more complete reference Bible contains many.. see full report
A reference Bible refers to a Bible that contains various studies and helps in addition to the Bible text, and it is an important tool for the serious Bible student. Following are some facts and tips on their use.
FEATURES OF A STANDARD REFERENCE BIBLE
The most basic reference Bible commonly has the following features:
1. Cross references
2. Chapter headings and dates
3. A brief concordance and/or dictionary
Usually the concordance in a study Bible is not very helpful because it is so limited, but the cross references are invaluable.
Beyond that, a more complete reference Bible contains many.. see full report
A Treasure Chest of Little Known Hymns - Sept. 18
The following is one chapter of Transforming Congregational Singing in the 21st Century, www.wayoflife.org -
The following lesser known hymns are intended to be a sampler for individuals, homes, and churches in the effort to expand their hymn repertoire. These are some of the hymns I have found during the research for Transforming Congregational Singing for the 21st Century.
We have included links to music scores, so that copies can be printed. As far as we know, all of these hymns are in the public domain.
A church can expand its repertoire of hymns by purchasing binders for each pew and adding the pages of newly discovered hymns.
.. see full report
The following is one chapter of Transforming Congregational Singing in the 21st Century, www.wayoflife.org -
The following lesser known hymns are intended to be a sampler for individuals, homes, and churches in the effort to expand their hymn repertoire. These are some of the hymns I have found during the research for Transforming Congregational Singing for the 21st Century.
We have included links to music scores, so that copies can be printed. As far as we know, all of these hymns are in the public domain.
A church can expand its repertoire of hymns by purchasing binders for each pew and adding the pages of newly discovered hymns.
.. see full report
Friday Church News Notes - Sept. 13
CHURCH MEMBER PUZZLED OVER LACK OF SPECIAL PRAYER FOR THE NATION (Friday Church News Notes, September 13, 2024, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - In former times, churches in America, both Protestant and Baptist, had days of fasting and prayer for the nation. The first president, backed by Congress, called for national days of fasting and prayer, and the churches rose to the occasion, not with feasting and playing, but with true confession, repentance, and earnest prayer. God answered with the Second Great Awakening. Many of the founding fathers attributed earnest prayer as a major factor in the fledgling nation’s military success over Britain, the world’s mightiest power at the time, and success in forming an effectual national government from the ever-bickering.. see full report
CHURCH MEMBER PUZZLED OVER LACK OF SPECIAL PRAYER FOR THE NATION (Friday Church News Notes, September 13, 2024, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - In former times, churches in America, both Protestant and Baptist, had days of fasting and prayer for the nation. The first president, backed by Congress, called for national days of fasting and prayer, and the churches rose to the occasion, not with feasting and playing, but with true confession, repentance, and earnest prayer. God answered with the Second Great Awakening. Many of the founding fathers attributed earnest prayer as a major factor in the fledgling nation’s military success over Britain, the world’s mightiest power at the time, and success in forming an effectual national government from the ever-bickering.. see full report
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
(Painted Portrait)
(Painted Portrait)
Rousseau: A Chief Father of Modern Society - Sept. 12
The French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (pronounced zhon-zak Rúso) (1712-1778) is one of the most influential of the modern humanistic philosophers. At a young age, he rejected the Reformed faith of his grandfather, who was a Calvinist preacher (Kevin Swanson, Apostate: The Men Who Destroyed the Christian West). He rejected the authority of the Bible as God’s Word and exalted human reason in its place, which is the fundamental error of all humanistic philosophy.
''He believed that man is basically good and nature is innocent. He exclaimed, “Man is born free” and “Let us return to nature!”
I''ntending to be his own god, he called for complete freedom from restraint. He rejected commitment and responsibility. Renouncing marriage, he had five children with a mistress and gave all of them up to orphanages. “Rousseau and his followers ... saw the restraints of civilization as.. see full report
The French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (pronounced zhon-zak Rúso) (1712-1778) is one of the most influential of the modern humanistic philosophers. At a young age, he rejected the Reformed faith of his grandfather, who was a Calvinist preacher (Kevin Swanson, Apostate: The Men Who Destroyed the Christian West). He rejected the authority of the Bible as God’s Word and exalted human reason in its place, which is the fundamental error of all humanistic philosophy.
''He believed that man is basically good and nature is innocent. He exclaimed, “Man is born free” and “Let us return to nature!”
I''ntending to be his own god, he called for complete freedom from restraint. He rejected commitment and responsibility. Renouncing marriage, he had five children with a mistress and gave all of them up to orphanages. “Rousseau and his followers ... saw the restraints of civilization as.. see full report
Evangelicalism’s Picket Fence Separation - Sept. 11
“Evangelicalism” is that part of Christianity that holds to the necessity of personal salvation, a belief in the Bible as God’s inspired Word and sole authority, conservative Bible doctrine, Christian living according to the Bible, and the proclamation of the gospel. The term “evangelical” is from the Greek evangelion, which is translated “gospel” in the Bible. In America, one-third of adults who identify as Christians identify as evangelical (Christianity.com, July 14, 2021). Evangelicalism is the Christianity of Southern Baptists, most of the mega-churches, and the myriad of evangelical parachurch organizations such as Cru (formerly Campus Crusade), Youth For Christ, Youth With A Mission, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Answers in Genesis, The Gospel Coalition, Samaritan Ministries, World Vision, Navigators, Moody, LifeWay, and Zondervan Publishers. It is the Christianity of Liberty University, Moody Bible Institute.. see full report
“Evangelicalism” is that part of Christianity that holds to the necessity of personal salvation, a belief in the Bible as God’s inspired Word and sole authority, conservative Bible doctrine, Christian living according to the Bible, and the proclamation of the gospel. The term “evangelical” is from the Greek evangelion, which is translated “gospel” in the Bible. In America, one-third of adults who identify as Christians identify as evangelical (Christianity.com, July 14, 2021). Evangelicalism is the Christianity of Southern Baptists, most of the mega-churches, and the myriad of evangelical parachurch organizations such as Cru (formerly Campus Crusade), Youth For Christ, Youth With A Mission, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Answers in Genesis, The Gospel Coalition, Samaritan Ministries, World Vision, Navigators, Moody, LifeWay, and Zondervan Publishers. It is the Christianity of Liberty University, Moody Bible Institute.. see full report
The Ever-Present Danger of Neo-Orthodoxy - Sept. 10
Neo-orthodoxy, which was invented in the 20th century, should be called neo-liberalism because it is not orthodox or doctrinally sound. Neo-orthodoxy is no friend of the truth. It is just only subtle and deceptive and less forthright in its unbelief than the old liberalism.
Neo-orthodoxy is known as “crisis” or “dialectical” theology in Europe.
Some of the fathers and influencers of neo-orthodoxy are Karl Barth (1886-1968), Emil Brunner (1889-1965), Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), and Reinhold Niebuhr (1893-1971).
NEO-ORTHODOXY’S HERESIES
Neo-orthodoxy generally accepts many heresies of the old liberalism such as these: The Bible contains historical and scientific errors; the Genesis account of the creation and fall is not literal; Moses did not write the Pentateuch but it was written hundreds of years later during the.. see full report
Neo-orthodoxy, which was invented in the 20th century, should be called neo-liberalism because it is not orthodox or doctrinally sound. Neo-orthodoxy is no friend of the truth. It is just only subtle and deceptive and less forthright in its unbelief than the old liberalism.
Neo-orthodoxy is known as “crisis” or “dialectical” theology in Europe.
Some of the fathers and influencers of neo-orthodoxy are Karl Barth (1886-1968), Emil Brunner (1889-1965), Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), and Reinhold Niebuhr (1893-1971).
NEO-ORTHODOXY’S HERESIES
Neo-orthodoxy generally accepts many heresies of the old liberalism such as these: The Bible contains historical and scientific errors; the Genesis account of the creation and fall is not literal; Moses did not write the Pentateuch but it was written hundreds of years later during the.. see full report
Rare stone seal with an Assyrian genie and paleo-Hebrew writing. Courtesy Elyahu Yanai, City of David
Friday Church News Notes - Sept. 6
ANCIENT SEAL DISCOVERED IN JERUSALEM SUPPORTS BIBLICAL RECORD (Friday Church News Notes, September 6, 2024, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - Last week, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of an ancient black stone seal at the City of David National park archaeological site south of the Temple Mount. The seal features the image of a pagan Assyrian “genie” plus the name “LeYeho’ezer ben Hosh’ayahu” (Yeho’ezer son of Hosh’ayhu) inscribed in Hebrew. It has been dated to the 8th century BC, which is the very time that the Assyrians were on a rampage throughout Israel. In 732 Tiglath-pileser destroyed large portions of northern Israel (2 Ki. 15:29) and entered Judah in about 728 (2 Ch. 28:20). In 721 Sargon II captured Samaria and deported.. see full report
ANCIENT SEAL DISCOVERED IN JERUSALEM SUPPORTS BIBLICAL RECORD (Friday Church News Notes, September 6, 2024, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - Last week, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of an ancient black stone seal at the City of David National park archaeological site south of the Temple Mount. The seal features the image of a pagan Assyrian “genie” plus the name “LeYeho’ezer ben Hosh’ayahu” (Yeho’ezer son of Hosh’ayhu) inscribed in Hebrew. It has been dated to the 8th century BC, which is the very time that the Assyrians were on a rampage throughout Israel. In 732 Tiglath-pileser destroyed large portions of northern Israel (2 Ki. 15:29) and entered Judah in about 728 (2 Ch. 28:20). In 721 Sargon II captured Samaria and deported.. see full report
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